Safety on the Job

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Safety on the Job

• Chapter 9 Vocabulary Concepts needed for 25th
  Week Assessment

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Terms to know

• Environmental Hazards
• Safety-conscious
• Ergonomics
• Disability
• Workers Compensation
• Flammable
• First aid
• Toruniquet
• Universal precautions
• Citation
• MSDS
• EPA
• CDC

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What causes accidents?

• Lack of knowledge or skills
• Environmental Hazards
• Poor safety attitudes
• Unsafe behavior

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Lack of Knowledge Skills

• A worker who has not been properly trained to
  operate machinery or do their job can cause an
  accident

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Environmental Hazards

• Possible dangers or unsafe conditions in the
  workplace

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Poor Safety Attitudes

• Not taking the right attitude toward safety can
  put you others in danger
• Ex Joan decides to stop wearing safety glasses
  when drilling metal at work, they were too hot
  uncomfortable. A metal chip flew into her eye
  causing her to have surgery!

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Unsafe Behavior

• People who dont consider or practice safety on
  the job have poor safety attitudes.

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Unsafe Behavior Activity

• Look on pages 168-170 of your textbook under
  Unsafe Behavior
• Pick one of the causes, read the example you
  will report out to the class.

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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
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Unsafe Behavior

• Recklessness
• Bad Temper
• Lack of Consideration
• Disobedience
• Carelessness
• Laziness
• Fatigue
• Impatience
• Emotional State
• Use of drugs or alcohol

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Workers Compensation

• is a form of insurance that provides wage
  replacement and medical benefits for employees
  who are injured on the job.

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Preventing Accidents

• Stay healthy
• Use machines and tools properly
• Wear protective clothing use protective
  equipment
• Follow safety precautions

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Follow safety precautions

• Use ladders safely
• Lift properly
• Prevent fires
• Keep work areas neat

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When an accident occurs

• Call for help
• Provide first aid

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Role of the Government in protection your heath

• OSHA
• EPA
• CDC

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OSHA

• The occupational safety and health act which was
  passed in 1970
• Makes sure that there are safety rules and health
  standards at each and every job.

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EPA

• Environmental Protection Agency
• Keeping the environment safe and clean is a major
  concern for everyone.
• Works to eliminate environmental hazards such as
  air and water pollution

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CDC

• Center for Disease Control
• Works with worldwide, state and local health
  agencies to protect the public from health
  threats
• Mysterious deaths or illnesses

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Questions

• Why are knowledge and skill so important to job
  safety?
• What are some other environmental hazards faced
  by workers?
• How does a persons attitude affect job safety?
• Why is workers compensation important to you if
  you are injured?
• Why is it important to be extra careful when
  assisting a person who is bleeding or vomitting?