IMT 120

CHAPTER 1INTRO TO SAFETY

Responsibility for Safety: Employer

• Your Employer must:–Select safe equipment

– Identify and control hazards

–Establish safety rules and procedures

Responsibility for Safety:

Employee• You are responsible for:

– Arriving at work in good physical condition

– Completing your tasks as trained

– Following the safety rules and procedures

– Using your brain, not just your back

Some Terms

• Accident – an unexpected event resulting in injury, illness, or property damage.

• Hazard- a condition that could cause an injury.

New Employee Orientation

• Tour of the work area• Location of medical care• Method of reporting injuries• Location of fire and emergency

equipment• Required personal protective equipment• Incentive and awards programs• Housekeeping requirements • Required department inspections• Plant safety rules

Bulletin Boards/Communication

• Required federal/state safety posters

• Additional safety posters on a wide variety of subjects

• Method of obtaining emergency care

• Plant safety rules• Plant emergency plan and map• List and location of all chemicals

used in each department

Training

• Required training for the job being assigned

• Use of powered industrial equipment• Safe handling of chemicals on the job• Proper lifting and carrying techniques• First aid and CPR procedures• Emergency evacuation, weather

emergencies, fire safety procedures• Information covered by signs and tags

Additional Training

• Use of forklifts and cranes• Machine safety• Lockout/tagout procedures• Use of respirators and other

personal protective equipment• Radiation, fumes, mists, gases, etc.• Welding and cutting procedures• Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)

Incentive Programs

• Some companies use incentive programs to encourage safe work habits– The incentives could include

extra time off with pay, bonuses, social events, dinners, etc.

Food For Thought

• Safety experts agree that a hazardous condition usually causes many close calls before it causes a major accident.

• On average a person may have 300 unsafe acts/close calls before a major accident occurs. • You are not guaranteed 300 unsafe acts/close calls

before you are horribly injured and scarred for life (if lucky)

• Safety committees are developed to allow employees and supervisors to meet and discuss safety issues.

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Fig. 1-1. Accident pyramid

Examples

• Not wearing required PPE• Engaging in horseplay, distractions, or

teasing• Operating any equipment without being

trained properly• Operating equipment outside its intended

operating range• Failing to secure or store objects properly• Failing to warn or give information or

signals to others

Examples Continued

• Working on moving equipment• Carrying, lifting, or loading in

unsafe ways• Making safety devices

inoperative• Using unsafe or dangerous

equipment or machinery• Failing to call attention to the

unsafe acts of others.

Unsafe Conditions

• Defective tools, equipment, or machinery• Dangerous work surfaces, work areas,

and elevations• Inadequate ventilation, illumination, or

work station design• Inadequate or improper warning

procedures and alarm systems• Unsafe clothing or protection devices• Slippery walking surfaces (floors, aisles,

steps)

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Fig. 1-2. Unsafe conditions in the plant

Inspection

• Before you can eliminate unsafe conditions, someone must first identify them!

• When you see an unsafe condition do something about it!

• Safety begins with you, not ‘someone else’

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Fig. 1-3. Typical inspection checklist

Recognizing Hazards

• Hazard- a condition with the potential to cause injury

• Electrical Hazards

• Chemical Hazards

• Mechanical Hazards

• Environmental Hazards

Health Hazards

• Toxic substances

• Routes of entry to the body– Inhalation 90%– Absorption second most likely– Ingestion watch what you eat!

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Fig. 1-5. Entrance of toxic substances into the body

Other Hazards

• Noise

• Radiation

• Repetitive motion

• Back strain

• Failure to listen to your gut

719.01-06Fig. 1-6. Correct method of lifting

Hazard Help

• PPE –Personal protective equipment– Sometimes the only way to

reduce hazards– It only works if you use it

PROPERLY!• Engineering controls

– Proper ventilation or a fume capture device

– Proper barriers , etc.

Type of Accidents

• Caught-between accident• Caught-in accident• Caught-on accident• Fall from above accident• Fall same level accident• Struck-by accident• Struck-against accident• Contacted-by accident• Exposure accident• Strain/overexertion accident

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Fig. 1-7. Typical accident investigation report form

Handling Emergencies

• First and foremost STAY CALM!

• Fire• Natural emergencies• Chemical spills• First aid and CPR

Safety Off the Job

• The moment you leave the plant your chances of being injured or killed TRIPLE! The most dangerous place to be is in an automobile.

• Wear your seat belt• Stay calm driving• Make sure you are machine

ready• Try not to give others reason to

target you

Safety in the Home

• Second most dangerous place next to your vehicle

• If it would be a safety requirement at work, make it a requirement at home.

• Just because it is a home environment, don’t be cheap.

• The person responsible for your safety is YOU not the manufacturer!

Any questions you have should be directed to

the Question and Answer Forum at this

time.