Hazard Communication
This document provides detailed information about a chemical's hazards, handling procedures, and emergency measures
What is a Safety Data Sheet?
The area of the body from your shoulder to mid-thigh, and is the area you are most powerful to lift and carry objects.
What is the Power Zone?
Keep both hands free for balance, rather than in these.
What are pockets?
PPE is the acronym for this.
What is personal protective equipment?
These are only allowed for temporary use, and must be stored properly when not in use.
What is an extension cord?
According to OSHA's Hazard Communication Standard, employers must ensure these visual items are present on all hazardous chemical containers.
What are labels?
Always lift with these bent, and never lift with your back.
What are your knees?
Always maintain this when climbing or descending stairs or ladders, or when entering or exiting your vehicle.
What is 3 Point of Contac (3POC)?
This document outlines the hazards associated with a job or task and is required to be signed by all partners upon starting a new job, and annually thereafter.
What is a JSA (Job Safety Analysis)?
Cardboard balers, trash compactors, or man holes, to name a few.
What are confined spaces?
The pictogram, featuring a skull and crossbones, signifies that a substance can cause acute toxicity or even death.
What is the toxic symbol?
Performing these every day is a great way to get your muscles warmed up and ready for the workday.
What are stretches?
When walking across icy or snowy ground, be sure to slow down and take these kinds of steps.
What are smaller?
The JSA determines this requirement.
What is required PPE?
These must never be missing from an extension cord.
What are ground prongs?
This word, either "Danger" or "Warning," appears on a label to indicate the severity of a chemical hazard.
What is a signal word?
The correct way to move a pallet to help avoid an injury.
What is push, never pull?
These are not allowed to be used while working, walking through the facility, or while walking to your vehicle, as they are a distraction and increase your risk for a slip or trip.
What are cell phones?
All safety glasses are required to have this ANSI designation.
What is ANSI Z87.1?
This device automatically shuts off power to prevent shock in wet areas
What is a GFCI
This section of a Safety Data Sheet includes recommended actions in case of fire involving a hazardous chemical.
What is the Fire-Fighting Measures section?
Heavier items, or items used more frequently, should be placed on this shelf.
What is the middle?
Given how easy they are to avoid, this percentage of trips and slips causing all general industry accidents is somewhat surprising and truly highlights how important maintaining housekeeping standards are and always paying attention to what you're doing.
What is 50 percent?
Elimination, substitution, engineering controls, administrative controls, and PPE are the 5 elements of this method of identifying hazards and protecting workers.
What is the Hazard Hierarchy of Controls?
At tkDC operators are considered both of these.
What are authorized and affected operators?