It’s everyone’sIt’s everyone’sresponsibility!responsibility!

It’s everyone’sIt’s everyone’sresponsibility!responsibility!

Why Safety Instruction?Why Safety Instruction?

Why Safety Instruction?Why Safety Instruction?

Develop an awareness of hazards Develop an awareness of hazards and become more safety and become more safety conscious at school, work or at conscious at school, work or at home.home.

Develop a serious attitude toward Develop a serious attitude toward the use and practice of safety the use and practice of safety proceduresprocedures

To prepare for safety before To prepare for safety before entering the work area, in the entering the work area, in the work area, at a workstation and work area, at a workstation and on leaving the work areaon leaving the work area

To recognize safety symbols, To recognize safety symbols, color codes and safety equipmentcolor codes and safety equipment

Develop an awareness of hazards Develop an awareness of hazards and become more safety and become more safety conscious at school, work or at conscious at school, work or at home.home.

Develop a serious attitude toward Develop a serious attitude toward the use and practice of safety the use and practice of safety proceduresprocedures

To prepare for safety before To prepare for safety before entering the work area, in the entering the work area, in the work area, at a workstation and work area, at a workstation and on leaving the work areaon leaving the work area

To recognize safety symbols, To recognize safety symbols, color codes and safety equipmentcolor codes and safety equipment

Emphasis on Safety in Emphasis on Safety in SocietySociety

Federal GovernmentFederal Government State GovernmentState Government Local GovernmentsLocal Governments SchoolsSchools Private Private

Agencies/Businesses/IndustryAgencies/Businesses/Industry Manufacturers of tools and Manufacturers of tools and

machinesmachines

Federal GovernmentFederal Government State GovernmentState Government Local GovernmentsLocal Governments SchoolsSchools Private Private

Agencies/Businesses/IndustryAgencies/Businesses/Industry Manufacturers of tools and Manufacturers of tools and

machinesmachines

WHY?WHY? Federal, State and Federal, State and

Local Governments Local Governments pass laws in order to pass laws in order to protect citizens protect citizens (taxpayers)(taxpayers)

Schools are responsible Schools are responsible to parents for sending to parents for sending kids home in the same kids home in the same condition they arrive condition they arrive each day.each day.

Federal, State and Federal, State and Local Governments Local Governments pass laws in order to pass laws in order to protect citizens protect citizens (taxpayers)(taxpayers)

Schools are responsible Schools are responsible to parents for sending to parents for sending kids home in the same kids home in the same condition they arrive condition they arrive each day.each day.

WHY?WHY? Private Agencies/Businesses/Industry Private Agencies/Businesses/Industry

are held accountable for providing a are held accountable for providing a safe working environment for their safe working environment for their employees.employees.

1.1. (Law suits cut into profits.) (Law suits cut into profits.)

2.2. Company is less productive when Company is less productive when employees are lost or disabled. employees are lost or disabled.

3.3. Keeping experienced employees safe is Keeping experienced employees safe is more productive and profitable than more productive and profitable than constantly training replacements.constantly training replacements.

Private Agencies/Businesses/Industry Private Agencies/Businesses/Industry are held accountable for providing a are held accountable for providing a safe working environment for their safe working environment for their employees.employees.

1.1. (Law suits cut into profits.) (Law suits cut into profits.)

2.2. Company is less productive when Company is less productive when employees are lost or disabled. employees are lost or disabled.

3.3. Keeping experienced employees safe is Keeping experienced employees safe is more productive and profitable than more productive and profitable than constantly training replacements.constantly training replacements.

WHY?WHY?

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

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

What’s LuckWhat’s LuckGot To Do With Got To Do With

It?It?

“You won’t believe the bad luck I just had….”

“You have the worst

luck.”

That’s one unlucky

Break dude!

Tough luck!

You need to get a

clue!

That’s one Dangerous

dude to hang around with!

Loser!

I couldn’t help it.

It was an accident!

It wasn’t my fault….it was those stupid

old tires!

Who put that

there?!

Where Do Most Accidents Where Do Most Accidents Happen?Happen?

At Home At Home We We

Think Think We’re We’re SafeSafe

and Drop and Drop Our Our

GuardGuard

……and and that that false false

sense of sense of security security can lead can lead

to anto an

AccideAccident!nt!

Tool CategoriesTool Categories

The Four Categories of The Four Categories of ToolsTools

Cutting ToolsCutting Tools – A tool or machine that does – A tool or machine that does it’s job by cutting or removing material.it’s job by cutting or removing material.

