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Materials Handling Safety

Materials Handling Safety

"Materials handling" is how the things that people need get to where they're needed, on time and intact. And these activities can be dangerous. Every year, thousands of workers are killed or injured while moving, stacking and storing materials. But these accidents don't have to happen. 

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TPC Training's online and safety video training on Materials Handling Safety discusses the hazards that employees are likely to encounter, and explain the work practices and equipment they can use to control or eliminate these hazards.

Topics covered in this industrial safety course include:

– Types of potential hazards.
– Planning a job.
– Personal protective equipment.
– Proper lifting and moving techniques.
– Other ergonomic considerations.
– Hand trucks, carts and pallet trucks.
– Mechanical lifting devices.

If you require Spanish language or VHS formats of our Materials Handling Safety training dvd, please contact your TPC Account Manager at 800.837.8872.