Safety & Health Assessment & Research for Prevention (SHARP) — Research for Safe Work

Trucking Injury Reduction Emphasis (TIRES)

Categories

• Industry report.
• Cab or trailer entry/exit.
• Company corner.
• Customer/delivery site.
• en Español.
• Fatalities.
• Fifth wheel release.
• Forklifts.
• General maintenance.
• Health.
• Lifting.
• Load & unload.
• Load securement.
• Loading dock.

• Mechanics.
• Pre-trip inspection.
• Professional drivers.
• Safety culture.
• Safety plan.
• Severe weather.
• Strapping.
• Survey results.
• Tarping.
• TIRESPIN Newsletters.
• Visibility.
• What to do if an injury occurs.
• Working or walking around your truck/trailer.
• Work safe, home safe.

Industry report

• Preventing injuries in the trucking industry, focus report 1997 – 2005 (993 KB PDF / 3 min).

Cab or trailer entry/exit

Preventing slips, trips, and falls

• Look before you leap! (poster) (127 KB PDF).
• Preventing falls from worn steps (199 KB PDF).
• Worn out or damaged cab step? (163 KB PDF).
• Don't fall for it: step down (poster) (610 KB PDF / 2 min).

Preventing injuries to muscles, tendons, and joints

• Do your knees have high mileage? (poster) (227 KB PDF).
• Be a pro — trailer exiting strategy (poster) (127 KB PDF).
• Can you afford to live on 60 percent of your salary for the next 6 weeks? (true story) (200 KB PDF).
• Dem bones (poster) (175 KB PDF).
• Would he mind? (poster) (109 KB PDF).

Preventing run-over or struck-by injuries and fatalities

• Wear your high visibility vest (poster) (428 KB PDF / 1 min).
• Small details can save your life (true story) (210 KB PDF).
• Be seen – be safe (tip sheet) (125 KB PDF).
• New Riding the door (true story) (165 KB PDF).

Company corner

• New Oak Harbor Freight Lines, Inc., Hanging Iron by Dustin Hustad (126 KB PDF).
• Success comes from everyone working together for safety (company corner) (50 KB PDF).

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Customer/delivery site

• Your customer site – making it less dangerous for your drivers (report) (280 KB PDF).
• Help our drivers make safe deliveries (checklist A) (89 KB PDF).
• Help our drivers make safe deliveries (checklist B) (103 KB PDF).

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en Español

• ¿Situación arriesgada? (carel) (626 KB PDF / 2 min).
  English version: Tight Squeeze? (poster) (616 KB PDF / 2 min).
• ¿Se sentiría su hijo mal si usted no pudiera jugar baloncesto con él? (cartel) (99 KB PDF).
  English verson: Would your son mind if you couldn’t shoot a few hoops? (poster) (125 KB PDF).
• Cuidado…en Saltar de Su Camion (cartel) (410 KB PDF / 1 min).
  English verson: Don't fall for it: Cab exit (poster) (608 KB PDF / 2 min).
• Cuidado…en Saltar de Su Camion: Evite caidas míentras asegura la carga (cartel) (239 KB PDF).
  English verson: Don't fall for it: Load securement (252 KB PDF).
• La Terminal, El Patio y Las Lesiones de Conductores en el Local Del Cliente: Resbalos, Tropiezos, y Caidas (el hecho) (78 KB PDF).
  English verson: Terminal, Yard, and Customer Site Slip, Trip, and Fall Hazards to Drivers (true story) (77 KB PDF).
• No arriesgue su salud y su seguridad (el hecho) (190 KB PDF).
  English verson: To cheat, or not to cheat … (true story) (160 KB PDF).

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Fatalities

• Fatal fall (true story) (222 KB PDF).
• Load shift cost his life (true story) (157 KB PDF).
• Don't stop that truck! (true story) (124 KB PDF).
• Small details can save your life (true story) (210 KB PDF).
• Be seen — be safe (tip sheet) (125 KB PDF).
• Beware of blind spots! (poster) (611 KB PDF / 2 min).
• Driver killed when run-over by co-worker (true story) (186 KB PDF).
• Don't fall for it: loading docks (poster) (1674 KB PDF / 5 min).

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Fifth wheel release

• Want to be a pro? Then find the sweet spot! (poster) (207 KB PDF).
• Releasing the fifth wheel (tip sheet) (196 KB PDF).

