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Be Safety Conscious at Home, Work, Be Safety Conscious at Home, Work, Everywhere!Everywhere!

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Common to Safety at ALL Jobs:

• Knowledge of job and equipment using. Ask questions if you don’t know! Be sure!

• Ask for training! Try to continually improve and perfect your safety skills.

• Have a positive attitude towards safety.• Avoid unsafe habits. No “horseplay”.• Be well-rested when you go to work.• Accept the fact that you are not invincible.

Minimal Safety Guidelines that YOU should Observe on

ANY job!• Always use all safety equipment provided.• Know your equipment-How to use it properly• Use Adequate Lighting.• Make sure that there is proper ventilation.• Know your limitations!• Learn all you can about your job. • Use your knowledge to protect yourself from

injury.

You Are:

• The MOST important person using personal protection equipment.

• In the MOST control of putting tools away.• The MOST responsible for your own safety.• Responsible for preventing injuries due to

accidents.• Responsible for taking action to avoid injury from

using harmful materials.• Aware that your attitude towards safety may

change when you are tired, excited, or angry.

Highest Cause of Accidents

Human Failure– Not Bad Materials– Not Faulty Equipment

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Should be learned:– On the job– At home– In school

Important Factors– Develop a good attitude toward safety!– You’re the most important person involved

in personal protection equipment and safety

Safety EducationWho’s most affected by injury?

– Fellow employees– You– Your family

Important Benefits:– Self-preservation– Material gain– Chances for advancement

Never say… accidents will happen regardless of what I do!

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How to avoid injuries:– Clean up after yourself– Inspect your jobsite for hazards– Use the proper tools for the right

job– Learn how to use the tool correctly

before using– Remove jewelry and loose clothing

Important Points:– You’re the most responsible

person involved in your safety– Safety is everyone’s concern!!!

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Warning Signs for Hazards:– Not maintaining a positive

attitude toward safety.– Not reporting faulty or worn out

safety equipment– Not cleaning up your worksite on

a daily basis to avoid potential accidents

– Not ensuring that all gears, moving parts, and belts are protected with guards

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Warning Signs for Hazards:– Not wearing or using adequate

safety equipment at all times– Not using proper lifting

techniques at all times– Not checking or following for

safety procedures at all times– Not applying a proven remedy

for accident prevention

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Who Enforces Workplace Safety:– OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)

• Act passed by Congress to assure safe and healthy working conditions for every man and woman and to preserve our human resources.

– Secretary of Labor– Employer– Your Co-op Teacher– Yourself

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– Accidents happen everywhere and to everyone, even at home

– The more serious accidents happen at home

– Getting to work can be more dangerous than the job itself

– Falling is the most common accident at home

General Information About Safety:

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General Information About Safety:– Human error causes the unsafe behavior– Greatest # of deaths from drugs, alcohol, &

cars happen to 16-24 year-olds– Carelessness is the most common cause of

accidents– You attitude toward safety can change when

you’re tired, excited, and angry

Safety Making Safety a Habit!

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