Written policy/procedure regarding safety for maintenance when hauling appliances?

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Linda Danielson
6 years 8 months ago #18982 by Linda Danielson
I had a maintenance person express his concerns about hauling appliances to 2nd story apartment homes. Does anyone have any written policy/procedure regarding safety for maintenance when hauling appliances?
6 years 8 months ago #18982 by Linda Danielson
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Jason Ousley
6 years 8 months ago #18983 by Jason Ousley
Do your job or will find somebody that will
6 years 8 months ago #18983 by Jason Ousley
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Kiely Barrett
6 years 8 months ago #18984 by Kiely Barrett
Two people and a dolly, minimum.
6 years 8 months ago #18984 by Kiely Barrett
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Antonio Jimenez
6 years 8 months ago #18985 by Antonio Jimenez
Appliance dolly..not all dollies are the same..
6 years 8 months ago #18985 by Antonio Jimenez
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Rebecca Morea
6 years 8 months ago #18986 by Rebecca Morea
May be a dumb question, but I’ll ask. Is there liability insurance at the property, what about insurance that covers your employees? There may be requirements in that?
6 years 8 months ago #18986 by Rebecca Morea
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Linda Danielson
6 years 8 months ago #18987 by Linda Danielson
There isn't. I've looked for easy, and specific info from OSHA too. That's why I thought I would ask. I thought maybe somebody had that in their job description or manual. I was just looking for something quick.
6 years 8 months ago #18987 by Linda Danielson
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Rebecca Morea
6 years 8 months ago #18988 by Rebecca Morea
Linda Danielson makes sense! You would think that would be written somewhere in insurance contract. That so surprising!
6 years 8 months ago #18988 by Rebecca Morea
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Donna Reiter
6 years 8 months ago #18989 by Donna Reiter
Workers comp claim it a injury occurs. They need appliance dolly and back belt support at the minimum.
6 years 8 months ago #18989 by Donna Reiter
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Nancy Harper Casteel
6 years 8 months ago #18990 by Nancy Harper Casteel
I would say appliance dolly and back belt Support, as well as making it a two person job. These things are not light, and stairs add a whole other risk. A lot of appliance companies will provide delivery to the apartment and haul away the old appliance for a small fee. A fee that is a lot less than what it would cost us if our employee hurt himself.
6 years 8 months ago #18990 by Nancy Harper Casteel
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Cheryle Ann Crider
6 years 8 months ago #18991 by Cheryle Ann Crider
Exactly, Nancy Harper Casteel. Ours are delivered to the apartment by the company delivering. Also an appliance dolly Is a must, most helpful.
6 years 8 months ago #18991 by Cheryle Ann Crider
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Paula Hegarty Standridge
6 years 8 months ago #18992 by Paula Hegarty Standridge
Dolly with a strap - appliance dolly only
6 years 8 months ago #18992 by Paula Hegarty Standridge
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Homar Santiago
6 years 8 months ago #18993 by Homar Santiago
There should always be two people whenever moving appliances up or down stairs.
If in the event one person slips, the other can hold the appliance and keep it from being damaged. Because we all know that buying another refrigerator is just not in the budget.
6 years 8 months ago #18993 by Homar Santiago
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Ann Marie Pickren Kivo
6 years 8 months ago #18994 by Ann Marie Pickren Kivo
We require an Appliance Safety course as one of our mandatory online classes as a new hire. We also have mini fridges for weekend emergencies that are way easier to manage on call. Moving appliances is a requirement but there should always be two with the appropriate safety equipment on full size pieces.
6 years 8 months ago #18994 by Ann Marie Pickren Kivo
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Rebecca Slater
6 years 8 months ago #18995 by Rebecca Slater
They should also wear back support when lifting anything heavy. Plus appliance dolly and extra person as already mentioned.
6 years 8 months ago #18995 by Rebecca Slater
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Karla Morris Fulker
6 years 8 months ago #18996 by Karla Morris Fulker
It's their job!!
6 years 8 months ago #18996 by Karla Morris Fulker
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Virginia Kennedy
6 years 8 months ago #18997 by Virginia Kennedy
6 years 8 months ago #18997 by Virginia Kennedy
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Kahale Taysir
6 years 8 months ago #18998 by Kahale Taysir
And it's your job to fill in the work man's comp filling when your maintenance is out with back trouble!
6 years 8 months ago #18998 by Kahale Taysir
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Joe Blackburn
6 years 8 months ago #18999 by Joe Blackburn
Make sure you order a few back braces through HD Supply to have on hand for heavy lifting. Always send 2 team members for appliances and using a hand truck is key!
