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Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

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Noobs Guide on How to run an Excavator pt 2

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Wearing appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is crucial for safety on any construction site. This typically includes proper footwear like steel-toed boots, a high-visibility safety vest (bright green or orange), a hard hat, and safety glasses. While operators inside the machine's cab may not always be required to wear a hard hat, it's essential for ground personnel. Always prioritize safety, understand job site regulations (e.g., OSHA), and ensure all personnel are visibly marked to prevent accidents.

Goal: Understand and utilize necessary PPE for excavator operation and working around heavy machinery

Tools and materials

  • Hard Hat — Head protection
  • Safety Glasses — Eye protection
  • Safety Vest — High visibility for workers
  • Steel-toed Boots — Foot protection

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hours on within that time you mentioned 500 hours so that's typically when you want you'll want to change your filters and stuff like that here whole it's 500 hours so now you said something that I want to make sure we talk about three points of contact us let's do that I'll just show us what that means have two hands on and one foot on that's your three points so you can't swing like a monkey from the monkey garden okay guys that may sound like kids play but after years and years of running on construction sites one of the things that happens is the bottom of your boots get muddy they get slippery and they slide I can't tell you how many times that I've gone up here and went like this and had my foot slide off and guess what that hurts your shins cuz that's the next point of contact it's not the bottom of your foot it's your shin but when you're holding on twice when your foot slips you can grab hold three points of contract keep your shins in shape that's a dirt monkey hot tip for you all right guys before you actually start operating - you need to actually keep yourself safe by grabbing some of

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