Slips/Trips/Falls
General Safety
Materials Handling
Equipment
Injury Statistics
100
This is the animal that displays proper walking technique on slippery surfaces.
What is a Penguin
100
This is one way you can reduce the effects of repetitive motion stress on your body while at work.
What is rotate away to other tasks regularly.
100
This is the safe technique used to lift a small or light weight object off the floor or out of the bottom of a tall container.
What is the golfer's lift/kick.
100
This is the recommended technique to use when pulling equipment.
What is face the equipment and use two hands.
100
This is the % of all workplace injuries that result in unsafe worker habits.
What 80%.
200
This is what you should do when you come across a spill or are informed of a spill in the building. This question has three possible answers.
What is #1: Clean the spill up immediately. #2: Block off the area if you can't get to it right away. #3: Let your team know about it.
200
Using 3 points of contact is a key safe work practice when performing this task at work?
What is stair climbing.
200
This is one of the ways to avoid twisting when lifting/loading trash into the compactor.
What is pivot your feet or position yourself at a 45 degree angle between the trash cart and compactor.
200
This is one of the proper techniques used when mopping.
What is holding the mop close move feet "dance" with the mop figure eight motions move shoulders with hips
200
This was the #1 cause of employee injury over the past year for Bloomington School District.
What is slips/trips/falls
300
This is what must be redirected to ensure water doesn't run on the sidewalks and walkways.
What are gutters and drains
300
This is one of the two safe methods for opening the spring-assisted door on the trash compactor.
What is using your foot or making sure your head is out of the way when opening with your hand.
300
This is something you need to be aware of prior to lifting trash and/or any other items.
What is the weight content of the load.
300
This is an alternative way to locking/unlocking the cafeteria table instead of reaching with your hand.
What is use your foot
300
This was the top cause of employee injury for the Buildings & Grounds department over the past two years.
What is Struck by/against
400
This is a safe method for cord management when using the back pack vac to vacuum in a classroom.
What is carry the cord to the furthest point to get the cord around the catch areas.
400
This is something you can do before, during, and after work to help reduce the risk of strains and sprains, improve flexibility, and reverse the stress placed on your muscles and joints during work activity.
What is stretching.
400
This is an alternative to emptying recycleables one at a time into the recycle container.
What is ask a co-worker to help you lift and dump the items in the rolling container into the recycle bin.
400
This is the least safe technique to use when pulling tables and other equipment.
What is pulling with one arm extended back.
400
This was the 2nd leading cause of employee injury in the Buildings & Grounds department over the past two years.
What is lifting/materials handling
500
Name the engineering control used on porus tile (typically found in kitchen applications) that helps prevent slips and falls.
What is Slipfix Technologies
500
Name two important safety points when using a ladder at work.
What is: check the weight rating ensure the legs are fullly open with braces extended/locked hands should be emptying when climbing don't stand on top two rungs climb with both hands
500
This is one safe technique used when lifting items above shoulder level.
What is a one-foot-forward stance one hand under and one hand on side
500
When dry mopping during the high humidity season, this is a product that can be used to reduce the friction.
What is mop oil.
500
This was the #1 cause of employee slips/falls in the Buildings & Grounds department over the past two years.
What is outdoor snow/ice.
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