Greenville Rec

Community Center

Safety Training

Annual Safety Training

• Covering:

• Accident Investigation

• Access to Medical Records

• Bloodborne Pathogens

• Defensive Driving

• Basic Electrical Safety

• Emergency Action Plan/Fire Prevention

• Fire Extinguishers

• Hazard Communication

• Safe Lifting-Material Handling

• Outside Contractors

• Personal Protective Equipment

• Walking Working Surfaces

Accident Investigation &

Reporting

Accident Investigation & Reporting

• Accident

• An accident is any unplanned event that results in

personal injury or in property damage.

– When the personal injury requires little or no treatment, it is

minor.

– If an accident results in a fatality or in a permanent total,

permanent partial, or temporary total (lost-time) disability, it

is serious.

– Property damage may be minor or serious.

– Investigate all accidents regardless of the extent of injury or

damage.

Accident Investigation & Reporting

• In the event of an accident/incident or near miss move to a safe

location immediately when possible and contact 911 as needed

depending on the severity of the incident.

• Then contact your Supervisor or member of management you report

to, advise on incident and your involvement.

• The Supervisor will contact the necessary members of the Safety

Committee for investigating purposes and protocol to follow. Also

the member of management shall advise on what will be needed

from what was witnessed or employee reporting incident’s

involvement.

Accident Investigation & Reporting • Incident Investigation - When an accident or serious crisis occurs, consider if it

can it be handled by:

– Management and Injured personnel only

– Management and Safety Committee

– Safety Committee and Outside Safety Consulting Firm

– Depending on the severity of the accident/incident involvement of OSHA may be

required. This would be in the event of a death or an accident that involved three or

more employees having to be admitted into the hospital.

• Investigative Procedures will happen as follows - Define the scope of investigation,

select and brief the investigative team and make work assignments:

– Determine type and extent of incident and damage

– Evaluate normal operating procedures

– Review maps where appropriate

– Secure accident site and restrict access

– Identify witnesses and isolate

– Review precursor events

Accident Investigation & Reporting

• Investigative Procedures

• Interview witnesses

• Obtain evidence

• Take photos, videotape site, and obtain measurements

• Analyze data (including police and government reports, autopsies, etc.)

• Determine causation and remedial measures

• Conduct post-investigation briefing

• Prepare summary report

• Accident Investigation/Response Team

• Team approach critical – cannot rest on single individual who may be

unavailable or injured when crisis occurs!

• Chain of command must be established to: prevent confusion, and delineate

authority.

• Adequate back-up must be provided and trained in case of prolonged crisis.

Accident Investigation

• Know who to call in the event of an

accident

• Know where to obtain forms to fill out for

reporting

• Ensure the involved go to post accident

follow ups

• What are we going to do to prevent this

from occurring again

Access to Medical Records • All employees have the right to have access to their medical and exposure

records:

• 1910.1020(g)(1)1910.1020 Access to employee exposure and medical records. (g) "Employee information."

• (1) Upon an employee's first entering into employment, and at least annually thereafter, each employer shall inform current employees covered by this section of the following:

• (i) The existence, location, and availability of any records covered by this section;

• (ii) The person responsible for maintaining and providing access to records; and

• (iii) Each employee's rights of access to these records.

• (2) Each employer shall keep a copy of this section and its appendices, and make copies readily available, upon request, to employees. The employer shall also distribute to current employees any informational materials concerning this section which are made available to the employer by the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.

Bloodborne Pathogens

Bloodborne Pathogens

• Do you have occupational exposure is the

question?

• What does Occupational Exposure mean?

– When you can reasonably anticipate that the

skin, eye, mucus membranes or contact with

blood or other potentially in infectious

materials may result from the performance of

an employees job duties.

Bloodborne Pathogens

• What is Bloodborne Pathogens?

