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Ref. No.	Date Posted/ Revised	Click on the appropriate heading to review the safety alert:
SA-040	05/21/08	Safety and the Fluid Power Industry – it’s hard to keep a straight face! -
SA-039	11/12/07	Is a Forklift a Safe Substitute for an Aerial Platform?
SA-038	10/16/07	Elevating Machinery for Service or Repair Work -
SA-037	10/09/07	Owning a Hydraulic Flow Meter Doesn't Qualify a Person as a Troubleshooter.
SA-036	10/08/07	Does "dumbing-down" USA's mechanics boost corporate profits?
SA-035	11/21/06	WARNING FOR PEOPLE WHO USE AERIAL LIFT EQUIPMENT IN THE COURSE OF THEIR WORK – your life could end today!
SA-034	09/21/06	Screwing a cartridge valve out to relieve pressure could kill you!
SA-033	07/12/06	Machinery and Equipment Manufacturers are both right . . . and wrong, about releasing stored energy to atmosphere!
SA-032	07/11/06	There is more to operating a hydraulic machine than pushing and pulling levers - what operator's don't know about hydraulics could kill them!
SA-031	07/07/06	"Home-made" hydraulic test connectors could kill you!
SA-030	02/14/06	Does your Hydrostatically-Propelled vehicle have brakes?
SA-029	02/07/06	Urgent Safety Alert for miners who repair and service longwall shields and systems!
SA-028	06/17/05	Reactive safety – the American way!
SA-027	06/02/05	Another disgraceful example of the state of safety in the fluid power industry!
SA-026	05/27/05	Steel worker crushed to death under 17 tons of iron-ore pellets. Another worker falls with his "lock by his side."
SA-025	04/17/05	Is poor design the real reason why this worker was killed?
SA-024	04/06/05	Urgent advice for people who rent, own, and/or operate aerial platforms.
SA-023	03/22/05	A hose end/connector separation failure IS AN ACCIDENT!!!
SA-022	03/18/05	A maintenance mechanic was injured while attempting to remove a transmission line from the closed-end of a hydraulic lift cylinder installed on a front-end loader.
SA-021	03/09/05	A diesel mechanic was injured as a result of his using unsafe diagnostic equipment to perform a routine troubleshooting procedure.
SA-020	02/03/05	A millwright was killed while tightening a leaking high pressure connector.
SA-019	01/27/05	A maintenance worker was fatally injured after having hydraulic oil injected into his hand while attempting to bleed trapped air from a hydraulic cylinder.
SA-018	01/20/05	Two maintenance technicians were severely injured while attempting to remove a stubborn rod-end gland from a hydraulic cylinder.
SA-017	01/10/05	This fluid power safety alert focuses on the aftermath of a tragic accident which was caused by an unprotected rotating shaft.
SA-016	12/12/04	A mechanic's helper lost his hand while attempting to remove the end-cap from a piston-type accumulator.
SA-015	12/05/04	An operator was fatally injured while attempting to free a jammed conveyor.
SA-014	11/19/04	A millwright was seriously injured as a result of an accident he suffered while operating a portable, high-pressure hand-pump (porta-power). Of the ten hand-pumps inspected at his company only three of them were fit for service.
SA-013	11/03/04	A mobile mechanic fractured both arms as a result of an accident he suffered while working on a scissor-lift.
SA-012	10/22/04	A millwright suffered eye injury, minor burns, bruises, and abrasions, as a result of an accident he suffered while testing a hydraulic motor.
SA-011	10/14/04	A maintenance technician burnt down an entire manufacturing plant as a result of an accident he caused while testing a hydraulic cylinder.
SA-010	10/02/04	A Mill maintenance technician, with some hydraulic training, was injured as a result of an accident he suffered while removing a hydraulic cylinder from production to replace gland seals that were reportedly leaking.
SA-009	09/22/04	An oil-field service mechanic suffered a broken ankle and chest lacerations when he was struck by a "flying" cylinder rod that was inadvertently launched into the air because the cleaning bay attendant charged the closed-end of the cylinder with compressed air in an attempt to drain the oil. The problem was that the cylinder was equipped with an integral pilot-operated check valve, and so was born another needless accident!
SA-008	09/15/04	Worker gets blamed for deadly accident caused by poor hydraulic system design!
SA-007	09/01/04	SAE Code 61, SAE Code 62, and Caterpillar® 4-bolt flange confusion - There are many people who think that on-the-job training for hydraulics is adequate. Here is a prime example why it simply does not work. In fact, it can leave innocent people vulnerable to severe injury or death.
SA-006	08/12/04	Unsafe service, repair, and troubleshooting recommendations are running rampant throughout the fluid power industry - and there is no end in sight!
SA-005	07/12/04	This recommendation for air-bleeding a hydraulic cylinder could cause severe injury, or death.
SA-004	06/19/04	This manufacturer's recommendations for testing their hydraulic motor could, in our opinion, cause severe injury, death, or substantial property damage.
SA-003	05/27/04	A millwright with no formal training in hydraulics, suffered a non-injury accident as a result of an error made by a hydraulic distributor when crossing over a hydraulic directional control valve from one manufacturer to another.
SA-002	04/18/04	Stop! Before you "fly" another aerial platform into the clear blue sky, read this safety alert!
SA-001	03/12/04	What this manufacturer of coil-tubing machines recommends about troubleshooting their hydraulic system could, in our opinion, cause severe injury, death, or substantial property damage.