Shock ToolsShock Tools – Any tool or machine that hits – Any tool or machine that hits or is hit by something to complete it’s task.or is hit by something to complete it’s task.

Torsion ToolsTorsion Tools – These tools work by – These tools work by twisting.twisting.

Material Handling ToolsMaterial Handling Tools – This group of – This group of tools are used to control material in a tools are used to control material in a variety of ways: Moving, holding, lifting, variety of ways: Moving, holding, lifting, pressing, prying apart, etc.pressing, prying apart, etc.

Cutting ToolsCutting Tools

Shock ToolsShock Tools

Torsion ToolsTorsion Tools

Material Handling Material Handling ToolsTools

Combination Combination ToolsTools

Recognizing Recognizing HazardsHazards

What is a Hazard?What is a Hazard?

A hazard is A hazard is a dangerous a dangerous situation situation that could that could cause an cause an accident.accident.

Three Types of HazardsThree Types of Hazards

Immediate HazardImmediate Hazard – A situation that is – A situation that is visible and presents an immediate visible and presents an immediate danger.danger.

Potential HazardPotential Hazard – A situation that is – A situation that is visible but could become dangerous if visible but could become dangerous if combined with other situations or events.combined with other situations or events.

Hidden HazardHidden Hazard – An existing dangerous – An existing dangerous situation that is hidden from obvious situation that is hidden from obvious view.view.

Immediate Immediate HazardsHazards

Potential HazardPotential Hazard

Hidden HazardHidden Hazard

Accident Accident PreventionPrevention

Accidents can be Accidents can be prevented by…prevented by…

Identifying and Identifying and correcting correcting

hazardous situations hazardous situations or conditionsor conditions

Accidents can be Accidents can be prevented by…prevented by…

Keeping tools, Keeping tools, machines and the work machines and the work

environment in the environment in the best possible conditionbest possible condition

Accidents can be Accidents can be prevented by…prevented by…

Follow Follow ALLALL Safety Safety RulesRules

Stay AlertStay Alert Don’t Take ChancesDon’t Take Chances IF IN IF IN

DOUBT….ASK!DOUBT….ASK!

Overconfidence is Overconfidence is HazardousHazardous

Know your limitations. Get Know your limitations. Get help when necessary.help when necessary.

Steps to Working Steps to Working SafelySafely

Steps to Working Steps to Working SafelySafely

Steps to Working Steps to Working SafelySafely

Steps to Working Steps to Working SafelySafely

Steps to Working Steps to Working SafelySafely

Steps to Working Steps to Working SafelySafely

Steps to Working Steps to Working SafelySafely

Steps to Working Steps to Working SafelySafely

School Lab SafetySchool Lab Safety The only law affecting work in school labs The only law affecting work in school labs

is:is:

Georgia Code 32-4201. This law mandates the wearingof 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.

Protective Safety Protective Safety DevicesDevices

Optional Safety DevicesOptional Safety Devices

Protective Protective equipment that is equipment that is available but the available but the individual must individual must choose to use. It choose to use. It does not work does not work automatically. automatically.

Safety Glasses are stored in Safety Glasses are stored in sterilizing cabinetsterilizing cabinet

Optional Safety DevicesOptional Safety Devices

Earphones Earphones protect protect against against permanent permanent hearing hearing loss.loss.

Non-Optional Safety Non-Optional Safety DevicesDevices

Protective Protective equipment equipment that is that is operating operating whether or whether or not we decide not we decide to use them.to use them.

Accident StatisticsAccident Statistics(Don’t Be One)(Don’t Be One)

What Body Parts Are At What Body Parts Are At RiskRisk

Accidents Take Their Accidents Take Their TollToll

Businesses spend $Businesses spend $170 BILLION170 BILLION a year on costs a year on costs associated with occupational injuries and associated with occupational injuries and illnesses – expenditures that come straight out of illnesses – expenditures that come straight out of company profits. In addition Lost productivity company profits. In addition Lost productivity from injuries and illnesses costs companies $from injuries and illnesses costs companies $60 60 BILLIONBILLION each year. – each year. – O.S.H.AO.S.H.A

Auto/Home owners insurance companies rates Auto/Home owners insurance companies rates are higher in some places These factors are higher in some places These factors determine the rates you pay: Where you live determine the rates you pay: Where you live (apartments vs. home) or drive the most, your (apartments vs. home) or drive the most, your sex, age group, your accident record etc. sex, age group, your accident record etc.

