Quick Hitch Safety
Used on excavators or tractors, quick hitches connect heavy industrial vehicles with various attachments for the purposes of digging, removing rubble or planting. Quick hitches can help farming and construction professionals perform their duties efficiently when used in a safe manner.
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Operators
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Employers can ensure quick hitch safety by training and qualifying operators of heavy industrial vehicles. Drivers should know how to connect, operate and remove various attachments used with quick hitches. Utilizing qualified drivers should reduce accidents and injuries.
Hitch Pins
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According to the United Kingdom's Health and Safety Executive (HSE), pin attachments play an important in the safe use of quick hitch devices. Hitch pins prevent a connected device from separating from a heavy industrial vehicle while in operation. To reduce the chances of injuries or fatalities, operators must ensure that they use a hitch pin properly.
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Additional Information
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Operators should not drive a heavy industrial vehicle with a quick hitch attachment if they do not think they can operate it effectively or safely. Attachment pins require routine inspections and maintenance to ensure they remain in good working condition; operators should only use manufactured supplied quick hitch pins when they connect additional attachments.
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