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General rules for the use of protective barriers (fragment)

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The protective safety barrier is a road safety device, but it is also a physical obstacle which, if hit by a vehicle, may pose a threat to the health or life of road users.The main purpose of using road safety barriers is to protect the health and life of road users  and the safety of persons and structures in the vicinity of the road. Protective barriers may only be used if their absence could have more negative effects on persons in the vehicle and on persons and objects in the hazardous  safety barrier  area than in the case of barriers. After identifying the presence of hazards on the road and its surroundings that require the use of safeguards, it is necessary. To check the safety barrier possibility of removing, moving or minimizing these hazards by engineering activities (e.g. changes in the location of obstacles, the use of supporting structures absorbing energy or easily tearable during impact,  barrier  alleviation of slope incli...

Safe use of forklifts in a warehouse

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Basic obligations of the employer. The safe and proper use of forklift safety barriers warehouse equipment, including forklifts or shelves, should be remembered at the planning stage of warehouse equipment. - Currently produced forklifts are devices with a rather complicated construction, equipped with many additional functions and very technologically advanced.Therefore, their efficient operation requires both knowledge and practical experience.Unfortunately, as everyday practice shows, employers are often unable to choose the right type of wheelchair for the type of work performed and the specificity of the workplace. And this causes difficulties after buying, and in extreme cases it can increase the likelihood of possible accidents at work. Absolutely necessary to submit a device for  forklift safety barriers  technical examination in writing in the appropriate technical inspection unit. The decision to operate the truck is only issued after completing this...