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6 355-BQD-01-IAAP © 2024, Workplace Safety & Prevention Services (WSPS) | 1 877 494 WSPS (9777) | WSPS.CA Landscape Ontario – Workplace Safety Tailgate Talks Equipment Hazard Symbols It is vital to think about your actions before you take them. To prevent landscape equipment incidents, you must first learn to recognize the hazards these machines present such as pinch, wrap, shear, crush, pull–in, thrown objects, freewheeling parts, stored energy/hydraulic and electrical hazards. Developing good safety habits will ensure you have no contact with operating machinery. Each safety tailgate talk will highlight the potential hazards that you should be aware of when working with the equipment. Potential hazards will be represented through the icons below and will be noted for each hazard for your review, consideration, and as a reminder. Pinch Point is a point in between moving and sta�onary parts of a machine where an individual's body part or body may be placed such that when the machine is opera�ng the body part may become caught Crush Point is created when two objects move towards each other, or one object moves towards a sta�onary one Wrap Point is any exposed rota�ng sha� with the poten�al to become caught on clothing, pulling a person toward the machinery, and poten�ally causing injury Thrown Objects can involve almost any object; any can be lethal if it is propelled with enough force. Machines can hurl stones and other debris endangering other workers and casual bystanders Freewheeling occurs when parts of a machine con�nue to spin a�er the power is shut off. Never touch these parts un�l they have stopped moving completely Pull In Point is any point of the machine that can pull an item or person into rota�ng or moving parts of the equipment, e.g. PTO sha�. Always shut off the power before atemp�ng to clear plugged equipment Stored Energy can occur in devices and areas of equipment which s�ll can move even a�er main energy sources have been turned off. Such as equipment that uses hydraulics Electrical hazards are dangerous condi�ons such that contact or equipment failure can result in electric shock, arc flash burn, thermal burn, or blast