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Mini 10-Hour Course

Mini 10-Hour Course. Standards You Need To Know. OSHA’s Philosophy. An effective workplace culture should value safety and health Employers should establish specific goals for reducing workplace accidents, injuries and illnesses Compliance with OSHA standards will never be optional .

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Mini 10-Hour Course

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  1. Mini 10-Hour Course Standards You Need To Know

  2. OSHA’s Philosophy • An effective workplace culture should value safety and health • Employers should establish specific goals for reducing workplace accidents, injuries and illnesses • Compliance with OSHA standards will never be optional

  3. Standards Addressed • Sources • OSHA 10-hour general industry and construction course • Most frequently violated standards • Root cause analysis of injuries, illnesses and fatalities

  4. Walking and Working Surfaces • Principal concern is slips, trips and falls • Survey condition of floors, floor holes, openings, stairs, ladders and platforms • Safe aisle clearance, no blockage • Platforms guarded by a standard railing (4’) • Ladders, stairs in good condition

  5. Means of Egress / Fire Protection • Fire extinguishers – training • Exits clearly indicated, sufficient, allow free and unobstructed access • Emergency Action Plan vs. ERP • Emergency escape procedures and route assignments • Procedures to account for employees following an evacuation

  6. Flammable and Hazardous Materials • Maximum outside a storage room or cabinet is 120 gallons of IB, IC, II or III • Transfer of class I liquids where spill can be contained, no sources of ignition, by safety can, pump or gravity by a dead-man valve • Electrical interconnection of metal transfer containers – bond wire

  7. Personal Protective Equipment • Conduct a hazard assessment to determine what and where PPE is necessary • Select and have employee use appropriate PPE • Communicate selection decisions • Select PPE that fits • Written certification of assessment

  8. Lock Out / Tag Out • Procedures for each type of machine • Authorized and affected employees • Release stored energy • One lock, one key • Training

  9. Material Handling and Storage • Stable loads • Proper aisle clearances, walkways • No overloading • Powered industrial trucks • Training • Assurance of training

  10. Electrical • Exposed live electrical parts • Lack of grounding • Extension cords • misused • unsafe • Breaker panel blockage

  11. Machine Guarding • Necessary for point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks • Prevent any part of the body from entering the danger zone during operation • Interlocks on guards • 7 feet above the floor, ½ inch openings • Mechanical power transmission devices

  12. Hazard Communication • Written program • Labels • Material safety data sheets • Training

  13. Bloodborne Pathogens • Exposure Control Plan • Safe Needle Devices • Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) • HBV Vaccination • Post-Exposure Evaluation and Follow Up

  14. Safety and Health Programs • Safety and health add value – safety pays • Loss history review, communication, feedback, incentives • Training and accountability • Safety committees • Safety inspections • Written safety policy manual

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