We are proud to be celebrating our 35th Anniversary this year and have lots of exciting promotions to share with you! In this edition we'll be covering the following topics:
- IVES' 35th Anniversary Sale: Digital Training Aids!
- Ask Bob: Our tech guru addresses questions on alternate load centers.
- Manager in deadly scaffolding collapse gets 3.5 years in prison.
- New items coming soon!
- Last chance to register!
- What's Wrong With This? Photo and answer.
- A selection of interesting articles.
- Incident reports.
- Answer to last month's "What's your Trainer IQ?".
- New testimonials from our clients.
But first, check out all the places we are delivering training this month...
35th Anniversary Sales: Digital Training Aids
As we celebrate our 35th year we also want to celebrate the reason we've made it this far, you, our devoted clients! As a small gesture of our appreciation we have planned a number of promotions and discounts throughout the entire 2016 calendar year...
Digital Training Aids will be on sale until February 7. Order and save 20% on your DTA purchase!
Digital Training Aids are designed to specifically complement our Operator Reference Manuals. Available in downloadable and internet versions.
Here's our sale pricing:
Don't wait long, these Digital Training Aids are only on sale for a limited time! Order online or call 1-800-643-1144.
Ask Bob
Q: I have a question about alternative load capacity using the formula for alternative load centers. We have a boom attachment on site that slides onto our forklift's forks. It can extend 144" out. I have been training using this boom attachment as an example but I want to make sure that I am right. I have been taking one of our forklift's capacities of 5400lbs at 24" LC and using it in the formula with an alternative load center of 144" to demonstrate that the forklift's rated capacity drops to 900lbs with the boom extended 144" out. Is this right? I'm starting to question whether I can use an alternative LC that extends past the actual fork length.
Also, we have a bulk bag lifting device for our forklifts that slides onto the forks and pins onto the bulk bag's lift straps. The bag is then lifted and suspended under the forks of the truck. If I was to demonstrate where the center of gravity of the load is, would it be the center of the bag under the forks or would it remain at the forks where the weight is carried? Same goes for determining where the CCG is.
A: Well I am glad to hear you are using the forklift calculation for finding alternative lift capacities. This is an excellent question and one that deserves a clear answer.
First of all, anytime you use a lifting attachment other than the factory installed ones, you must contact the forklift manufacturer and ask them first for written permission to make the change and to install a new capacity plate with the revised capacity information. When you add an attachment to your machine, not only are you potentially moving the center of gravity of your loads, but the attachment has weight itself. Therefore, only a Professional Engineer can figure out all the required information when calculating new lift capacities. Our calculation will not work with additional attachments on forks. The forklift calculation we offer is strictly for standard fork use. The attachment itself may have a decal stating its weight and capacity which is nice to know, but doesn’t necessarily mean your forklift can lift what the attachment’s capacity plate says.
For your CG question regarding the bags, yes you are correct. The CG of the load is below the forks, but keep in mind that the real focus still remains where the CCG is located. It still moves forward in the Stability Triangle and upward in the Stability Pyramid as the load rises.
Manager in deadly Toronto scaffolding collapse gets 3 1/2 years in prison
TORONTO (The Canadian Press) — A Toronto construction manager convicted in a 2009 scaffolding collapse that left four members of his crew dead was sentenced to three and a half years behind bars Monday.
Vadim Kazenelson was found guilty last June on four counts of criminal negligence causing death and one count of criminal negligence causing bodily harm.
The judge presiding over the case found the 40-year-old was aware that protections against falls were not in place, but still allowed his workers to board a swing stage that broke in half, causing five workers to plummet to the ground. Only one of them survived.
Justice Ian MacDonnell said the sentence he imposed was proportionate to the gravity of Kazenelson’s offences.
“The seriousness of the offences committed by Mr. Kazenelson and their consequences cannot be doubted,” he said. “A significant term of imprisonment is necessary to reflect the terrible consequences.”
Notwithstanding his actions on the day of the scaffolding collapse, MacDonnell said Kazenelson was “unquestionably a man of good character.” But his breach of duty that day was more than a momentary lapse, MacDonnell said, noting that he had to deliver a sentence that would deter others from making the same errors.
