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Workingwithorunderheavypartsincludedwiththissheltercancauseseriousheadinjury.
HEAD PROTECTION IS RECOMMENDED!
YouwillbeworkingwithmetalpartswhichmayhaveSHARPedges
WEAR GLOVES
UndergroundPOWERCABLESorGASLINESmayresultininjurywhilesecuringtheshelter.Itmayalsoresult
inhavingtomovethebuilding.Acursorycheckwiththelocalbuildingauthoritieswillhelpalleviatethese
concerns.
CHECK WITH YOUR LOCAL AUTHORITIES
Itishighlyrecommendedthatscaffolding,laddersandmechanicalliftingequipmentconformtoalllocal
buildingcodeswhenerectingtheshelter.Safetystrapsandharnessesshouldbeusedatalltimes.Themetal
structureoftheshelterhasnotbeendesignedforhumanweight.Erectingshelterduringwindorrainis
unsafeandcouldresultinseriousinjury.
CLIMBING EQUIPMENT
Checkyourlocalweatherforecastpriortoplanningyourbuildingday.Wind,snowand/orrainmaycause
unsafeconditionsthatcouldleadtoseriousinjury.
CHECK LOCAL WEATHER CONDITIONS
Checkalllocalbuildingcodespriortostoringanyhazardousmaterial.Sheltermayrequireadditionalventila-
tiontomeetlocalcodes.
STORING HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
Workinginandaroundtheportableshelterduringsevereweatherisnotrecommended.Seriousinjury
couldresult.Intheeventthatextraordinarilyseverewind,snoworothersevereconditionsarepredicted
andiftimepermits,itisrecommendedthatthesheltercoverberemoved.
SEVERE WEATHER CONDITIONS
CheckShelterforcoworkersbeforelockingup.Alwaysprovideforescapeincaseofemergency.
PREVENT ENTRAPMENT