6 years 8 months ago #18999 by Joe Blackburn
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Anne Sadovsky
6 years 8 months ago #19000 by Anne Sadovsky
All, your company has some responsibility for safety. The negative comments about maintenance teams is demeaning. Please do all you can to protect your very important team.
6 years 8 months ago #19000 by Anne Sadovsky
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Amy Abdallah
6 years 8 months ago #19001 by Amy Abdallah
Amen. No griping. Solutions only and within laws and regulation.
6 years 8 months ago #19001 by Amy Abdallah
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Diana Pittro
6 years 8 months ago #19002 by Diana Pittro
Yes it’s in the safety process along with appropriate equipment to the task.
6 years 8 months ago #19002 by Diana Pittro
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William D. Bedor
6 years 8 months ago #19003 by William D. Bedor
Under no circumstances should any Maintenance Personnel ever be moving appliances up and down 1 or more flights of stairs by themselves. Even if they say “I got this”. It only takes once and that liability raises insurance rates not to mention the property damage liability associated with any damage.... Hence the term...”ACCIDENT” . Under no circumstances should any Maintenance personnel allow somebody under them “ to earn their wings” by allowing the “Newbie” to have to “prove” themselves. All of us knows the significant differences between say a Dishwasher versus a Range or a Refrigerator versus a Hot water tank. One mistake, one slip on a stair and you have a serious situation on your hands and Investigators will be looking at Corporate Liability
6 years 8 months ago #19003 by William D. Bedor
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Linda Danielson
6 years 8 months ago #19004 by Linda Danielson
My maintenance person doesn't want to at all... I always have 2 men and an appliance dolley. My maintenance person is, in fact, trying to convince the others to say no.
6 years 8 months ago #19004 by Linda Danielson
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William D. Bedor
6 years 8 months ago #19005 by William D. Bedor
Linda Danielson You mean to say he does not want to move any appliance? At all!?
6 years 8 months ago #19005 by William D. Bedor
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Linda Danielson
6 years 8 months ago #19006 by Linda Danielson
William D. Bedor yes. That's why I am asking about polices, etc
6 years 8 months ago #19006 by Linda Danielson
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William D. Bedor
6 years 8 months ago #19007 by William D. Bedor
Let me ask you.... Where it states “Job Description” or “Job Duties” or “ Job Responsibilities” is it part of the Job Requirements?
6 years 8 months ago #19007 by William D. Bedor
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William D. Bedor
6 years 8 months ago #19008 by William D. Bedor
Another words is it not outlined in the Companies Policies and Procedures when they agreed to take the job.
6 years 8 months ago #19008 by William D. Bedor
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Jason Ousley
6 years 8 months ago #19009 by Jason Ousley
I’m so glad that everybody lives in a fairytale world where they’re always fully staffed in a resident calls at 2AM In the fridge raider stopped working after they just spent $500 on groceries
6 years 8 months ago #19009 by Jason Ousley
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William D. Bedor
6 years 8 months ago #19010 by William D. Bedor
You make a very valid point Jason, and its an important one as well. So you are “On Call” and a refrigerator goes out at 2:00AM and its your firm belief that you should go find one... possibly from say a vacant and bring that refrigerator to the Resident and do it at say 2:00AM!?
6 years 8 months ago #19010 by William D. Bedor
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Nancy Harper Casteel
6 years 8 months ago #19011 by Nancy Harper Casteel
Very valid point and I love your drive to help your customers, for sure. I’m not sure I would want my engineer to move a fridge in the middle of the night. That would not be on our list of “emergencies” that can’t wait for morning and more help. I would rather pay for the groceries or have my engineer move the food to a vacant until we could get this resident taken care of in this scenario.
6 years 8 months ago #19011 by Nancy Harper Casteel
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William D. Bedor
6 years 8 months ago #19012 by William D. Bedor
Nancy Harper Casteel great response. I am looking to draw the correlation between what Management would expect versus what is say common sense versus how the emergency on call would respond.
6 years 8 months ago #19012 by William D. Bedor
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Anonymous
6 years 8 months ago #19202 by Anonymous
Appliance dolly with two people always. There is no evidence that a backbelt will prevent a back injury, you still need to follow proper lifting procedures, lift within your capabilities. Better yet, a power dolly thru HD Supply. Depending on your company price structure with HD, it is a $1600-$2000 investment. This appliance dolly takes all the strain off the back, our company has made it mandatory for our maintenance teams.
6 years 8 months ago #19202 by Anonymous