Acronyms
Specialized clothing or gear worn to minimize exposure to hazard that can cause workplace injuries.
What is PPE
Oxygen, Heat, Fuel
What are the elements needed for fire?
The minimum amount if time hands should be in warm water while washing
what is 20 seconds
Max air pressure for cleaning.
What is 30psi
A by-product of flour milling that is used in animal food
What is feed/millrun
a critcal safety procedure, mandated by OSHA that ensures dangerous machinery is properly shut off and cannot re-energize while maintenance or repairs are underway.
What is LOTO
Class B and Class C fire extiguisher. Good for use on both flammable liquid or electric fires.
What is a CO2 Extinguisher
Headache, dizziness, thirst, nausea are signs of
what is heat exhaustion
An incident where no injury occurred, but one could have, and it must be reported to prevent future accidents.
What is a near miss?
Cleaning, blending, tempering, grinding, sifting
What are the stages of miling?
Information on chemicals used in the mill
What is a SDS?
Flour dust is highly combustible. When suspended in air at the right concentration it can cause a explosions or a fire hazard.
Why is dust control critical in a flour mill?
A portlable, life saving medical device used to treat sudden cardiac arrest.
What is an AED
Form filled out prior to entering a confined space.
What is a confined space permit
The starchy inner portion of the wheat kernal used for flour
What is the Endosperm?
regulations known as "practices" enforced by the FDA to ensure food is consistently produced and controlled according to quality standards
what is GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices)
Generating extreme friction heat—from dry rolls or belt misalignment
What can cause a roll stand fire?
Specialized for high-visibility combined with an internal electromagnetic metal strip made for food industries to ensure safety and hygeine.
What are blue bandaids?
It's ideal for confined spaces, to protection from onesself from self-inflited bumps
Why wear a bump cap?
17R, Type S, oxylite, zyme, asorbic acid, malt
What are enrichments?
A system that identifies and controls potential dangers from raw material to finished product
What is HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points)
The Method used for safely and effectively using a fire extinguisher.
What is the PASS method?
What PASS Stands For
Apply firm direct pressure
How to control/stop bleeding?
This standardized system uses pictograms and signal words to communicate chemical hazards on workplace labels.
What is the Globally Harmonized System (GHS)?
This rotary device maintains pressure separation in pneumatic systems while allowing product to pass through, preventing dust blowback and ignition risks.
What is an airlock?