• Microorganisms in the blood and other body fluids

that can cause disease

Most Serious and Prevalent Diseases

• Some of the most common transmittable diseases:

– Hepatitis B virus (HBV)

– Hepatitis C virus (HCV)

– Human Immunodeficiency virus (HIV)

Routes of Entry

• Sharps

– Needle sticks

– Scalpels

– Broken glass

– Razor blades

Routes of Entry

• Open cuts and skin abrasions

• Eyes, nose, and mouth

– Possible indirect transmission of hepatitis B via dried

blood

Prevention

• Universal Precautions

• Personal Hygiene

• Personal Protective Equipment

• Cleaning Up Work Area

• Disposal Of Infected Material

Universal Precaution

• Assume that all blood and body fluids are contaminated and

handle them accordingly.

• Prevention begins with a mindset that focuses on:

– potential risks

– self-protection

• Consistently take every measure to protect yourself

Personal Hygiene • Properly cover open cuts and skin abrasions

• Never do the following in potential exposure areas: • eat

• drink

• store food

• smoke

• handle contact lenses

• apply cosmetics or lip balm

• Wash hands and exposed skin often

– immediately after an exposure incident

– always after removing gloves or other personal equipment

– as soon as possible after alternative hand washing method

Personal Protective Equipment

• Wear gloves when working with blood.

• Wear eye protection if there’s any chance of a

splash.

• Check equipment for tears, holes, or punctures.

• Ensure the equipment is clean and fits properly.

• Immediately remove any equipment that’s been

penetrated.

• Remove equipment properly to avoid self-contamination.

• Place used equipment in the proper container

Cleaning Up Work Area • Decontaminate all equipment and surfaces by soaking

them:

– in a bleach solution of 1/4 cup bleach to every gallon of water

– for at least 10 minutes

• Clean up spills of blood and body fluids by:

– carefully covering with a paper towel

– gently pouring bleach solution over towels

– allowing bleach to remain in place for at least 10 minutes

• Additionally:

– disinfect or properly discard any supplies used in clean up

Bloodborne Pathogens

• Do you know where your Bloodborne

Pathogen Kits are located?

• If you don’t have a kit, do you know who to

contact to get one?

Defensive Driving

Defensive Driving

• Drivers must have the

knowledge and skills

needed to avoid

preventable collisions.

• About two-thirds of all

collisions are

preventable.

• The life you save could

be your own or your

passenger!

The Safety belt law requires that every driver and every

occupant of a motor vehicle, when it is being operated on the

public streets and highways, must wear a fastened safety belt

that complies with all provisions of federal law for its use.

Defensive Driving

•Driver Errors

•Failure to obey traffic laws

•Failure to maintain your vehicle

•Discourtesy to other drivers / Combativeness

•Lack of Driving Knowledge

•Bad Judgment / Poor Decision Making

Defensive Driving

70 of every 100 will be injured in a crash during their lifetimes…some more than once.

Of every 90 children born this year…

One will die violently in a highway crash

during his/her lifetime.

Defensive Driving

Defensive Driving - The Goal

• Reduce the incidence and severity of motor vehicle crashes.

• And…

• To have all Greenville Rec employees get to work and home safely everyday.

Basic Electrical Safety

Electrical Safety

• Electricity travels unheard,

unseen, and rarely gives warning

of impending danger. Keeping

this in mind, there are basic

guidelines you should follow

when around electricity.

• Electric shock may occur when

an individual comes in contact

with the ground and exposed

wires of an energized circuit.

Good Electrical Safety Practices :

• Never expose yourself or others to energized electrical circuits. No work,

tests or adjustments on energized circuits are permitted. Lockout/Tag out

procedures by authorized personnel must be used where applicable.

• Make sure electrical tools and equipment are in safe working order prior

to use. If you have any doubts or questions regarding the safety of the

equipment, notify your supervisor immediately and have the item or

hazardous condition checked by the Facilities Maintenance and/or

Location Manager.

• Make sure electrical cords are free of cuts or nicks in the outer insulation.

• Make sure you are using the appropriate cord for the job and never lay a

cord in an area where it could be damaged by vehicular or pedestrian

traffic.

• Never unplug equipment by pulling the cord. Turn off the equipment

switch and then pull the plug from the receptacle.

• Surge protectors must be plugged directly in a power outlet. No surge

protector shall be plugged into another surge protector.

