PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-610
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 610
SEPTEMBER 2003
Shop Truck Is
Not
a Stand
M
echanics, using the aviation shop equipment contact maintenance (SECM) truck
When your bird needs maintenance in the field, always work from the aircraft
The SECM overhead rack is designed to carry cargo, not you! Standing on the
overhead rack to perform maintenance puts you in harm’s way and is an accident
waiting to happen. Without safety rails, you can fall off the SECM and break some
There’s a move afoot by the AMCOM headshed to add folding safety rails to the
SECM. Until then, however, do not stand on the rack to perform maintenance. Make
For those who use the automotive maintenance SECM, this change from
AMCOM does not apply to you. But it’s still not a good idea to work while stand-
ing on the rack.
d’you think
it’s
safe
to
stand up
here to do
maintenance?
no
way!
it’s
not
safe!
my platform is
for equipment,
not people!
I don’t
see why
not.
SECM…
PS 610
SEP 03
35
maybe
others
will learn
a lesson
from their
mistakes,
too,
gasper.
but
what
about
you?
do you have
to stay
here…
forever…
in this old
motor pool?
they
were
my
unfinished
business!
with the
release of my
uncles’ spirits,
I can finally
rest at last,
too!
…that those who
don’t practice
safety
don’t
stand a
ghost
of a chance.
so long…
and thanks
again!
g’bye,
gasper!
don’t worry
‘bout me. by
helping my
uncles, you’ve
also helped
me!
gasper’s
uncles learned
the
hard
way,
what every
good soldier
should know…
610. 34-35 (C)
8/1/03
3:51 PM
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