Visitor Safety Awareness
All Visitors Are Required To Be Escorted By An Astec Employee
Below are the visitor PPE requirements and safety awareness of the manufacturing processes.
- Hard hats are not required in the facility, but are required by MSHA at a quarry or mine.
- Safety glasses with side shields are required in the manufacturing area and the yard. AMS will provide if needed.
- Hearing protection required in the pre-fabrication / welding areas and also any high noise operation in assembly / paint. AMS will provide if needed.
- Yellow safety vests are required for visitor identification. AMS will provide if needed.
- Legs protected with long pants, spark and weld arc hazards.
- Foot protection, sturdy closed toe shoes required in the walking zones. Safety toe shoes required in the work zones.
- Walkways – must stay with your escort.
- Yellow safe walkway – watch for fork truck traffic.
- Safe walk zones in the manufacturing area are the center of the area shared with the material handling traffic.
- Walking in the yard – watch for truck traffic and equipment in operation.
- Stay visible to all drivers.
![Visitor Safety Visitor Safety](https://astec-assets-new.azureedge.net/sf-assets/images/default-source/esg/visitor-safety-1dfb38ff914cc45fba7ccea406ac930c1.jpg?sfvrsn=217fcac3_4)
![Overhead Crane Operation Overhead Crane Operation](https://astec-assets-new.azureedge.net/sf-assets/images/default-source/esg/visitor-safety-29a72290a5ca749e7b6a9bccc9722c155.jpg?sfvrsn=7ad560b8_5)
Overhead crane operation
![Fork Truck Traffic Fork Truck Traffic](https://astec-assets-new.azureedge.net/sf-assets/images/default-source/esg/visitor-safety-3078c3bd9f26f4ddeb2142e34fdd08281.jpg?sfvrsn=dbe37686_2)
Fork truck traffic
![Welding Arc / Grinding Sparks Welding Arc / Grinding Sparks](https://astec-assets-new.azureedge.net/sf-assets/images/default-source/esg/visitor-safety-4e23e747272294f3293f8c4929feedbab.jpg?sfvrsn=54173beb_2)
Welding arc / grinding sparks