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Forklifts

• Take one for the team? (true stories) (255 KB PDF).
• Be seen — be safe (tip sheet) (125 KB PDF).
• Tight squeeze? (poster) (693 KB PDF / 2 min).
• Stay alert when working with forklifts (true story) (179 KB PDF).
• Is that pallet safe to move? (tip sheet) (246 KB PDF).
• Forklift, freight, you? (poster) (232 KB PDF).

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General maintenance

Preventing injuries from getting struck by or against an object

• Neutral or not? (true story) (142 KB PDF).
• Truck maintenance tips for drivers (tip sheet) (78 KB PDF).
• Fleet maintenance tips for mechanics (tip sheet) (76 KB PDF).
• Wear your high visibility vest (poster) (428 KB PDF / 1 min).
• Be seen — be safe (tip sheet) (125 KB PDF).
• There are worse things than getting your toes stepped on (true story) (223 KB PDF).

Preventing injuries to muscles, tendons, and joints

• Dem bones (poster) (175 KB PDF).
• Would he mind? (poster) (109 KB PDF).
• If you have to move it manually - organize and store heavy objects at a comfortable height (tip sheet) (132 KB PDF).

Preventing slip, trip, and fall injuries

• Preventing falls from worn steps (199 KB PDF).
• Worn out or damaged cab step? (163 KB PDF).
• What will it cost you? (141 KB PDF).
• Your safety gear (poster) (107 KB PDF).
• Terminal, yard, and customer site slip, trip and fall injuries to drivers (52 KB PDF).

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Health

Managing stress

• Got Stress? (poster) (67 KB PDF).

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Lifting

Preventing injuries from getting struck by or against an object

• Guess my weight? (poster) (502 KB PDF / 1 min).
• There are worse things than getting your toes stepped on (true story) (223 KB PDF).

Preventing injuries to muscles, tendons, and joints

• Some deliveries can be a real pain! (true story) (190 KB PDF).
• Can you afford to live on 60 percent of your salary for the next 6 weeks? (true story) (200 KB PDF).
• Why is Mike smiling? (poster) (141 KB PDF).
• Recurring pain can lead to disabling injuries (tip sheet) (162 KB PDF).
• What a trucker needs to know about CTS (dollars & sense) (157 KB PDF).
• Dem bones (poster) (175 KB PDF).
• Load smart — your driver will thank you (tip sheet) (180 KB PDF).
• 80-pound box leads to 8 days off work (true story) (163 KB PDF).
• Would he mind? (poster) (109 KB PDF).
• If you have to move it manually - organize and store heavy objects at a comfortable height (tip sheet) (132 KB PDF).
• Line truck driver hurts shoulder lifting converter gear (63 KB PDF).
• Days off work due to a back/shoulder injury (poster) (229 KB PDF).
• Get help with heavy or awkward loads (71 KB PDF).
• Save your back for the good things (poster) (430 KB PDF / 1 min).

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Load & unload

Preventing injuries from getting struck by or against an object

• Be a pro — strapping (poster) (286 KB PDF).
• To cheat, or not to cheat … (true story) (152 KB PDF).
• Small details can save your life (true story) (210 KB PDF).
• Be seen — be safe (tip sheet) (125 KB PDF).
• Tight squeeze? (poster) (693 KB PDF / 2 min).
• Stay alert when working with forklifts (true story) (179 KB PDF).
• There are worse things than getting your toes stepped on (true story) (223 KB PDF).
• Protect yourself from falling objects (tip sheet) (177 KB PDF).
• Communication is key (true story) (159 KB PDF).
• Is that pallet safe to move? (tip sheet) (246 KB PDF).
• Forklift, freight, you? (poster) (232 KB PDF).
• Load related fall injuries to drivers (true story) (50 KB PDF).

Preventing injuries to muscles, tendons, and joints

• Some deliveries can be a real pain! (true story) (190 KB PDF).
• Can you afford to live on 60 percent of your salary for the next 6 weeks? (true story) (200 KB PDF).
• Why is Mike smiling? (poster) (141 KB PDF).
• Recurring pain can lead to disabling injuries (tip sheet) (162 KB PDF).
• What a trucker needs to know about CTS (dollars & sense) (157 KB PDF).
• Dem bones (poster) (175 KB PDF).
• Load smart — your driver will thank you (tip sheet) (180 KB PDF).
• 80-pound box leads to 8 days off work (true story) (163 KB PDF).
• Would he mind? (poster) (109 KB PDF).
• If you have to move it manually — organize and store heavy objects at a comfortable height (tip sheet) (132 KB PDF).
• Days off work due to a back/shoulder injury (poster) (229 KB PDF).
• Get help with heavy or awkward loads (71 KB PDF).
• Save your back for the good things (poster) (430 KB PDF / 1 min).

