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The article discusses a student in a hydraulics lab has killed using a jerry-rigged cylinder rod extraction apparatus. Topics include the idea has to have the tow truck provide the weight needed to hold the plate firmly for the cement floor has used to extract the rod gland; and the action of the vehicle bouncing up, the tires springing back to normal, and the cable losing tension caused the cable.

The article offers the author's opinion on the safety regulation for using forklift in the U.S. The author is critical on the decision of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and manufacturers in allowing the use of forklift as a substitute for aerial platforms. He states that they ignored critical safety elements of using forklift and suggests that they should focus on forklift maintenance training.

The article reports that safety depends upon the training in fluid power industry. The training given in hydraulics and safe practices to work on them reduces the risk for employees working in the plant. The injuries in the fluid power industry is due to several reasons including sub-standard engineering practices, code violations and poorly trained building workforce.