Skid Steer Safety… Operating and Spotting for Skid Steers

This course on Skid Steer Safety… Operating and Spotting for Skid Steers discusses how to prepare to operate a skid steer as well as how to use one safely. It also provides practical guidance on how to act as a “spotter” for skid steer while keeping yourself, the operator, and others in the area safe. Many jobsites use heavy equipment to help haul, dig, and transport materials. They make jobs more efficient, but they can also make them more dangerous. In fact, construction workers frequently suffer injuries while operating or spotting for a skid steer. But it doesn’t have to be that way… because there are ways for workers to anticipate and navigate these hazards safely. Areas covered in the course include preparing to operate a skid steer, operating a skid steer, being a spotter for a skid steer operator, and more.

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What Your Employees Will Learn

  • Prepare themselves, your jobsite and your skid steer before operating it.
  • Safely operate a skid steer.
  • Describe the “shut down” procedures for a skid steer.
  • Be a “spotter” for a skid steer and keep yourself and the operator safe while a skid steer is moving.
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Associated Industries: Construction Environments.
Associated Topic Titles: Construction Safety, Heavy Equipment.


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