Winter Construction Tips and Concerns
· Cold stress can adversely affect judgment. Cold hands can make it easier to lose control of heavy or powered equipment or drop things. Cold feet can increase the risk of slip and fall injuries. Consider providing warm outerwear and have a clothing guide for employees.
· Consider providing hot drinks and water.
· Boots with non-slip tread are essential. Consider traction cleats when a site is icy.
· Consider the carbon monoxide risk when running fuel-powered heaters or machinery in enclosed spaces.
· Be sure that winter personal protective equipment doesn’t interfere with vision, like glasses fogging, or movement. Rubbing a drop of dish soap on glasses’ lenses and buffing it off with a micro-cloth is a great way to defeat fog.
Customized Hand Trucks
When selecting material handling equipment for a construction site, opt for gear from a reputable, well-known, brand-name source. In addition to bringing a known level of quality, hand trucks from Magliner, for instance, offer a far greater level of customization than off-brand hand trucks. That means outfitting hand trucks with winter-appropriate wheels, customizing platforms, handles, and so on.
Heavy Duty Hand Trucks
Moving heavier or bulkier tools and toolboxes, building materials, drywall, and so on that are too unwieldy for a traditional hand truck calls for the use of a heavy duty hand truck, aka an appliance hand truck. Using the appropriate equipment, like a heavy duty hand truck, which allows loads to be strapped in, is particularly important when the terrain might be muddy, snowy, icy, or otherwise challenging.
Self-Stabilizing Hand Trucks
Including self-stabilizing hand trucks on a site can prove invaluable when dealing with challenging terrain or conditions. For example, Magliner self-stabilizing hand trucks feature an extra set of unidirectional wheels that allow for hands-free break-back. The option to rest the hand truck, hands-free, while moving a load makes transportation of that load safer and easier. Additionally, the unidirectional wheels make going over curbs and similar obstacles far easier than the alternative. It’s a feature that can also prove handy for anyone on a job site who needs to open doors that are kept closed on the site to preserve warmth.
About Magline
For more than 70 years, the Magliner name has represented a high standard of quality in the material handling industry. The name stands for tools known for their ease of use and reliability across many industries. In the material handling industry, the Magliner name is so common that it is used as shorthand for any hand truck, regardless of brand. Unfortunately for other brands, there is only one Magliner when it comes to dependability, durability, and ease-of-use. Magline, in addition to their legendary traditional hand truck and hand cart selection, carries a motorized hand truck line, fully customizable hand trucks, powered stair climbing hand trucks, a hand lift truck series, and much more. Whatever you need to be moved, lifted, or delivered, trust in Magliner equipment for your material handling requirements.
Make construction work easier any time of the year with Magliner gear, at http://www.magliner.com/
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