Chemical Handling
Before using a chemical for the first time, employees should review this document to understand hazards and required PPE.
What is a Safety Data Sheet (SDS)?
The purpose of Lockout/Tagout is to control this.
What is hazardous energy?
A loose handrail, blocked aisle, or damaged extension cord should be reported as this.
What is a hazard?
When an evacuation alarm sounds, employees should proceed to this location.
What is the designated assembly area?
A machine guard is missing, but production is behind schedule.
What is stop and report the issue rather than operate the machine?
This simple action can prevent countless incidents.
What is paying attention to your surroundings?
This should always be present on secondary containers used to store chemicals.
What is a proper chemical label?
This employee places the lock on the equipment and is the only one authorized to remove it.
Who is the authorized employee?
An event where no one is injured but could have been.
What is a near miss?
This document often shows evacuation routes, exits, and emergency equipment locations.
What is the emergency evacuation map?
You notice a coworker entering a restricted area without proper PPE.
What is intervene respectfully and address the hazard?
The safest employee is not the one who never reports problems, but the one who does this.
What is speaks up about hazards?
If an unknown liquid is found leaking from a container, employees should do this before attempting cleanup.
What is identify the substance and notify the proper personnel?
Before servicing equipment, operators must verify this after applying LOTO.
What is zero energy state?
Reporting near misses helps prevent these before they occur.
What are future injuries or incidents?
The first thing you should do if you discover a fire that is beyond your ability to safely extinguish.
What is activate emergency procedures and evacuate?
You see a near miss where nothing was damaged and no one was hurt.
What is report it anyway?
Safety doesn't happen by accident. It happens through this.
What is planning and preparation?
Mixing these two types of chemicals without authorization can create dangerous reactions.
What are incompatible chemicals?
**Daily Double**
Electrical energy isn't the only hazard controlled by LOTO. These energy sources may also require isolation.
What are hydraulic, pneumatic, mechanical, or stored energy sources?
A strong safety culture encourages employees to report hazards without fear of this.
What is retaliation or blame?
Employees should know the location of this equipment before an emergency occurs.
What are fire extinguishers, eyewash stations, and emergency exits?
A task has always been done one way, but you identify a safer method.
What is speak up and suggest the improvement?
A near miss is a free lesson that should never be this.
What is ignored?
The first thing you should do if a chemical splashes into your eyes.
What is immediately use the eyewash station and seek assistance?
The biggest mistake of all: removing this from someone else's lock.
What is their lock or tag?
This phrase describes fixing the cause of a problem rather than only treating symptoms.
What is addressing the root cause?
When a spill, fire, or medical emergency occurs, employees should stay within the limits of this.
What is their training and level of authorization?
You find a chemical bottle with no label.
What is do not use it and report it immediately?
The most valuable PPE worn in the plant.
What is your brain?