Acronym
This acronym found in the breakrooms and by the trash in receiving lets employees know what items are hazardous.
What is STOP
These two serious conditions are important to monitor for in extreme heat conditions. Symptoms include dizziness, fatigue, muscle cramps, fainting, and headache.
What are Heat Exhaustion and Heat Stroke?
This piece of PPE is required when working with chemicals and while making a bale at the compacter.
What are safety glasses?
Always marked with a CAUTION sign telling employees not to enter, examples of these areas include the baler and beneath the receiving docks.
What are Confined Spaces?
Food Court, Bakery, Deli, and Meat Department employees will always be wearing these to avoid a fall.
What are slip resistant shoes?
An acronym used for individual safety items such as safety glasses, slip resistant shoes, and latex gloves.
What is PPE?
The proper number of layers to wear when working outside in cold temperatures.
What is Three?
These two pieces of equipment are essential to anyone pushing carts on the lot.
What are safety vests and rope?
These words are represented by the abbreviation PPE.
What is Personal Protective Equipment?
Employees pushing carts would know that this is the maximum number of carts that should be pushed at at single time.
How much are 10 carts?
When lifting it is best to use this acronym first.
What is THINK?
This severe weather alert is when the conditions are right for a tornado to develop, and the first indication employees should be prepared to seek shelter if conditions worsen.
What is a Tornado Watch?
This rule is the minimum amount of distance the operator of any powered equipment is to maintain from pedestrians.
What is the 4 foot rule?
It is best to avoid twisting, use golfers stance and THINK when doing these tasks.
What are Lifting and Ergonomics?
Forklift drivers would know that this is maximum amount of overhang for pallets in the steel.
How much is three inches?
Shortened to PASS, these four words are the best practice for using a fire extinguisher.
What are Pull, Aim, Squeeze, and Spray?
This numerical memory device, is the method for employees working outdoors to know when to seek shelter and for how long.
What is 30/30?
Found on a yellow sticker on every phone in the warehouse is the number to call to obtain this item about potential HazCom.
What is SDS?
These items should be inspected by employees before each use to ensure they are not damaged and ensure falls don't occur.
What are ladders?
Member Service employees would know that temperature readings are required while doing the safety walk at these times.
What are odd hours.
Represented by the N in THINK, this lifting practice deals with back alignment.
What is Neutral Spine?
In this amount of time exposed skin can become frostbitten in extreme cold weather.
How long is 30 sec?
Also the name of a famous northern US city, this is the name of the tie off point used to avoid falls on lifts.
What is Anchorage?
Use of spill kits, disposing of chemicals, and a gasoline leak all fall under this type of warehouse safety.
What is HazCom?
Seen by employees of many departments and able to be used by any qualified employee, this life saving device is located in Receiving and inside the office.
What is an AED?