One of the leading causes of accidents for all vehicles, including construction machinery, is backing and reverse motion.
Studies from the insurance industry, OSHA, NIOSH and other safety stakeholders repeatedly confirm that backing machines needs increased control. Because we've all grown up in the automobile age, though, slapping the shift lever into reverse is something we often do without a second thought.
A conscientious safety program will assign the proper degree of attention to equipment backing and reverse motion, and adopt definitive measures to make the maneuver safe.
