Safety Bingo! Division of School Plant Operations In-Service October 12, 2016

1. Safety Bingo! Division of School Plant Operations In-Service October 12, 2016 Peter Park, Team Leader Laurie Lyons, Program Technician www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/facilities/safety/

2. Rules • Everyone take a BINGO card, SDS handout • P reads questions, raise your hand and say your name if you know the answer • l picks the first person, who gets to try to answer the question • Answer the question correctly to pick any number between 1 and 75 • If the answer is incorrect, we move on to the next question • Clear cards after 3 winners

3. Question 1 Question: What product document can you use to find safety and health information about a chemical product? Answer: Safety Data Sheet (SDS), or sometimes the product label.

4. Question 2 Question: This type of common, widely-available chemical product cannot be stored or applied at MCPS facilities by most MCPS staff, under state law. A few designated DOM staff are permitted to use this type of product on school grounds. What is it? Answer: Restricted-use pesticides (bug spray, weed killer, insect repellent, etc.).

5. Question 3 Question: You pour a chemical product into a secondary container (bucket, bottle, pump sprayer, etc.) for easier use and you will use it for more than one shift or you will share the container with another worker. What do you need to attach to the secondary container? Answer: A label with the product name, chemical ingredients, and safety/health hazards.

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7. Question 4 Question: What is the ratio (working ladder length to distance from base of ladder to structure) for setting up an extension ladder at a safe angle? Answer: 4:1. Place base at feet and hold the ladder with arms fully extended.

8. Question: These common devices must be plugged directly into an electrical outlet (not into extension cords, power strips, or surge protectors)? Answer: Heat-producing appliances (coffee makers, microwaves, refrigerators, etc.) Question 5

9. Question 6 Question: This common hazardous material can be found in many schools, especially older schools. It was widely used in floor and ceiling tiles and pipe insulation. It must not be disturbed by any employees who are not properly-trained and equipped to handle it. What is it? Answer: Asbestos.

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11. Question: Which of the following is not a mandatory online safety training course for building services? • Hazard Communication: Right to Understand • Safety Data Sheets (GHS) • Ladder Safety • Lead Safety Awareness • Bloodborne Pathogen Exposure Prevention • Sensitivity Awareness Answer: F. If you’re offensive, that’s not on me. Question 7

12. Question 8 Question: At least how high above a point of support does an extension ladder need to extend? Answer: 3 feet. Do not stand on the three top rungs.

13. Question 9 Question: These locations must not be used for storage because it can interfere with building evacuation in an emergency. What are they? Answer: Stairways, hallways, in front of exits.

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15. Question 10 Question: This unwanted substance, which can cause health symptoms and facility damage, can appear as a result of: • Water leaks, sweating pipes • High humidity • Poor HVAC operation What is it? Answer: Mold.

16. Question 11 Question: These must be installed on roofs to protect workers from falling off the roof wherever they must go within 10 feet of the roof edge to service or repair equipment. They are also required around roof hatches and skylights. What are they? Answer: Guardrails.

17. Question 12 Question: This state organization regulates MD employers, including MCPS. They enforce occupational safety and health regulations. What is the name of this organization? Answer: Maryland Occupational Safety and Health (MOSH). Call or email SSP immediately if a MOSH inspector comes to your facility and ask him/her to wait for me before starting the opening conference.

18. Question 13 Question: Why are you not allowed to operate gas-powered equipment (mowers, tractors, pressure washers, etc.) inside a school building? Answer: They release combustion-related air contaminants, including smoke and carbon monoxide, that can cause odor complaints, illness, and possibly death.

19. Question 14 Handout Question! Question: You have been provided a safety data sheet (SDS) for Austin’s A-1 Bleach. Using the SDS, what types of gloves are recommended when using this product? Answer: Neoprene (Section 8, Exposure Controls/Personal Protection; Page 3).

20. Question 15 Handout Question! Question: Using the Austin’s A-1 Bleach SDS, what should you do and what should you not do to help someone who accidentally swallows this product? Answer: Do NOT induce vomiting. Rinse mouth thoroughly with water. Drink plenty of water. Call a physician, hospital emergency room, or poison control center immediately. (Section 4, First Aid Measures; Page 2).

21. Question 16 Handout Question! Question: Using the Austin’s A-1 Bleach SDS, what should you never use this product near? Answer: Do not use this product near strong oxidizing agents, acids, metals, organic compounds, ammonia, oxidizable or combustible materials. (Section 10, Stability and Reactivity; Page 4).

22. Question 17 Question: Choose the correct answer related to personal protective equipment (PPE). PPE is: • the most effective way to protect workers • a last resort for protecting workers • always supposed to be purchased by workers Answer: B. PPE is a last resort because it is least effective. It requires proper training, fitment, maintenance, inspection, and use.

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24. Question: Powered industrial trucks (PITs) are any mobile power-propelled truck used to carry, push, pull, lift, or stack materials (forklifts, powered hand trucks, some tractors, sit-down riders). PITs can be ridden or controlled while walking. How frequently does MOSH require skills evaluations for all PIT operators? Answer: At least every 3 years. Question 18

25. Question: Which of the following statements about relocatable power taps (RPTs), extension cords and power strips, is correct? RPTs: • are allowed to be plugged into each other if an extension cord is too short • can always be used permanently if there aren’t enough electrical outlets • may be used up to 90 days to power Christmas lights Answer: C. See 1910.305(a)(2)(i)(B). Question 19

26. Nope, nope, and nope. Question 19

27. Question 20 Question: How much clearance is required in front of electrical panels? Answer: 36 inches (3 feet) and at least 30 inches wide or as wide as the panel.