Preventing slip, trip, and fall injuries

• Don't fall for it: loading and unloading (poster) (410 KB PDF / 1 min).

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Load securement

Strapping

• Winch or Ratchet? (215 KB PDF).
• Be a pro — strapping (poster) (286 KB PDF).
• To cheat, or not to cheat … (true story) (152 KB PDF).

Visibility

• Wear your high visibility vest (poster) (428 KB PDF / 1 min).
• Be seen — be safe (tip sheet) (125 KB PDF).

Load stability

• New Is your load secure (poster, can be printed on 11 x 17 paper) (367 KB PDF).
• Protect yourself from falling objects (tip sheet) (177 KB PDF).
• Is that pallet safe to move? (tip sheet) (246 KB PDF).

Preventing falls

• Load related fall injuries to drivers (true story) (50 KB PDF).
• Don't fall for it: prevent falls while securing a load (poster) (253 KB PDF).

Preventing injuries to muscles, tendons, and joints

• What a trucker needs to know about CTS (dollars & sense) (157 KB PDF).
• Recurring pain can lead to disabling injuries (tip sheet) (162 KB PDF).
• Dem bones (poster) (175 KB PDF).
• Would he mind? (poster) (109 KB PDF).

To lift or not to lift?

• Get help with heavy or awkward loads (71 KB PDF).

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Loading dock

Preventing injuries from getting struck by or against an object

• Small details can save your life (true story) (210 KB PDF).
• Be seen — be safe (tip sheet) (125 KB PDF).
• Tight squeeze? (poster) (693 KB PDF / 2 min).
• Stay alert when working with forklifts (true story) (179 KB PDF).
• There are worse things than getting your toes stepped on (true story) (223 KB PDF).
• Load related fall injuries to drivers (true story) (50 KB PDF).

Preventing injuries to muscles, tendons, and joints

• Why invest in powered dock levelers? (tip sheet) (168 KB PDF).
• Why is Mike smiling? (poster) (141 KB PDF).
• What a trucker needs to know about CTS (dollars & sense) (157 KB PDF).
• Dem bones (poster) (175 KB PDF).
• Load smart — your driver will thank you (tip sheet) (180 KB PDF).
• Days off work due to a back/shoulder injury (poster) (229 KB PDF).

Preventing slip, trip, or fall injuries

• Your safety gear (poster) (107 KB PDF).
• Don't fall for it: loading and unloading (poster) (410 KB PDF / 1 min).
• Delivery truck driver fatally injured in fall (53 KB PDF).
• Don't fall for it: loading docks (poster) (1674 KB PDF / 5 min).

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Mechanics

• Force & ladders don't mix! (true story) (221 KB PDF).
• Be a pro: Hockey (poster) (324 KB PDF).
• Neutral or not? (true story) (142 KB PDF).
• Fleet maintenance tips for mechanics (tip sheet) (76 KB PDF).
• Be seen — be safe (tip sheet) (125 KB PDF).
• Driver killed when run-over by co-worker (true story) (186 KB PDF).

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Pre-trip inspection

• What if you are overweight? (144 KB PDF).
• Tips for sliding tandems (tip sheet) (136 KB PDF).
• Look twice (true story) (58 KB PDF).
• Making the connection (tip sheet) (116 KB PDF).

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Professional drivers

• Use 3 points of contact (poster) (435 KB PDF / 1 min).
• What tool do you use for climbing (poster) (372 KB PDF).
• Cowboy Up? (poster) (262 KB PDF).
• Want to be a pro? Racing (poster) (496 KB PDF / 1 min).
• Want to be a pro? — Work safe (poster) (394 KB PDF).
• Want to be a pro? Football (poster) (420 KB PDF / 1 min).
• Want to be a pro? Baseball (391 KB PDF).

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Safety culture

• Incentives to cheat ... (tip sheet) (163 KB PDF).

