Federal law requires safety training before workers or students enter the workplace. The document outlines general safety procedures for the classroom and laboratory including emergency procedures for fires and tornadoes. It discusses common safety hazards like slips, trips and falls. Personal protective equipment should be worn when working and any accidents or injuries should be reported immediately. Good safety practices include keeping work areas clean and hazard-free and following all instructions when operating equipment or handling chemicals.

1. General
Safety
Rutherford County CTE
General Safety

2. Federal law requires:
Safety training before
workers or students
enter the workplace!!

3. General Office Safety
• https://youtu.be/5cqrZSnCsJ4

4. • OSHA stands for the Occupational Safety
and Health Administration, an agency of
the U.S. Department of Labor
• OSHA’s responsibility is to improve worker
safety and health protection
• OSHA 10 training will be provided at a
later date.

5. OSHA Citations and Penalties

6. Emergency Procedures
(Classroom)
• Federal law mandates that fire and tornado
procedures be posted above the light switch at
the main entry door.
• In case of emergency, listen to instructor
directions and/or intercom announcements.
• Evacuation plan for fires – exit nearest exterior
door, across main drive, and group together for
head count.
• Tornado drill – Interior hallway, interior wall of
shop/classroom, seated on floor, facing wall,
head covered.
• Know your employers emergency procedures.

7. Safety Rule
• A specific statement
about the behavior
allowed or not allowed
in a given set of
circumstances

8. Fire Safety
3 Things Needed to Start a Fire
Oxygen
Fuel
Heat

9. Classes of Fires
• Class A. – Ordinary combustibles, wood,
paper, etc.
• Class B. – Flammable liquids, paint, oil,
fuels, alcohols
• Class C. – Electrical
• Class D. – Combustible metals such as
magnesium that burn at high temperature.

10. Using a
Fire
Extinguisher

11. • P - Pull safety pin at
top of extinguisher
• A - Aim nozzle at base
of flames
• S - Squeeze/Press
handle
• S - Sweep from side
to side at base of fire.
If you can …
Then you can use a fire extinguisher!!!

12. What should you do???
Your lab partners
hair is on fire!!!!!
You use the….

13. Fire
Extinguisher

14. How do you put out a fire
in someone's hair or
clothing: Simply use a

15. ACCIDENTS
What is the #1 cause
of injury in the classroom?
HORSEPLAY
Most school accidents are caused by
not following the safety rules.
**Report all injuries ASAP to the
teacher!!

16. Accidents

17. Some Common Causes of Falls
Slipping on Wet Floors
Clean up all Spills Immediately
Tripping over desk/file
drawers, lab
equipment, Backpacks
Using a chair to reach
something above your head

18. Office Chair Safety

19. BODY MECHANICS
Always keep your back
straight and bend at the
knees, when lifting a heavy
object.

20. PPE’s (Personal Protective
Equipment)
PPE’s should be worn before you enter the
work area and before working!
IF you are hurt (cut, burned, etc …)
TELL YOUR TEACHER IMMEDIATELY
If in the workplace – tell your employer
Don’t handle BLOOD or BODY FLUIDS without
proper training and PPE’s. Infectious diseases
such as AIDS and Hepatitis are for real!!!

21. Blood Human Body Fluids
• Tell your manager/teacher so they can
take the proper precautions for clean up
• Dealing with blood and human body fluids
has become a greater concern because
– The spread of AIDS and several strains of
hepatitis
– You can’t always tell if a person is sick by
looking at them
– There are more antibiotic resistant illnesses
now.

22. Blood-Borne Pathogens

23. Ergonomics
• Applied science that
promotes fitting the
workplace to the
workers by modifying
or redesigning the
job, work station,
tools, or environment

24. Using Equipment
• Operate a piece of equipment only when
you have been instructed on how to use it
• If you think there is something wrong with
a piece of equipment, stop, turn it off and
tell your employer.

25. Dangerous Situations
• If you see a dangerous situation, report it
immediately to the teacher/supervisor
–Frayed or damaged electrical cords
• May cause electrical shock, fire, or a short circuit
–Spills on the floor
–Any injury (major or minor)
–Faulty damaged equipment
• Report to teacher/manager immediately
• Don’t operate equipment unless you have been
instructed how to use it

26. Chemicals
• Use only under supervision of
instructor/supervisor
• Read, understand, follow all label
directions.
• Keep in original container with label
attached.
• Store and dispose according to label
directions

27. Chemicals
• Chemicals should
always be kept in their
original containers with
labels attached.
• Spills (of any nature)
on the floor should
always be cleaned up
at once

28. What should not be tolerated
in the workplace??
Workplace
Violence=
• Harassment
• Verbal Abuse
• Threatening
behavior

29. Online Privacy
• Never give out phone
number or address to
people you do not know
online.
• Never post address or
phone number on a public
social media platform
• Never give out personal
information by email or
instant message because
you never know who you
are really communicating
with

30. Tell the instructor/supervisor
immediately:
• If you are hurt (cut, burned, etc.)
• If you see something in the
classroom/laboratory/shop that is
dangerous

31. What if there is an accident?
• Remember
–Report it immediately
–Ensure the scene is safe
–Clear the area and make sure
there is room for staff to get to
any injured person

32. It is your employers
responsibility to make sure
that a business is a healthy,
hazard-free place to work that
complies with government
regulations.

33. Safety
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