Emergency Safety
When a fire alarm activates, personnel must walk to this location outside the building.
What is the designated assembly area?
This is the minimum number of first aid kits required per site.
What is one?
This is the recommended amount of water workers should drink per hour in hot conditions.
What is approximately 4 cups per hour?
What PPE is required to enter the Red Zone?
What Is:
Eye Protection
Ear Protection
Safety Shoes
Hand Protection
Head Protection
This type of footwear is required on all AWS construction sites to protect against falling objects and punctures.
What is Steel or Composite Toe Safety Boots?
This person is responsible for providing instructions on exiting a building at the closest emergency exit during an emergency.
What is the Incident Commander (IC)?
For a shift with 51 or more workers, this is the minimum number of trained First Aid Providers required.
What is two?
This is the body's natural cooling mechanism that requires adequate hydration to function properly.
What is sweating?
Safety shoes at AWS must have this type of toe protection.
What is composite or carbon-fiber toe?
This is the milestone where the General Contractor provides controlled access to allow network cabling and turn-up activities.
What is Network Early Access (NEA)?
This is the first person to contact when a safety incident occurs.
What is the on-shift First Aid Provider/Manager?
AEDs should be located next to this other piece of emergency equipment where possible.
What is a First Aid Kit?
This is the least severe heat-related illness, caused by excessive sweating blocking sweat glands.
What is Heat Rash?
These are the THREE conditions ALL PPE must maintain at ALL times to be effective.
What is comfortable, clean, and well maintained?
Before using a ladder, workers must perform this type of check to ensure it is safe to use.
What is a pre-use inspection?
These are the FIVE pieces of emergency equipment that must be present and accessible at ALL AWS data center sites.
What is fire extinguishers, first aid kits, AEDs, eyewash stations, and emergency evacuation maps?
First Aid Providers must be recertified every this many years.
recertified every this many years.What is two years?
These are three commonly hot areas within an AWS facility.
What is hot aisles, generator enclosures, and loading docks?
This type of vest is required when working in areas where forklifts or heavy machinery operate.
What is a High-Visibility Safety Vest?
This is the final stage of construction where the facility is handed over to the operations team.
What is Power Facilities Hand Off (PFHO)?
When a safety incident occurs, ALL personnel in the immediate area must do THIS first before anything else.
What is stop work to determine if any active hazards are present?
This is the maximum response time for first aid to be accessible after an incident.
What is 3-4 minutes?
These are the five signs and symptoms of heat stroke.
What is high body temperature, lack of sweating, hot and red skin, rapid pulse, and disorientation?
This type of clothing is required when performing energized electrical work.
What is Arc Flash Suit or Flame Resistant (FR) Clothing?
These are ALL seven minimum PPE requirements for entering an AWS construction zone.
What is hard hat, safety glasses, high visibility vest/shirt/jacket, safety footwear, task-specific gloves, long pants, and shirt with minimum 3" sleeves?