Safety in the work place

1. It’s everyone’s
responsibility!

2. Why Safety Instruction?

3. Why Safety Instruction?
 Develop an awareness of hazards and
become more safety conscious at school,
work or at home.
 Develop a serious attitude toward the
use and practice of safety procedures
 To prepare for safety before entering the
work area, in the work area, at a
workstation and on leaving the work
area
 To recognize safety symbols, color codes
and safety equipment

4. Emphasis on Safety in Society
 Federal Government
 State Government
 Local Governments
 Schools
 Private Agencies/Businesses/Industry
 Manufacturers of tools and machines

5. WHY?
 Federal, State and Local
Governments pass laws in
order to protect citizens
(taxpayers)
 Schools are responsible to
parents for sending kids
home in the same condition
they arrive each day.

6. WHY?
 Private Agencies/Businesses/Industry are
held accountable for providing a safe
working environment for their employees.
1. (Law suits cut into profits.)
2. Company is less productive when
employees are lost or disabled.
3. Keeping experienced employees safe is
more productive and profitable than
constantly training replacements.

7. WHY?
 Manufacturers of tools and machines
want to avoid lawsuits or recalls from
defective products. That’s bad P.R.
and will hurt sales. They also want you
to come back and buy their products
again.

8. Where Do Most Accidents Happen?

9. At Home
We Think
We’re Safe
and Drop
Our Guard
…and that
false sense
of security
can lead to
an
Accident!

10. Tool Categories

11. The Four Categories of Tools
 Cutting Tools – A tool or machine that does
it’s job by cutting or removing material.
 Shock Tools – Any tool or machine that hits or
is hit by something to complete it’s task.
 Torsion Tools – These tools work by twisting.
 Material Handling Tools – This group of
tools are used to control material in a variety of
ways: Moving, holding, lifting, pressing, prying
apart, etc.

12. Cutting Tools

13. Shock Tools

14. Torsion Tools

15. Material Handling Tools

16. Combination Tools

17. Recognizing Hazards

18. What is a Hazard?
A hazard is a
dangerous
situation that
could cause
an accident.

19. Three Types of Hazards
 Immediate Hazard – A situation that is
visible and presents an immediate danger.
 Potential Hazard – A situation that is
visible but could become dangerous if
combined with other situations or events.
 Hidden Hazard – An existing dangerous
situation that is hidden from obvious view.

21. Immediate Hazards

22. Potential Hazard

23. Hidden Hazard

24. Accident Prevention

25. Accidents can be prevented by…
Identifying and correcting
hazardous situations or
conditions

26. Accidents can be prevented by…
Keeping tools, machines and
the work environment in the
best possible condition

27. Accidents can be prevented by…
Follow ALL Safety Rules
Stay Alert
Don’t Take Chances
IF IN DOUBT….ASK!

28. Overconfidence is Hazardous

29. Know your limitations. Get help
when necessary.

30. Steps to Working Safely

31. Steps to Working Safely

32. Steps to Working Safely

33. Steps to Working Safely

34. Steps to Working Safely

35. Steps to Working Safely

36. Steps to Working Safely

37. Steps to Working Safely

38. School Lab Safety
 The only law affecting work in school labs is:
Georgia Code 32-4201. This law mandates the wearing
of safety goggles by every student, teacher, and visitor
participating in or observing chemical, physical, or
combined chemical physical activities involving
caustic or explosive materials, hot liquids or solids,
injurious radiation or other hazards.

39. Protective Safety Devices

40. Optional Safety Devices
 Protective equipment
that is available but the
individual must choose
to use. It does not
work automatically.

42. Safety Glasses are stored in
sterilizing cabinet

43. Optional Safety Devices
 Earphones
protect
against
permanent
hearing loss.

44. Non-Optional Safety Devices
 Protective
equipment that is
operating whether
or not we decide to
use them.

45. What Body Parts Are At Risk

46. Accidents Take Their Toll
 Businesses spend $170 BILLION a year on costs
associated with occupational injuries and illnesses –
expenditures that come straight out of company profits.
In addition Lost productivity from injuries and illnesses
costs companies $60 BILLION each year. – O.S.H.A
 Auto/Home owners insurance companies rates are
higher in some places These factors determine the rates
you pay: Where you live (apartments vs. home) or drive
the most, your sex, age group, your accident record etc.
 The higher the risk that they’ll have to pay, the higher
your rates will be.

47. Safety Agencies and Organizations
Click on logos to visit web sites if internet is available

48. What Causes Most Accidents?

49. Fire Safety

50. Three Elements of a Fire

51. Sources of
 Ingredient of the Air that
covers the Earth.
 Oxygen Tanks (Oxy-
Acetylene Welding) Very
Explosive in its pure state

52. Sources of
 Man
 Friction
 Sparks
 Magnified Sunlight
 Electrical Defects
 Spontaneous Combustion

53. Sources of
 A fuel is anything that will burn.
 Different elements have different
Flashpoints. (the temperature at
which a fuel starts to burn)

54. Describe how a Match Starts to Burn
Not enough friction to reach the wood’s flashpoint
Not enough friction to reach the red chemical’s flashpoint
Just enough friction to reach the white chemical’s
flashpoint which ignites the red chemical which burns hot
enough to reach the wood’s flashpoint

55. The match continues to burn until one of the
three elements are eliminated
Take away the Oxygen

56. The match continues to burn until one of the
three elements are eliminated
Take away the Heat

57. The match continues to burn until one of the
three elements are eliminated
Take away the Fuel

58. Classifications of Common Fires

59. Extinguishers are placed in easy-to-
see & reach positions.
Extinguishers receive
regular inspections

60. Our Fire Extinguishers

61. IF THE FIRE CAN’T
BE PUT OUT IN
15 SECONDS…
Smoke kills more people
than the fire itself.

62. NEVER USE WATER TO EXTINGUISH:
Flame floats on water / Water conducts Electricity
Both could cause serious injury or death.

63. Electrical Safety

64. Safety Around Electricity

65. Never Overload Circuits
Wires could get hot enough to melt
the insulation and cause a short
circuit inside the wall.

66. What is a Short Circuit?
Electrons are forced to move through the device when the
circuit is working properly
But Electrons will ALWAYS look for the shortest path back to
where they came from…even if that means jumping (arcing)
between two conductors which could electrocute or start fires.

67. Safety Around Electricity
Capacitors inside the
back of your TV store
over 10,000 volts and
can electrocute you
EVEN WHEN IT’S
UNPLUGGED!!

68. Safety Color Code
Safety Red
Safety Orange
Safety Yellow
Safety Green
Stop/Danger/Fire
Warning
Caution
Start/Safety Info