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APPEN D IX
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S AF ETY M AN U AL
O.S.H.A.
Occupational Safety and Health Administration. A branch of the United States federal govern-
ment that deals with job safety. It establishes and enforces safety regulations for industry and
business. Among the areas over which it has authority are construction job sites and work shops.
Personal Protective Equipment (P.P.E., or just PPE)
Things you can wear to protect yourself from potential dangers in a concrete placing environ-
ment. Examples are shown in paragraph 2.3 on page 3.
Plug
A plug is a blockage that cannot be removed with the pump pressure, or by other remedial mea-
sures. A plug must be removed manually.
See Also: Blockage.
Point of Discharge
Also known as the point of placement. The location of concrete expulsion from a delivery sys-
tem. This can be the point of placement (the actual form that is being filled with concrete) or the
clean-out area after completion of the job.
Pour
Used by the concrete pumping industry and in this Safety Manual as a noun. It is the specific job
for the pump during any given time period. (e.g. “We’ll grab lunch right after the pour.”)
Qualified Person
As used in this Safety Manual , a qualified person is defined as: a person who, by possession of a
recognized degree of certificate of professional standing, or who by extensive knowledge, train-
ing, and experience, has successfully demonstrated the ability to solve or resolve problems relat-
ing to the subject matter and work. Other qualified persons may include master mechanics and
after-sales service technicians of the manufacturer.
See Also: Certified Operator
Qualified Operator
Operators shall be considered qualified when they have completed a program of training and
supervised operation of concrete pumps and have passed a practical operating examination of
their ability to operate a specific model and type of equipment as well as their understanding of
the controls and operating procedures. Furthermore, the operator must meet the knowledge and
physical requirement sections of the concrete pumping safety standard.
Qualified Personnel
A generic term used to describe a person who is qualified in the area of application. For example,
having your boom repairs inspected by “qualified personnel” before use would refer to inspec-
tion by a certified welder or certified welding inspector. Having repairs to your hydraulic system
done by “qualified personnel” would refer to repairs made by qualified workshop personnel.