Electrical Safety

Electrical Safety

• If you notice; • Wires exposed

• Missing outlet plates

• Broken outlets

• Missing ground pins

• Shocks in or around areas

• Frayed extension cords

• Miss used extension cords

• Please report these immediately to your Manager!!

Emergency Action Plan

Evacuation

• When should you evacuate?

• Do you have an internal and external are

to gather all persons on the premises in

the event of an evacuation?

• Is the evacuation map posted for all to

see?

• Who knows who is where, day off, called

in sick, sent to the bathroom, ect.?

Emergency Evacuation Employee Responsibility

• Know the location of your closest emergency exit, evacuation route, and assembly point for your work area -- there may not be anyone there to tell you!

• Your Supervisor should review with you the evacuation procedures for your work area – ask if unsure!

• Keep emergency exits clear and free of debris in the event you must exit the building in an emergency situation these area should remain clear of potential dangers

• Evacuate the building and reassemble at your closest assembly point.

• Follow instructions from Emergency Responders and/or your supervisor.

• If the alarms are not activated, or fail to activate, the Emergency personnel will move through the building and order occupants to evacuate.

• Walk to your closest emergency exit -- don’t run, don’t push or crowd.

• Keep noise to a minimum so you can hear emergency instructions.

• Assist people whom are in need of help

• Move quickly to your closest assembly point and away from the building, unless otherwise instructed.

Emergency Evacuations

• Stay with your supervisor and other personnel.

• Keep roadways and walkways clear for emergency vehicles.

• Do not leave the site unless instructed to do so, by a member

of Emergency Personal, or Management.

• Report any missing personnel to Supervisor.

• Do not return to the building until notified by an Emergency

Coordinator that it is safe to do so.

While you are at your closest assembly point:

Emergency Evacuations

• If Severe Weather is approaching and there is a need to evacuate to a safe area.

• Proceed quickly and orderly to your closest internal safe area:

• Follow instructions given by Management.

• Sit against the wall with your head down and hands clasp behind your head, to shield your face from flying debris.

• Stay away from windows or areas where there could be falling objects or breaking glass.

• Remain in the safe area until an “All Clear” signal is given by Management.

What to do if a severe weather alert will effect your area:

Fire Prevention

Site Rules

• It is not an employee’s responsibility to respond to a fire with a portable fire extinguisher.

• Employees are not to put themselves in danger in efforts to address a fire.

• Employees are not to address fires involving:

– Pressurized flammable or combustible liquids / materials (propane tanks, fuel lines, fuel tanks, oil tanks…)

– Employees are not to address fires where there are flammable liquids in excess of 1 gallon (solvents…)

• Do not attempt to fight unless:

– Alarm is sounded.

– Fire is small and contained.

– You have safe egress route (can be reached without exposure to fire).

– Available extinguishers are rated for size and type of fire.

• Portable fire extinguishers for incipient stages of fires, they are not meant for structural fire fighting.

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Dangers / Elements of a Fire

Dangers Associated with Fires:

• Heat

• Flame

• Smoke

• Suffocation

• Toxic Vapors

• Explosions

Elements of a Fire:

• Fuel – Fuel can be any combustible material, solid, liquid or gas.

• Oxygen – The air we breathe is about 21 percent oxygen. Fire only need 16 percent oxygen to ignite.

• Heat – Heat is the energy necessary for the fuel to generate sufficient vapors for ignition to occur.

– Chemical chain reaction/Ignition – Fire is the result when right amounts of fuel, oxygen and heat, are combined in the right environmental conditions.

Revision Date: 2/26/09 39 Thomas & Betts Corporation –

Gadsden, AL

Classes of Fires

Class A - Ordinary Combustibles

– Wood

– Paper

– Cloth

– Rubber

– Certain types of plastic

Class B – Flammable or

Combustible Gases and Liquids

– Gasoline

– Kerosene

– Paint

– Paint Thinners

– Propane

Class C – Energized Electrical Equipment

– Appliances

– Switches

– Power Tools

Class D – Combustible Metals

– Magnesium

– Titanium

– Potassium

– Sodium

Class K - Fires involving combustible vegetable or animal non-saturated cooking fats in commercial cooking equipment

D

METALS

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Fire Prevention

Ignition Source Location(s) Control Procedure

Smoking Facility Wide Allowed only in designated smoking areas outside of the building and at

least 50 feet from fuel or gas sources. (propane, argon, diesel fuel…)

No smoking on forklift….