Kazenelson has apologized for his role in the collapse and said he lives with the pain of what happened every day.
He was led away in handcuffs following his sentencing, but was released on bail Monday afternoon as his lawyer appeals the case.
“We respectfully believe that the trial judge, Justice MacDonnell, made errors,” said Kazenelson’s lawyer, Lou Strezos. “We say he misapprehended evidence and failed to consider evidence that pointed in a different direction.”
But Crown prosecutor Rochelle Direnfeld called MacDonnell’s sentence “absolutely just.
“It’s precedent-setting, no doubt,” she said, explaining that it was the first time such a decision had been delivered under a section of the criminal code established in 2004 that imposes a legal duty on supervisors to take reasonable steps to prevent their workers from being harmed.
MacDonnell’s sentence was also lauded by certain labour groups.
“This is a victory,” said Sylvia Boyce of the United Steelworkers. “Employers have an obligation and a duty to protect the health and safety of workers, and I think this right now certainly will open up their eyes, make it a societal change.”
The Ontario Federation of Labour added that Kazenelson’s case sent a strong message.
“Those men did not need to lose their lives,” said president Chris Buckley. “It’s the first time an employer is going to jail for the death of a worker and it’s been classed as a criminal offence.”
On the day when the scaffolding collapse occurred — Christmas Eve 2009 — six workers who were rushing to meet a construction deadline to repair balconies got onto a swing stage they had been using to go up and down the outside of a building, but the stage only had two safety lifelines, the court heard.
At that point, Kazenelson, who had arrived partway through, handed tools to the workers on the stage from a 13th-floor balcony, his trial heard.
Kazenelson asked the site foreman, who was present, about the lifelines at one point, but was told by him not to worry, and no more was said, the court heard.
“In a sense, he inherited a problem that was created by his foreman,” MacDonnell acknowledged, before noting that Kazenelson nonetheless did not insist that safety measures be taken once he became aware of the situation.
“Mr. Kazenelson adverted to the risk, weighed it against [construction company] Metron’s interest to keep the work going and decided to take a chance.”
The trial heard that Kazenelson managed to hold onto a balcony when the swing stage suddenly split in two.
Alesandrs Bondarevs, Aleksey Blumberg, Vladamir Korostin and foreman Fayzullo Fazilov fell to their deaths, while Dilshod Marupov survived the fall with fractures to his spine and ribs.
The men ranged from 21 to 40 years old and were from Latvia, Uzbekistan and Ukraine.
Only one worker, who was the sole person properly secured to a lifeline, was left suspended in mid-air until Kazenelson hauled him up onto a balcony, court heard.
Copyright (c) 2016 The Canadian Press Source: www.ohscanada.com
Coming Soon
We are excited to announce that we will soon be releasing new introductory DVDs for Front-end Loaders, Loader Backhoes and Excavators! These videos will be available in both English and Spanish.
We will also be introducing new Trainer Power Packs for Front-end Loader, Loader Backhoe and Excavator.
Check out our Product Catalog for more details!
Last Chance Programs
There are lots of programs to choose from, but seats are limited!
U.S.A. Programs
Sacramento, California
Premium Forklift Trainer Jan 25-28
Premium Combo Trainer Feb 8-12
Express Forklift Trainer Feb 17-18
Trainer Recertification Feb 19
Loader Group Trainer Mar 14-18
Seattle, Washington
Aerial Lifts Trainer Jan 26-28
Trainer Recertification Jan 29
Premium Forklift Trainer Mar 7-10
RT Forklift Trainer Upgrade Mar 11
Irving, Texas
Aerial Lifts Trainer Feb 17-19
Las Vegas, Nevada
Premium Forklift Trainer Feb 22-25
RT Forklift Trainer Upgrade Feb 26
Salt Lake City, Utah
Premium Combo Trainer Feb 29-Mar 4
Richmond, Virginia
Aerial Lifts Trainer Mar 1-3
Rancho Cucamonga, California
Premium Combo Trainer Mar 14-18
Canadian Programs
Abbotsford, British Columbia
Aerial Lifts Trainer Jan 18-20
Premium Forklift Trainer Feb 1-4
Aerial Lifts Trainer Upgrade Feb 5
Express Forklift Trainer Feb 17-18
Premium Combo Trainer Feb 29-Mar 4
2-Day Forklift Operator Training Mar 7-8
1-Day Forklift Operator Training Mar 9
Trainer Recertification Mar 11
Skid Steer Loader Trainer Mar 14-15
Excavator Trainer Upgrade Mar 16
Aerial Lifts Trainer Apr 4-6
Oshawa, Ontario
Premium Combo Trainer Mar 7-11
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Premium Combo Trainer Mar 14-18
What's Wrong With This?
