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Fundamentals of Mobile Heavy Equipment: AED Foundation Technical Standards (Cdx Learning Systems)

Authors: by Gus Wright (Author), Owen C. Duffy (Author), Scott A. Heard (Author)

Fundamentals of Mobile Heavy Equipment provides students with a thorough introduction to the diagnosis, repair, and maintenance of off-road mobile heavy equipment. With comprehensive, up-to-date coverage of the latest technology in the field, it addresses the equipment used in construction, agricultural, forestry, and mining industries.

Introduction
You probably know someone who has been, or have heard of a situation where someone has been, involved in a work-related accident or mishap. Work-related accidents and mishaps can result in severe personal injuries, damage to valuable equipment, and even death. This causes physical, emotional, and financial hardships for people and their families, lost revenue and production for repair shops, decreased morale of coworkers, and unnecessary inspections and oversight by government and industry authorities. The career you have chosen as a heavy equipment repair technician comes with many potential hazards and risks that can be reduced, but not eliminated. It is important to learn about hazards so that you can identify them and act to protect yourself and your coworkers. Some hazards are obvious, such as machines falling from hoists or jacks, or tires exploding during inflation. Other hazards are less obvious, such as the long-term effects of fumes from solvents. There are many things to learn about safety in the heavy equipment shop, but it is impossible to cover every situation you will encounter. If not properly handled, these hazards can result in accidents and mishaps that may cause equipment damage, severe injury to yourself and others, and even death. The key factor to lower the risk of an accident or mishap is safety. Safety is the condition of being protected from, or unlikely to cause danger, risk, or injury
to yourself or others. This chapter will discuss some of the fundamental knowledge, attitudes, and actions to take in order to maintain a safe working environment.

The History of Safety in the
Workplace
During the Industrial Revolution of the 1700s and 1800s, many people transitioned from working on farms and in the home to working in large industrial factories. This exposed many people to machinery and environments with safety risks they were not familiar with. During this time, very little attention was given by employers, and employees, to safety practices and risk mitigation techniques. As a result, many people were severely injured or killed, for what we would consider preventable causes today.
Eventually, due to a large outcry from workers and their families, government and industry authorities began to implement rules and regulations governing safety in the workplace. Workplace safety has come a long way from its beginnings during the Industrial Revolution. You would likely be appalled by the safety practices of an industrial factory during the 1700s or 1800s (FIGURE 3-1). History is very important to safety, because if we do not learn from past mistakes, we are likely to repeat them. Learning from your own past experiences and mistakes, as well as the experiences and mistakes of others, is crucial for
the improvement of safety in the workplace over time.