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SAFETY - CHAPTER 2. Classroom Manual Page 26. OBJECTIVES. Explain how safety practices are part of professional behavior. Dress safely and Professionally. Recognize fire hazards. Inspect equipment for unsafe conditions. Work properly around batteries.
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SAFETY - CHAPTER 2 • Classroom Manual • Page 26
OBJECTIVES • Explain how safety practices are part of professional behavior. • Dress safely and Professionally. • Recognize fire hazards. • Inspect equipment for unsafe conditions. • Work properly around batteries. • Explain how to respond to an accident. • Identify hazardous materials.
INTRODUCTION • Safety is the condition of being safe from injury or loss. • “Think before you act.” Page 26
Be safety-minded in the shop. • Personal Safety • Technician should be conscious of safety for himself & others around him. Page 26
Dress and Appearance • A tech's dress & appearance reflects on their work. • Rotating Pulleys and Belts ensure safety working around them. • Technician to remove jewelry. • Foot Protection - steel toe work shoes. • Safety Glasses Page 28 • Hand Protection
Hand protection is needed. • When working with chemical cleaners strong acid or bases. • Safe Work Practices Page 28
Method for lifting heavy objects. • Method for using wrenches to protect fingers and hands. • Safe Work Areas Page 22 Lab Manual
Good housekeeping & who is responsible for it. • Fire Hazards and Prevention • Never store gas in an open container. • Store rags in metal containers with self closing lid.
Rags • Volatility of rags and how they burn. • Use of a rag safety can and the need to keep it empty. • Different types of fire extinguishers knowing how to use them.
Safe Tools and Equipment • Inspections all tools and equipment. • Hand Tool Safety inspect tools before use. • Equipment Safety • Discuss the different equipment in the shop and the need to inspect it periodically.
Batteries • Causes of battery accidents. • Discuss how to handle a battery safely. • Jump Starting • Discuss the method for jump starting a vehicle safely. Page 24 Lab Manual
Electrical System Repairs • Accidents • Discuss shop accidents in general and their causes. • First Aid • First-aid kit is located and how to use it. • Eyewash fountain, located in machine shop, and safety shields.
Hazardous Materials • What hazardous materials consist of? • Right-to-Know Law • Laws that are included in the Right-to-Know Laws. • Hazardous Wastes
Common Sense Safety Rules • Common sense rules that apply to all shops and explain that there may be other rules in specific shops of which they might need to be aware.