Chemical Safety
These are the two main resources for safety information for a chemical product.
What are safety data sheets and chemical labels?
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These are the types of injuries classified as musculoskeletal or ergonomic injuries.
What are soft tissue injuries (i.e., damage to or pain in muscles, tendons, ligaments, peripheral nerves, joints, cartilage, vertebral discs, bones, and/or blood vessels)?
Since many of us have been using ladders for most of our lives, inexperience/training is rarely the issue. This is what typically leads to ladder incidents.
What is complacency, distraction, inattention, etc.?
This is when personal protective equipment is required.
When is when you're exposed to hazard that PPE can protect you from and there is no better way to protect you.
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These are three hazards commonly associated with winter weather. (2/3)
What are increased risk of slips, trips, and falls; cold weather exposure leading to cold stress; increased risk of vehicle incidents?
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This is where you can find a safety data sheet if you need one.
What is in the shop/trailer and online? (It's best practice to also have an SDS when/where chemicals are mixed/prepared.)
These are signs and symptoms of ergonomic injuries.
What are aches and pains, tingling or numbness, shooting or stabbing pains, swelling and inflammation, stiffness or difficulty moving, burning sensations, and/or loss of strength or mobility?
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These are factors to consider when choosing the right ladder for the job. (3/6)
What are the work to be done, the work environment, the style of ladder, the ladder size and/or maximum reach, the duty rating (capacity), and the material of the ladder?
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These are hazards that protective gloves or sleeves can protect you from. (2/7)
What are cuts, hazardous chemicals, biological hazards, electrical hazards, hot/cold surfaces, cold environments, and vibration?
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These are ways we can reduce the chances of slips, trips, and falls associated with winter weather operations.
What are wearing appropriate footwear, adjusting our walking speed, adjusting our walking gait, planning ahead and avoiding problem areas, and utilizing ice cleats (where appropriate)?
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These are things you should always know about a chemical before you use it. (3/3)
What is:
-The hazards associated with the chemical?
-How to protect yourself?
-What to do if you've been exposed?
This practice is one of the most effective ways to prevent musculoskeletal/ergonomic injuries because it breaks up awkward/static postures, increased blood flow, increases tissue pliability, and allows a rest break from strenuous or repetitive activities.
What is stretch and flex?
These are the four components to safe ladder use. (4/4)
What are:
-Ladder selection – Choose the right ladder for the job.
-Ladder inspection – Make sure it is in good condition.
-Ladder set up – Set it up properly.
-Ladder use – Use ladder safe work practices.
These are hazards that eye and face protection can protect you from. (2/2)
What are flying or falling dust and debris, flying projectiles, splashing chemical or biological hazards, self-contamination, IR/UV radiation, and/or flying sparks or slag?
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These are ways to help prevent the development of cold stress (e.g., hypothermia and/or frostbite). (2/3)
What are wearing appropriate winter weather attire/dressing in layers, taking breaks in warmer areas, ensuring proper hydration and nutrition?
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This section of a safety data sheet gives an overview of the hazards, protective measures, and first aid measures associated with a chemical product, and is the section you should be familiar with (at a minimum) before you use a chemical.
What is Section 2 - Hazard Identification?
These are tips for avoiding injury while engaged in heavy lifting. (3/6)
What are preplan your lift and route, assess/prepare the load, lift with your legs (large muscle group) and not your back (small muscle group), Breath and engage your core, minimize twisting/pivot with your feet, and keep the load close to you?
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These are things you're looking for when inspecting a ladder before each use. (3/7)
What are damaged side rails, damaged steps/rungs, damaged shoes/feet/bases, damaged cap/top plate, damaged spreader bars, damaged rung locks, damaged rope/pulley, etc.?
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For a general, base-level of protection, these are the forms of PPE that must be worn (at a minimum) while on a contractor's jobsite or any other construction site. (3/3)
What are a hard hat, safety-toe shoes, and eye protection?
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This is how operating vehicles in winter weather conditions differ from operating vehicles in normal weather conditions. (2/4)
What is:
-When snow and ice are present stopping distance can be significantly increased and sliding or skidding is more probable when turning?
-Visibility can be limited due to low light conditions and/or increased/heavy precipitation?
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This section of a safety data sheet would tell you the appropriate PPE to wear while handling ice melt (other than section 2).
What is Section 8 - Exposure Control/Personal Protection?
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These are things that can increase fatigue or stress in soft tissues, which can increase the likelihood of ergonomic injuries (i.e., workplace risk factors). (2/6)
What are awkward postures, static postures, repetition, exertion of force, tissue compression, and vibration?
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These are examples of ladder safe use practices. (3/6+)
What are always face the ladder when climbing or descending, use three points of contact when climbing or descending, avoid overreaching by following the belt buckle rule, don’t use the top step or the top plate of the ladder, don’t place the ladder on or in anything to gain height, and store ladders in a place it won’t get damaged?
These are things you should know about your personal protective equipment before you use it. (3/5)
What is what is necessary and when it is necessary; what it will protect you from and what it will not protect you from; how to properly don, doff, adjust and wear it; how to maintain and store it; and when to get rid of it and how to dispose of it?
These are examples of conditions or practices associated with snow and ice removal that could lead to ergonomic (i.e., soft tissue, musculoskeletal) injuries. (2/5)
What are awkward postures (bending to scoop snow, twisting to throw snow), repetitive motions (similar or same shoveling or ice chipping motions for an extended period of time), exertion of force (lifting shovels of heavy snow, lifting bags of ice melt), and vibration (hand and arm vibration from chipping ice)?
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