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This crane operator's cockpit displays critical information
that should cause a person to appreciate the attention,
requirements and hazards related to the job. The two
photos above show safety stickers attached to a truck's
front and rear bumpers. They would be more effective if
displayed in work areas and at eye level (at right).
JOINT TORTFEASORS
The legal term "tortfeasor" describes a person who has
committed a wrongful act, a tort (i.e., a civil wrong), that
injures another and for which the law provides a legal
right for the wronged party to seek relief. More interesting for sign shops is the term "joint tortfeasor" because it
speaks of two or more persons who owe another person
the same duty and whose negligence results in injury to
such other person, thus rendering the tortfeasor both
jointly and severally (individually) liable for the injury; the
parties must either act in concert or must by independent
acts unite in causing a single injury.
In plain English, it says all who are involved - meaning
having acted in concert or having united in independent
acts - can be sued, jointly and individually.
In even plainer English, it's saying everyone involved
in loading and securing cargo, even those who are not
present but providing the materials, can be named. It's
the same on a job site: If supervision, equipment or safety
practices are lacking, everyone involved can be in court.
And, even if you're exempt from FMCSA policies, would
those rules act as a liability guide for the plaintiff in an accident? Negligence is the failure to exercise that degree of
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care which a person of ordinary prudence would exercise
under similar circumstances. The law rates negligence
in three categories: slight, ordinary and gross, and each
relates to standards of protection for others against unreasonable risk.
TRUCKS AND TRAILERS
Schedule routine and frequent trailer inspections because
many trailers are made in local shops that may or may
not integrate reliable components - or employ a certified
welder. We all know, for example, that trailer tires, brakes
and bearings can become a roadside nightmare, thus routine inspection is important, but truck owners and drivers
should also and routinely inspect the trailer framework
and its welds. The ESAB Knowledge Center (esabna.com)
recommends non-destructive, post-weld visual inspections that scan for undersized, undercut, underfilled and
overlapping welds, each of which could become a joining
problem. The firm also recommends searching welded
joints for surface cracks, porosity, burn-through and
under- or over-penetration. It also notes that excessive
reinforcement put in place by the trailer manufacturer
may indicate "corrections" for structural weaknesses.
http://www.esabna.com
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Contents
From the Editor
St Update
At Large
Tech Review
Leds + Lighting
Vehicles + Vinyl
Gotta Catch ’em All
Rebound
Sign Installation Equipment
Feat of Clay
New Products
Advertising Index
Last Look
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