28. Question 21 Question: What is wrong with this ladder set-up? Answer: Never place a ladder on top of boxes, barrels, tables, buckets, or other unstable surfaces.

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31. Question 22 Question: What device, available at all MCPS secondary schools and some elementary schools, can help save someone in cardiac arrest? Answer: Automated external defibrillator (AED).

32. Question: How often must portable fire extinguishers (PFE) be inspected by building service staff? • Daily • Weekly • Monthly • Annually Answer: C. Monthly Question 23

33. Question 24 Question: This type of personal protective equipment (PPE) requires annual training and fit-testing. It may not be used by building service staff without approval through Systemwide Safety Programs. What is it? Answer: Respirator.

34. Question 25 Question: How high must the ceiling of each building exit route be? • 7 feet 6 inches • 5 feet • 9 feet Answer: A. 7 feet 6 inches, with no ceiling projections lower than 6 feet 8 inches from the floor.

35. Question 26 Question: Which statement about chain saw safety is incorrect? • Fuel the saw at least 10 ft from ignition sources • Do not cut directly overhead • Wear PPE for head, ears, eyes, face, hands, legs, feet • Start each cut with the tip of the saw Answer: D. Do not saw with the tip, which can cause kickback.

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37. Question: This heat-related illness can cause death and occurs when the body can no longer regulate core temperature. Symptoms include: • Confusion, dizziness, fainting • Nausea, vomiting • No sweating and red, hot, dry skin • Rapid, shallow breathing and rapid heartbeat • High body temperature (>105° F) What is this illness called? Answer: Heat stroke – call 911 immediately. Cool; hydrate; move person to shady, cool place while waiting for EMS. Question 27

38. Question: Which statement about ergonomics is incorrect? • Pushing heavy loads causes less stress than pulling • Heavy objects should be carried close to the torso between mid-thigh and mid-chest • Proper, comfortable handholds make lifting easier and less hazardous • Back belts are proven to reduce workplace injuries Answer: D. Studies find no protective effect by back belts in the workplace. Question 28

39. Question: Which is not a hazard of poor housekeeping: • Tripping • Falling objects • Fire • Blocked egress • Paranormal activity • Pests Answer: E. Boo! Question 29

40. Question 29 Housekeeping is not just an indoor issue Injuries, fire, vandalism, mosquito maternity unit

41. Question 30 Question: If a school wants to install a new fence (or bike rack, or bench, or trees), what do they need to submit to DFM first? Answer: Facility modification project request (FMPR or FPR) form.

42. Question 31 Question: Frostbite is caused by freezing of skin and underlying tissues. Which of the following is not true? • Frostbite usually affects the extremities, hands and feet • Frostbite may require amputation • Symptoms include numbness, tingling, reddish skin with gray/white patches • Frostbite only occurs in freezing temperatures Answer: D. Frostbite can occur at temps above freezing because of wind chill.

43. Question 32 Question: How far below fire sprinklers must items be stored? • 2” • 96” • 18” • 24” Answer: C. All materials must be at least 18” below sprinklers – vertically, horizontal plane throughout room.

44. Question 33 Question: How many OSHA-recordable injuries (worker injuries severe enough to require medical treatment, lost time, job transfer, death) occurred in CY 2015 at MCPS? • 56 • 943 • 13,251 • 0 Answer: B. 943, about 6 for every 100 full-time employees, and $5,069,764.41 workers’ comp.

45. Question 34 Question: What web site provides MCPS-specific safety and health information for students and staff? Answer: The MCPS Systemwide Safety Programs (SSP) web site: www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/facilities/safety/

46. Question: Which of the following statements about aerial work platforms (AWPs), such as lifts and scaffolds, is not true? • Only workers with documented training are permitted to operate AWPs • All AWPs must be inspected annually by an approved MCPS vendor • AWPs must be inspected by the operator before each shift of use using a checklist • Fall arrest harnesses must always be worn Answer: D. Use guardrails. Harnesses for boom lifts, articulating lifts, bucket trucks. Question 35

47. Question 35 Schools may not purchase these Schools may purchase these

48. Question: Which of the following statements about permit-required confined spaces is not true? • Large enough to enter and work inside • Limited openings for entry and exit • Contain a hazard (hazardous air, low oxygen, engulfment or entrapment hazards, exposed live wires, fall hazards, unguarded machines, etc.) • Not designed for continuous human occupancy • Are not found at MCPS facilities Answer: E. Boilers, air handlers (sometimes), utility vaults, dust collectors, etc. Question 36

49. Question: What is the maximum wall area that may be covered with artwork or teaching materials (papers, posters, etc.)? Answer: 50% for sprinklered schools; 20% for non-sprinklered schools. Question 37

50. Question: Which of the following statements about chemical-resistant gloves is not true? • No glove material protects against all chemicals • Gloves should always be inspected before each use for damage, wear, poor fitment • Worker who need to wear gloves must be trained to use them properly • You don’t need to try to minimize chemical contact if you’re wearing gloves Answer: D. No gloves are indestructible – chemicals will break them down and penetrate/permeate, so always minimize chemical contact. Question 38