Staging
Poorly-planned staging may result in employees lifting materials from awkward locations or carrying materials longer than necessary.
Staging supplies help make work more safe and productive.
Possible Solutions:
- Ensure materials are off the floor and are placed on stands, racks, or other devices that allow the materials to be in the power zone, minimizing the need to bend or reach to access materials.
- Ensure materials are staged within 25 to 50 feet of the point of use. This reduces walking distances, an element that affects risk factors, efficiency, and productivity.
- Plan staging so materials and equipment can be placed in a central location so employees have good access to materials.
- Preplan, in the bidding stage, the space and type of racking needed to store conduit and spools of wire at a central location, allowing easy access and locating materials in the power zone.
Knowledge Check Choose the best answer for the question.
4-3. When staging materials, place them _____.
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