Safety Orientation; General Safety; Equipment Safety Guidelines - Meridian SMOOTHWALL BIN Owner's Manual

Owner's Manual: Smoothwall Bin

2.1 SAFETY ORIENTATION

YOU are responsible for the SAFE usage and
maintenance of your Meridian® Smoothwall
Bin. Be sure that everyone who will maintain
or work around it, is familiar with the safety,
maintenance procedures.
This manual will take you step-by-step through
your working day. It will alert you to all the safe
practices that should be adhered to while using
the bin.
It has been said, "The best safety feature is an
informed, careful worker" Good safety practices
not only protect you but also the people around
you. Make these practices a dynamic part of
your workday.
Most accidents can be prevented. Do not risk
injury or death by ignoring good safety practices.
• Bin owners must give instructions to employees
before allowing them to use the bin.
Procedures must
thereafter, as per OSHA (Occupational Safety
and Health Administration) regulation 1928.57.
• Develop a comprehensive safety program for
your work area.
• The most important safety device is a SAFE
worker. It is their responsibility to understand
all safety and usage instructions in this
document, and to follow them.
• An untrained worker exposes himself and
bystanders to possible serious injury or death.
• Think SAFETY! Work SAFELY!
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be reviewed annually

2.2 GENERAL SAFETY

• You are responsible for the safe use
and maintenance of this bin. Good
safety practices not only protects
you but also those around you. All
accidents can be avoided.
• Use this bin for its intended purpose only.
• This bin is not intended for use by children.

2.3 EQUIPMENT SAFETY GUIDELINES

• Safety of the workers and bystanders is one
of the main concerns when designing and
developing this fuel tank. However, every year
many accidents occur which could have been
avoided by a few seconds of thought, and a
more careful approach to handling equipment.
• DO NOT allow personnel to use this tank
until they have read this manual. They should
have a thorough understanding of the safety
precautions.
Review the safety instructions with all users
annually.
• DO NOT modify the tank in any way without
written permission from the manufacturer. Any
unauthorized modification of the fuel tank will
void the warrant
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Revised 06.2021