Do you know what's going wrong in this photo? Share your comments here!
Answers to Last Month's WWWT
Last month we shared this photo and asked if you knew what was wrong...
In this photo the backhoe is left unattended in a raised position. Equipment should always be parked and shutdown safely when left unattended.
In the background you can see a telehandler forklift is being used to lift a scissor lift while an operator is in the basket. The scissor lift is clearly not the right size for the job and another, more suitable piece of equipment should have been brought in so the operator could work safely. The slots at the base of the scissor lift for forks is only to be used to move the equipment when it is retracted and unoccupied.
Have a photo you'd like to share? Send it to us!
Interesting Articles
- Worker died when forklift fell off ledge... more
- Worker injured when aerial lift touches power line... more
- Ontario MOL: Blitz Results: Trenching Hazards... more
- Stand-up forklift operator dies in workplace accident... more
- A pallet truck by any other name... more
- Company where man died in forklift accident cited for violations in past... more
- Two injured after train rear-ends forklift... more
- Worker dies after being run over by forklift... more
- City fined for using backhoe bucket instead of aerial lift to hang lights... more
Incident Report
This is one Bobcat that should have been caged.
The owner of a Stapleton construction firm has been charged with reckless endangerment for hoisting a one-ton Bobcat mini-forklift onto the roof of a South Beach Houses apartment building without the required permit and without determining if the building could sustain its weight, officials alleged Friday.
Tommy Demoneris, 55, of Telentos Construction, also failed on Wednesday to erect a permanent guardrail around the roof atop the six-story building at 122 Lamport Blvd. to ensure workers' safety, according to a statement issued by Mark G. Peters, commissioner of the city Department of Investigation, and Acting District Attorney Daniel Master.
No one was injured and the building was not damaged, said an Investigation Department spokeswoman.
Demoneris, a Brooklyn resident, was arrested Thursday, officials said.
In a statement, Peters said, "The owner of this company decided to operate above the law and put the lives of New York City Housing Authority residents and coworkers at risk, according to the criminal complaint."
Said Master, "The defendant created a substantial risk of serious physical injury to his coworkers and the residents of this NYCHA building when he recklessly operated a Bobcat vehicle on the roof during a construction project."
According to a criminal complaint and the Investigation Department, Demoneris had a Bobcat 453 Skid Steer Loader hauled onto the building roof to expedite efforts to scrape off roofing material. However, he did so without securing the proper permit from the city Buildings Department and without having an engineer assess whether the roof could hold the machine's weight, officials said.
Demoneris also failed to install a permanent guardrail on the roof to protect workers and prevent debris from falling, said officials. Instead, he had a steel cable placed around the building's edges, creating a safety hazard, authorities said.
The Investigation Department was alerted to the incident while investigators were checking on another Housing Authority development in the borough.
Demoneris was charged with a misdemeanor count of second-degree reckless endangerment, said officials. The maximum penalty is a year in jail on a trial conviction. Demoneris was slated to be arraigned Friday in Criminal Court. A supervisor at Telentos could not immediately be reached Friday for comment.
Source: www.silive.com
Editorial Note: It is especially interesting that the person responsible in this incident was not cited for any OSHA violations but instead was brought up on criminal charges for reckless endangerment.
What's Your Trainer IQ? Answer
Last month we asked you a question to test your Trainer IQ - find the correct answer in bold below.
1. The fact that anything you find at a worksite that could hurt someone has to be made safe is covered under:
a) Regulatory "general duty" wording.
b) The Employment Standards Act.
c) Rules developed by site safety committee members and management representatives.
d) The manufacturer's instructions.
So there you have it, general duty states employers must maintain a workplace free from recognized hazards that can cause death or physical harm to employees.
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