The higher the risk that they’ll have to pay, the The higher the risk that they’ll have to pay, the higher your rates will be.higher your rates will be.

Safety Agencies and Safety Agencies and OrganizationsOrganizations

Click on logos to visit web sites if internet is available

What Causes Most What Causes Most Accidents?Accidents?

Fire SafetyFire Safety

Three Elements of a FireThree Elements of a Fire

Sources ofSources of

Ingredient of the Air Ingredient of the Air that covers the Earth.that covers the Earth.

Oxygen Tanks (Oxy-Oxygen Tanks (Oxy-Acetylene Welding) Acetylene Welding) Very Explosive in its Very Explosive in its pure statepure state

Sources ofSources of

ManMan FrictionFriction SparksSparks Magnified SunlightMagnified Sunlight Electrical DefectsElectrical Defects Spontaneous CombustionSpontaneous Combustion

Sources ofSources of

A fuel is anything that will A fuel is anything that will burn.burn.

Different elements have Different elements have different different FlashpointsFlashpoints. (the . (the temperature at which a fuel temperature at which a fuel startsstarts to burn) to burn)

Describe how a Match Describe how a Match Starts to BurnStarts to BurnNot 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

The match continues to burn until The match continues to burn until one of the three elements are one of the three elements are

eliminatedeliminated

Take away the OxygenTake away the Oxygen

The match continues to burn until The match continues to burn until one of the three elements are one of the three elements are

eliminatedeliminated

Take away the HeatTake away the Heat

The match continues to burn until The match continues to burn until one of the three elements are one of the three elements are

eliminatedeliminated

Take away the FuelTake away the Fuel

Classifications of Classifications of Common FiresCommon Fires

Extinguishers are placed in Extinguishers are placed in easy-to-see & reach easy-to-see & reach

positions.positions.

Extinguishers receive regular

inspections

Our Fire ExtinguishersOur Fire Extinguishers

IF THE FIRE IF THE FIRE CAN’T BE PUT CAN’T BE PUT

OUT INOUT IN15 SECONDS…15 SECONDS…

Smoke kills more Smoke kills more people than the fire people than the fire

itself.itself.

NEVER USE WATER TO NEVER USE WATER TO EXTINGUISH:EXTINGUISH:

Flame floats on water / Water conducts Flame floats on water / Water conducts ElectricityElectricity

Both could cause serious injury or Both could cause serious injury or death.death.

Electrical SafetyElectrical Safety

Safety Around ElectricitySafety Around Electricity

Never Overload CircuitsNever Overload Circuits

Wires could get hot Wires could get hot enough to melt the enough to melt the

insulation and cause a insulation and cause a short circuit inside the short circuit inside the

wall.wall.

What is a Short Circuit?What is a Short Circuit?

Electrons are forced to move through the Electrons are forced to move through the device when the circuit is working properlydevice when the circuit is working properly

But Electrons will ALWAYS look for the But Electrons will ALWAYS look for the shortest path back to where they came from…shortest path back to where they came from…even if that means jumping (arcing) between even if that means jumping (arcing) between two conductors which could electrocute or two conductors which could electrocute or

start fires.start fires.

Safety Around ElectricitySafety Around Electricity

Capacitors Capacitors inside the back inside the back of your TV store of your TV store

over 10,000 over 10,000 volts and can volts and can

electrocute you electrocute you EVEN WHEN EVEN WHEN

IT’S IT’S UNPLUGGED!!UNPLUGGED!!

Safety Color CodeSafety Color Code

Safety Red

Safety Orange

Safety Yellow

Safety Green

Stop/Danger/Fire

Warning

Caution

Start/Safety Info

Whether at work or Whether at work or playplay

one goal to say:one goal to say:“Don’t let safety be“Don’t let safety be

stranger to thee.stranger to thee.From hazards you can’t From hazards you can’t

tametameyou may not look the you may not look the

samesame.”.”

References:1. Technology Today and Tomorrow. Brusic, Fales and Kuetemeyer,

1999, Glencoe McGraw-Hill2. Developing Shop Safety Skills. Jacobs and Turner, 1981, AAVIM.3. Making Safety Work. Heldreth and Smith, 1976, McGraw-Hill

Developed by:R. Steven Price, M.Ed., D.T.E.

Riverdale High SchoolClayton County Public Schools