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Safety plan

• Tips for making a safe landing. (142 KB PDF).
• Be a pro — Hooking and unhooking trailers (poster) (710 KB PDF / 2 min).
• Be a pro — Take the time to be safe (poster) (233 KB PDF).
• Truck maintenance tips for drivers (tip sheet) (78 KB PDF).
• Fleet maintenance tips for mechanics (tip sheet) (76 KB PDF).
• Be seen — be safe (tip sheet) (125 KB PDF).
• Stay alert when working with forklifts (true story) (179 KB PDF).
• Communication is key (true story) (159 KB PDF).

Cost benefits analyses

• Safety programs increase productivity (dollars & sense) (153 KB PDF).
• Safety programs reduce turnover (dollars & sense) (114 KB PDF).
• Investing a little in safety can help your bottom line (136 KB PDF).

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Severe weather

• New Are you ready for this (tip sheet) (148 KB PDF).
• A truck driver's winter survival kit (tip sheet) (109 KB PDF).
• It was one of those days … (true story) (128 KB PDF).
• Winter white out: Do you see what I see? (poster) (106 KB PDF).
• Be a pro — Footwear (poster) (158 KB PDF).
• Don't let your footwear get you down (true story) (144 KB PDF).
• Get ready for severe weather, including having the right footwear (report) (121 KB PDF).
• Tips for successful chaining (tip sheet) (218 KB PDF).

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Strapping

• Lever vs. Ratchet (tip sheet) (336 KB PDF).
• Have you tried ratchet binders? (poster) (457 KB PDF / 1 min).

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Survey results

• 2006 employee survey results on reducing injuries in the trucking industry (104 KB PDF).
• 2005 employer survey results on reducing injuries in the trucking industry (122 KB PDF).

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Tarping

• Want to be a pro? Tarping (poster) (318 KB PDF).
• Tarping doesn't need to be a pain in the back! (true story) (170 KB PDF).
• Tarping — one of the most dangerous (and loathed) tasks of a flatbed trucker — no matter the weather (tip sheet) (163 KB PDF).
• Are you at the breaking point? (tip sheet) (115 KB PDF).
• Recurring pain can lead to disabling injuries (tip sheet) (162 KB PDF).
• Recurring pain can lead to disabling injuries (tip sheet) (162 KB PDF).
• What a trucker needs to know about CTS (dollars & sense) (157 KB PDF).
• Tarping related fall injuries to drivers (54 KB PDF).
• Don't fall for it: tarp smart (poster) (531 KB PDF / 2 min).

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TIRESPIN Newsletters

TIRES discontinued paper newsletters during winter 2010. Subscribe to the TIRES Electronic News.

• Winter 2010 (295 KB PDF).
  Tune up your safety program, true story of delivery driver in a tight spot, dealing with stress at work, injury investigations, changes to OSHA 300 log, upcoming events.
• Summer 2009 (600 KB PDF / 2 min).
  Sign up for TIRES safety materials, sleep apnea, cab exit strategies, distracted driving, truck driving champions, stress.
• Spring 2009 (421 KB PDF / 1 min).
  America's Road Team, Farwest Freight, changing seasons, new hazards.
• Summer 2008 (631 KB PDF / 2 min).
  Injuries from getting struck, truck driving championships.
• Spring 2008 (723 KB PDF / 2 min).
  Trucking industry report, root cause of injuries, blood pressure, grant money available.
• Summer 2007 (675 KB PDF / 2 min).
  Strains and sprains, safety programs.
• Spring 2007 (110 KB PDF).
  Slip, trip, and fall injuries.
• Winter 2007 (95 KB PDF).
  Slip, trip, and fall injuries, driver survey results.
• Summer 2006 (203 KB PDF).
  TIRES introduction, manual material handling.

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Visibility

• New Camo is not part of this job description (poster, can be printed on 11 x 17 paper) (441 KB PDF).
• The rush to "get it done" ended up costing him (true story) (142 KB PDF).
• Working in the dark (true story) (154 KB PDF).

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What to do if an injury occurs

• How to investigate an incident (tip sheet) (264 KB PDF).
• Incident Investigation Checklist (tip sheet) (202 KB PDF).
• Can a rotten day get worse … (true story) (210 KB PDF).

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Working or walking around your truck/trailer

• New Keep on top of your yard (tip sheet) (221 KB PDF).
• It was a dark and stormy night … (true story) (88 KB PDF).

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Work safe, home safe

• You wouldn't want to miss this ... (poster) (225 KB PDF).
• The most important reason to be safe at work (poster) (196 KB PDF).
• Who needs you home safe: (poster) (297 KB PDF).

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