New Safety Video on Stone’s ‘Fall Shadow’

275 mia UOBERLIN, Ohio / CHESTERTOWN, N.Y. — “Basics of Natural Stone Handling: The Fall Shadow,” is the newest safety-training video at the Natural Stone University.

The eight-minute video, offered by MIA+BSI: The Natural Stone Institute, highlights several stone handling scenarios where the fall shadow becomes an important factor for personnel safety. The video includes four learning modules:

  • Understanding the importance of stone’s physical properties: size, weight, and center of gravity, as well as weaknesses, fissures, and inherent flaws.
  • Recognizing how the fall shadow changes by showing seven possible scenarios in your facility.
  • Identifying situations where your customers could be impacted by the fall shadow.
  • Understanding that there is no place for complacency in the stone industry.

“This video has the potential to save the life of not just your employees, but customers as well,” said Jon Lancto, 2017 MIA president. “The courses offered on the Natural Stone University can be tracked to ensure your employees have completed and comprehended the content provided.”

This resource is presented free of charge courtesy of the MIA+BSI Safety Committee.

To view this video and other valuable safety training resources, visit www.naturalstoneinstitute.org/university.

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