new employee safety orientation

New Employee Safety Orientation

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Session Objectives

Understand your role in safety and security

Get safety information

Identify, fix, and/or report safety hazards

Prevent and respond to fires and other emergencies

Respond to accidents and give first aid

Evacuate the facility safely


Session Objectives (cont.)

Apply ergonomics to job tasks

Lift and transport items safely

Use protective equipment

Understand machine safety

Understand basic electrical hazards

Recognize chemical hazards


Safety Statistics•More than 5,500

workers die from injuries each year

•Annually, 1.3 million workers miss workdays from injuries

•Employees with fewer than 6 years on the job sustain 37% of illnesses and injuries


Your Role in Safety•Company goal is an accident-free

workplace

•Your role:• Participate in safety training• Report hazards, incidents, and near misses• Maintain a safety attitude• Ask for help

•Company uses incentives and discipline to promote safety

•Company goal is an accident-free workplace

•Your role:• Participate in safety training• Report hazards, incidents, and near misses• Maintain a safety attitude• Ask for help

•Company uses incentives and discipline to promote safety


•OBEY all warning signs

•FOLLOW all safety procedures

•DO NOT take shortcuts

•DO NOT engage in horseplay

•USE common sense

General Safety Rules•OBEY all warning signs

•FOLLOW all safety procedures

•DO NOT take shortcuts

•DO NOT engage in horseplay

•USE common sense


Your Role in Security•Workplace goal is safety

•Follow procedures— keep doors locked, don’t lend your I.D., respond to alarms

•Report security concerns— unlocked doors, strangers, suspicious mail

•Cooperate with investigations


Report the incident

Alert co-workers

Remain calm

Show respect

Focus on problem

Workplace Violence: Know What to do


Where to Get Safety Information

BulletinBoards

Safety Supervisors

SafetyCommittee

Hazardous Materials or

Material Safety Data Sheet


•Keep your eyes open for safety hazards

•Fix what you can

•Report what you can’t fix

•Suggest ideas for safety improvement

•Keep your eyes open for safety hazards

•Fix what you can

•Report what you can’t fix

•Suggest ideas for safety improvement

Identify Safety Hazards


Slip, Trip, and Fall Hazards•Power cords, ropes,

hoses across the floors and walkways

•Open-sided floors and platforms

•Clutter in walkways

•Floors, wall holes, and openings

•Open pits, tanks, vats, and ditches

•Wet floors


Good Housekeeping•Keep clear access to

evacuation routes, emergency exits, fire-fighting equipment and first-aid stations, and electrical panels

•Keep walkways and stairwells clear

•Close drawers and doors

•Dispose of trash promptly and properly


Matching ExerciseMatch the items on the left

with appropriate actions on the right

Maintain Security

Stay Informed

Good Housekeeping

Identify Hazards

Prevent Violence

Report suspicious mail

Contact a safety committee member with safety ideas

Show respect to people even if they are upset

Keep alert for safety hazards

Keep walkways and stairwells clear


Your Role in Safety—Any Questions? Any questions about:

•Your role in safety?

•Your role in security?

•Where to get safety information?

•How to identify hazards?

•How to practice good housekeeping?


•Office equipment and supplies

•Electrical wires and equipment

•Materials

Common Fire Hazards•Office equipment

and supplies

•Electrical wires and equipment

•Materials


Fire Response•Know location of fire

extinguishers•Use the right

extinguisher for the job•Know how to use

extinguisher:• Pull the pin

• Aim hose at fire base

• Squeeze trigger

• Sweep hose back and forth


Accident Response •Call for professional help

(or inform supervisor)

•Call in-house emergency contact

•Give emergency first aid

•Report incident

•Maintain proper records

•Cooperate with investigation


•Contact trained first-aid providers if injured

•Use eyewash stations for chemical exposure to eyes

•First-aid boxes are located near your work area

•Consult material safety data sheet if exposed to spills or releases

•Protect against BBPs

•Contact trained first-aid providers if injured

•Use eyewash stations for chemical exposure to eyes

•First-aid boxes are located near your work area

•Consult material safety data sheet if exposed to spills or releases

•Protect against BBPs

First Aid


Any Questions?•Fire prevention

•Fire response

•Accident response

•First-aid procedures

•Evacuation procedures


DO

Adjust your workspace

Use a neutral position

Take breaks

Do exercises

Keep fit

Ergonomics


Slouch or slump

Use awkward positions

Use wrong tools for tasks

Reach and stretch for items

DON’T

Ergonomics (cont.)


•Assess load and route•Lift safely:

• Bend at knees• Pull load close to body• Face your load—

don’t twist your body• Let legs do lifting by

standing with back straight

•Don’t overextend when reaching

•Use a footrest if standing for long periods

Back Safety•Assess load and route•Lift safely:

• Bend at knees• Pull load close to body• Face your load—

don’t twist your body• Let legs do lifting by

standing with back straight

•Don’t overextend when reaching

•Use a footrest if standing for long periods


Back Safety (cont.)

Always bend at your waist and knees

Never twist your body

Extend your arms while carrying the load

Keep your back straight

Let your legs do the lifting

Which statements are true about lifting?


Material Handling•Assess load and route

•Choose the right equipment• Hand truck• Powered vehicles• Conveyors• Hoists and derricks

•Load equipment safely

•Push—don’t pull

•Wear appropriate PPE


DON’TDOUse plugs that fit the outlet

Check wire and cord insulation

Make sure electrical connections are tight

Keep flammables away from outlets

Keep clear access to electrical boxes

Electrical Hazards

Overload outlets

Fasten cords with staples, nails

Run cords through water or touch cords with wet hands

Use damaged cords

Use ungrounded cords or remove grounding prong from a three-pronged plug


•Right to know

•Hazardous materials list

•Labels

•Material safety data sheets

Hazardous Materials•Right to know

•Hazardous materials list

•Labels

•Material safety data sheets


Hazardous Materials (cont.)

•Ask safety supervisor

•Report all spills

•Follow spill or waste disposal requirements


Safe Driving at Work and Home•Inspect and maintain

your vehicle•Know driving hazards

and conditions•Back into parking spots•Wear your seat belt•Follow safe driving

practices•Keep your lights on and

use turn signals•Know how to respond to

emergencies


Any Questions?•Ergonomics

•Safe lifting and transporting

•PPE

•Electrical safety

•Hazardous material safety

•Safe driving


Play your role in safety and security

Look for and report hazards

Use common sense

Respond safely to emergencies

Follow workplace safety procedures

Key Points to Remember

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