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Types of Hazards
Mechanical
Chemical
Flammable
Electrical
Why do we need safety program?
It makes us aware of the areas that pose the greatest potential for risk of injury, illness, and environmental contamination.
Possible Hazards.
Unguarded machinery
Improper Lifting
Chemical contamination
Combustible/Flammable items
Noise
Ungrounded Wires
Poorly designed computer workstations
OSHA !!!
!!!!!!! STUDY STUDY STUDY !!!!!!!!!
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Requires: Employee training on hazardous meterial handling, access to information sheets, a safe healthy work environment for all employees.
Requires informed employees !!!
Mechanical.
How can we Protect ourselves?
Machine Guards
Lockout and Tagout Devices used during maintenance
Personal protective equipment
Properly trained workers
Safety devices on machinery...
Pressure clamps must be in place before the cutting blade can come down.
Light beam barriers
Required use of two hands
Barrier/Machine Guards
Machine guards can be metal or plastic.
Nip point: exist where two cylinders meet or come close to one another.
Lock-out device
The only way to prevent serious injury that would occur due to powering up the press.
Must have a key or combination to open a lock that keeps the power kept in the off position
Tagout device
A tagout device is simply a tag that is displayed on or beside the power switch.
Tag should only be removed from the person that has placed it.
Tagouts should include: Name, Department, Date and Time.
Preventative Actions
Do not wear a watch
No bracelets
No Rings
No dangling jewlery
Loose clothing
No ID ( Can get sucked into a press)
Do not have rags in your pockets
Do not leave hair Untied
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Wear protective glasses or safety glasses
Ear plugs
Disposable gloves
Aprons
Dust mask
Protects from VOC in the air
Have to have close toed shoes in the safety lab ( Foot Protection)
Chem. handling
Keep floors clean and dry
Never use chemicals or machinery that youve never been trained on !!!!!
Never take a rag to a moving press !!!!!
Safe lifting
Clear path
Check the weight
Request Help
When lifting bend with your knees
Keep back straight
Keep the object close to your body
Tighten your stomach
Deliver carefully
Chem. handling 2.
Do not pour chemicals down the drain !
Let teacher know when there is a spill
Wash your hands before you eat
MSDS SHEETS
Material Safety Data Sheet
Medical and health hazards
Flammability
Overexposure limits and effects
Spill procedures
PPE
Fire Prevention
Paper dust and Set-off powder vacuumed up or wiped off machinery.
Pour chemicals in a well ventilated area away from ignition sources.
Proper disposal of in or solvent soaked rags.
Know where fire extinguishers are located.
Properly label flammable materials.
Watch for potential sources of fire such as overflowing safety container and open chemical containers.
Know the evacuation route.
Noise
Excessively loud noise can cause loss of hearing.
90 dBA;s is the max level of sound that one can be exposed to during an 8 hour day or time limits and ear protection must be put into place.
dBA = Decibels: unit of measures for sound.
Ergonomics Hazards.
Fitting the job to the worker
When the worker is sitting, are the legs horizontal?
Lower legs vertical?
Feet flat?
Wrists flat?
Padded chair with rounded from?
Adjustable backrest?
Lumbar (back) support?
Detachable keyboard?
Work surfaces height and tilt adjustable?
Do keying actions
RED
Meaning: Danger – Safety cans, signs

• Meaning: Stop

– Emergency stop bar, button on machinery and

identification of fire equipment
Red continued
Red should be the color of identification for: – Fire alarm boxes – Fire blanket boxes – Fire buckets (pails) – Fire exit signs – Fire extinguisher location – Sprinker
more redῊ.
– Fire pumps – ALL safety cans or containers of flammable liquids

having a flash point below 80.

• (Flash Point) The lowest temp a flammable liquid can

form an ignitable mixture in the air)
Fluorescent orange/

Orange-red
• Meaning: Biosafety – Labels for containers for blood and infectious

waste. (must have the biosafety symbol in a

contrasting color)
Yellow
Meaning: Caution

– Tripping, falling and striking hazards. – Flammable, Keep Fire Away labels on cabinets – Safety cans, containers for explosives, corrosives

or unstable materials
Green
• Meaning: Safety – Location of first aid equipment. – Location of safety equipment (respirators, safety

shower, eye wash stations)
Blue
• Meaning: Information

– Signs, bulletin boards. – Specific railroad warnings against starting or using

moving equipment being repared.
First Aid Kits
3 - 4 sterile gauze pads (4῀ x 4῀ )

2 rolls of 4῀ wide sterile gauze

8 band-aids

6 butterfly bandages

2 triangular bandages (useful for slings and

lashing to improvised splints)

1 roll of athletic tape