Garage door industry magazine for garage door dealers, garage door manufacturers, garage door distributors, garage door installers, loading docks, garage door operators and openers, gates, and tools for the door industry.
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Announces New Member Service By Jane Treiber, Membership and Affliate Manager Employers in the construction trades are required to have a Safety Committee. A common component of a Safety Committee program is to provide a briefng of safety topics that can be discussed at a company meetingwhether a formal safety meeting, or on the job site. is relevant. The Toolbox Talks represent both a mix of generic topics that have been customized to the needs of the door dealer, and other topics that are exclusive to door dealers. The Toolbox Talks will contain helpful suggestions for the presenter, and the presenter will be able to sign and date when the talk was given. Technicians can sign the form as well, so there will be a record on fle of who was in attendance for each safety presentation. Google "toolbox topics" and you'll come up with pages of free resources available for you to utilize. Or, if you're an IDA member, you'll be able to download industry-specifc Tool Box Talks right from the IDA website. The International Door Association is rolling out a series Workers need to be trained in the recognition and of Tool Box Talks designed to promote safety in the door avoidance of unsafe conditions as part of company and access systems industry. The new Tool Box Talks were proftability and professional development. Safety on the introduced at the 2013 IDAExpo in Nashville by industry job is a prime concern of all International Door Association veteran Gary Lombard, and they will be dealer members. Having a good safety available to 'Members Only' on the IDA record is important not only for the website, under the Member Downloads well-being of the individuals installing Things We Insp ect Everyday section, on July 1. and servicing overhead doors and gate operators, it is also important to the Good communication is an essential dealer's customers and the general public. component of a safety program. These Having a safe record affects your insurance talks can be done in a variety of ways but ratings and your insurance premiums, and are typically brief (2-5 minute) interactive it offers peace of mind to business owners, discussions on something safety related. employees and customers. This series of Toolbox Talks is enough for a dealer to schedule a year's worth of Promote safety within your company by safety sessions - plus a few extra to allow discussing the Tool Box Talks and how they for alternative topics - so that each talk apply to your workplace. There are tools we work with everyday, and moment, but that it's important that we inspect moment can preven them each and t a serious injury. every time we Some examples Hand tools—Must use them. It takes of tools that require have proper guards only a regular and freque ; no broken handle nt inspection are: s Ladders—Must be in good repair, with no loose parts or hardware Electrical cords— Replace or repair if there are cuts in the cord, or Trucks—Are if any part of the the tail lights, plug is loose or brake lights, turn missing signals and other These are just safety features examples of what working proper we should inspect ly? cuss next month either daily or in more detail, with each and such as those that every use. There technicians, and we should perform are other inspect one of the ways weekly, month we set ourselv ions we'll disequipment that ly or quarterly. es apart is by practic is properly functio But we are profess ing safe work habits, ning. ional door and that include What would it s working with say about us if tools and our customer came his garage? Would out and saw our the person followi extension cords ng you on the of him without cracked and split highway be likely signaling—not while laying across to call us to repair because you didn't, the floor of are all part of what his garage door but because the makes us better if you made a light was burnt-o than the rest, and turn in front they chose our ut. These may that's why we company for the seem like little can tell our custom door needs. things, but they ers they made the right decisio n when Suggestion for the Presenter: Using a service lights of the vehicle or installation truck as an examp , including brake lights, turn signals le, conduct a walk (note to your crew (front and back), around to check that horns are headlights and all of the exterio a safety device ladders on the taillights. Also r ONLY). Then, truck. Give your check mirrors remove extens crew a comple and horn ion cords, power te example of tools and hand how each item tools; also examin on the truck, and e the truck itself, should be in Date of Presen Attendees: 64 International Door & Operator Industry™ tation / / Name of Presen ter