Welding

Operations

Facility Wide Housekeeping shall be maintained especially in all designated hot work

areas. (welding, burning….)

Only Maintenance and/or approved contractors are authorized to perform

hot work outside of the designated Hot Work. Hot work permits shall be

completed for all work to be performed outside the designated work area.

(the permit system also applies to contractors)

Flammable

Chemicals

Facility Wide Flammable materials shall be stored in approved cabinets and containers.

Flammable chemicals shall not be used or stored near heat and or spark

producing sources. (welders, grinders….)

Grounding and bonding procedures shall be used for Class I flammable

Liquids. (those having flashpoint at or below 100 degrees F.)

Electrical

Installations

Facility Wide Only “Qualified” electrical technicians shall install and maintain changes to

electrical equipment.

Portable

Electrical

Equipment

Facility Wide Portable electrical equipment and cords shall be UL approved for the

environment is which they will be used. All electrical cords shall be the

proper gauge and type of equipment they will be servicing.

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Fire Extinguisher Classes

Class A - Ordinary Burnable

– Wood

– Paper

– Rags

– Cloth

– Trash

* These extinguishers may use water, water

base, foam, loaded steam, or a

multipurpose dry chemical.

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Fire Extinguisher Classes

Combination ABC or BC

• Gases (Propane)

• Flammable Liquids (Paints, Solvents…)

• Electrical Equipment Fires.

* It's very important that you never use water on an electrical fire. Water conducts electricity and using it on an electrical fire could mean a dangerous shock for the person operating the extinguisher.

* The extinguishers may use carbon dioxide, foam, or dry chemicals to put out the fire either by cutting off oxygen or reducing flame.

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OSHA Requirements

• Provide portable fire extinguishers and shall

mount, locate and identify them so that they are readily accessible to employees.

• Only approved portable fire extinguishers shall be used.

• Assure that portable fire extinguishers are maintained in a fully charged and operable condition and kept in their designated places. – Monthly and Annual Inspection by Maintenance

• Replace and re-charge used extinguishers

• Annual training

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Fire Extinguishers

Operating Procedures

(P.A.S.S.) 1. Pull the pin

2. Aim the hose at the base of the fire (stand about eight feet from the fire)

3. Squeeze the trigger

4. Sweep back and forth with the extinguisher

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OK, It’s out…Now What?

• WATCH the fire area

– If the fire flares up again repeat!

– If you can’t control the fire, LEAVE immediately!

• Call the fire department to inspect the scene!

• Recharge or replace any used fire extinguisher!

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Hazard Communication

Hazardous Communication

• The OSHA “Right to Know” law requires employers to identify the hazardous substances in the workplace.

• The employer must provide information and training on these hazardous substances to employees with the potential of exposure.

• Review with Management where the

location of your MSDS book is for your

facility.

Chemical Safety Chemical Labels

• Labels are provided on chemicals for your protection. The

OSHA Right To Know law requires labeling of all chemical

containers.

• Primary shipped chemical containers must include:

Name of the product or chemical

Name and address of the manufacturer

Physical and health hazard warnings

• A portable or secondary container filled from a labeled container

by an employee for temporary use must also be labeled to

include (at minimum):

Name of the product or chemical

Physical and health hazard warnings (diamond hazard label)

Chemical Safety

Health (blue)

Specific Hazard

Reactivity (yellow)

Fire Hazard (red)

Chemical Safety MSDS •A MSDS contains information on health and chemical safety for a specific chemical or product.

•MSDS information typically includes:

Manufacturer name and contact info

Hazardous ingredients

Physical and chemical characteristics

Fire, explosion, and hazard info

Health hazard information

First aid procedures

PPE required for safe handling

Spill and leak procedures

A common MSDS found in your MSDS Book may be “EXPO White Board Cleaner”, use this as the example MSDS to look for in your MSDS Book and Index for your facility.

