Belt-Conveyor Safety Training Aids Now Available On Flexco Website
08 March 2002
A Safety & Task Training Program has been added to the Flexco Web site www.flexco.com to help mine, quarry and industrial safety managers provide task-specific training for safer, more efficient belt-conveyor maintenance procedures. Downloadable materials overview the purpose and performance of each task, giving detailed and easy-to-follow guidelines for recommended procedures plus a brief review quiz designed to improve trainee involvement and retention.
Four tasks initially covered by the program include: Lockout/Tagout for control of hazardous electrical energy; Clamping A Belt to draw ends together for mechanical splice installation; Cutting A Belt to assure a straight, square belt end for optimum splice performance; and Skiving A Belt, to remove top cover for countersinking mechanical splicing flush with the belt surface. The program will continue to expand with additional task subjects.
To access the Safety & Task Training Program, Web site visitors can select "Safety" under the site's "FAQs and Tech Tips" section, or click the "Safety" text-link located under "Quick Links" on the site's home page.
Specialized tools designed to improve the safety, ease and efficiency of routine belt maintenance tasks also can be reviewed via the Web site's interactive Online Catalog.
