Saturday, July 12, 2014

By Marylou Forbes


Safety precautions are very important to all forms of work or jobs. This is to ensure each safety of workers and to prevent damages of most equipment and tools. Just like in installing pumping units, safety precautions must be studied properly. It is necessary to know the federal and local laws, proper operation of the equipment and of course the safety sections stated in the manual. Knowing all these reminders, may also save you and other workers from harm. Just make sure to concentrate on the safety indications given in a certain pumping unit guideline.

In performing the installation procedure, there are certain hazard identification that you should keep in mind. The three identifications are the danger, warning and caution. The danger sign is an indication of an imminent hazardous situation that cannot be avoided and may result to death. The warning sign indicates a potential situation that cannot be avoided and may result to death.The caution sign is an indication of an hazardous situation that could cause minor injuries or damages to most units.

Failures of these warnings may result to death. It is very important to know all these warnings. A certain pumping unit commonly consists of a heavy and large parts. The most dangerous situation that may occur is during the installation, general maintenance, stroke change and the counterbalance change.

In conducting maintenance procedures to a particular pump unit. You have to make sure that all energy sources are locked and the cracks are secured from the rotations. All workers must be alert all the time and areas must be cleared.

It is essential for every worker to obtain a certain training before permitting them to work with the huge equipment machines. There are trainings that are necessary in the proper operation of the equipment. This training will give you the knowledge about how to maximize your skills in the performance of the machine. There are companies that will provide their employees the trainings they needed in order for them to be efficient and effective.

The bolting is an important part of a unit pump. Bolts that are installed and tightened during the process will be retightened after a week and maintain its grip in a normal operating conditions. Improper tightening of bolts may cause failures, damages or even injuries to the workers.

It is clear enough that installing these units is very difficult. Therefore, well trained people are only allowed to do this job. However, even they are experts to this job, they still need to consider the important safety measure when performing installation process. It is essential to do thorough research about some possibilities that might happen in the entire process of installation.

Different materials and systems are needed for a certain equipment to complete the whole procedure. It requires careful procedures to obtain a better result. It is always said that the success of the installation depends on the people working on it. Therefore, working it carefully would be the greatest key to achieve a certain result.

They say, it is better to prevent than to cure. It is necessary to learn all the necessary things needed to achieve a good result. Following the precautions, and to do the job carefully will keep you away from danger. Keep in mind, that only skillful people are needed for this task and those well trained individuals.




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