Chemical Safety Safe Chemical Storage & Handling:

• Store flammable chemicals in an approved flammable chemical storage cabinet only.

• Never store flammable chemicals near electrical equipment, because they cause sparks.

• When working with chemicals, always refer to the MSDS for proper PPE before using– if unsure how to handle safely, ask your supervisor -- DO NOT HANDLE

• Dispose of chemicals according to site procedures. Most chemicals cannot be poured down drains or thrown in the trash.

• Report Chemical Spills to your supervisor.

Safe Lifting/Material Handling

Back Safety

• Back injuries are considered to be the nation's #1 workplace

safety problem.

• Back injuries are painful, difficult to heal, and often effect

everything a person does. If you ever have experienced a

back injury, you already know this.

• Once you have had one back injury, you are more likely to

have another during your lifetime.

• By learning proper lifting techniques and the basics of back

safety, you may be able to save yourself a lot of pain, lost time

from work, and a lifetime of back problems.

• Use these proper lifting techniques when bending over without

a load. Bending over can cause back injury as well.

Why Back Safety is Important:

Back Safety

• Plan ahead before lifting

• Lift close to your body

• Feet shoulder width apart

• Bend your knees and keep your back straight

• Tighten your stomach muscles

• Lift with your legs

• If you're straining, get help

Proper Lifting Techniques:

Outside Contractors

Examples of Contractor Employers are:

• Construction Companies

• Utility Service or Repair Companies

• Janitorial Services

• Pest Control Services

• Food Service and Vending Groups

• Transportation & Shipping Services

• Raw Product Suppliers

Responsibilities

• Monitor all contractor activity at

location

• Ensure the area in which the contractor

employees are working are maintained

safe and free of hazards

Personal Protective

Equipment

Hazard Assessment

• A PPE assessment of all workplace jobs shall be

performed. The assessment will include the

following:

Department assessed

Assessor

Assessment date

Areas of department assessed

Evaluation method

A listing of required PPE

Equipment design

Equipment application

Employee Training

• When PPE is necessary

• What PPE is necessary

• How to wear PPE

• Limitations of PPE

• Care of PPE

• Employees responsibilities involving

PPE

Select the Right PPE

OSHA requires that you use the correct PPE to

protect your head, eyes, face, respiratory

system, hands, and feet.

When using PPE, be sure it:

Fits properly each time you use it.

Provides you with the protection you need.

Is comfortable enough so you can move and

perform your job.

Points to Remember

• PPE Assessment should be reviewed annually

as well as any time the work environment

changes.

• Training must be specific to equipment

• All PPE shall comply with government

regulations.

Use PPE

• Since it exists to protect you, you shouldn't consider PPE any more trouble than putting on gloves on a day when the temperature falls below freezing or wearing sunglasses when the summer sun is shining in your eyes. Any inconvenience or discomfort related to using PPE is a lot less than the inconvenience and discomfort of an injury caused by not using it.

Last topic, we are almost

done!!

Walking Working Surfaces

Slips, Trips and Falls

Slips, Trips and Falls

• Slips and trips frequently occur at work, but

occasionally they may become serious - falling down

stairs for example.

• The most common causes of slips, trips and falls are:

– Uneven floor surfaces

– Unsuitable floor coverings, including loose or torn carpet

(especially on stairs)

– Wet floors

– Changes in levels

– Trailing cables

– Poor housekeeping

Slips, Trips and Falls

• Slips, trips and falls can happen to anyone, especially at the office.

• Employee work spaces and hallways shall not have items stored on the floor that

would create a trip hazard getting in or out of these areas.

• All personal items should be stored away in proper places.

• Wiring for computers, telephone, and other such items, should be done in such a

manor to not create trip issues.

• It is important to keeps these things out of high trafficked areas.

• If you come across a spill, clean up immediately or contact the proper person to have

it cleaned up.

• With just these simple tips, you can make your office a lot safer.