Safety Tidbits

Safety Tidbits

Check out this week’s Safety Tidbits containing information about pre-trip inspections.

Pre-trip Inspection
Have you noticed the vehicles on the road with non-working headlights or taillights? Are you seeing blinkers or brake lights that should be coming on that don’t, or cars missing rear view or side mirrors? These deficiencies can lead to accidents. We teach mobile equipment operators to do a pre-trip inspection prior to putting equipment into service. This important task includes a check of the safety features (blinkers, mirrors, lights, brakes, etc.) from the operator’s cab as well as a physical walk around of the equipment. The goal is to identify problems before getting started. When was the last time you did a pre-trip on your -personal vehicle before leaving the driveway? Do your brake lights, blinkers & tail lights work? Are your mirrors and glass in good shape so as not to obstruct your view? Check it out, today! And remember to occasionally clean the snow off of your tail lights if you are driving in wintery weather – it can build up and render the tail lights useless!

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