How well do you know your SLT?
This SLT member:
- Didn't see a movie in a theater until in their 20s.
- Bleeds green due to love of their grad school.
- Grew up playing cricket and soccer in their teenage years
Finny Mathew!
As robotics and automation become increasingly more prevalent, this standard outlines the protection of employees from the operations within a machine.
Machine Guarding. (1910.212) — #10 most cited standard with 1,541 violations in 2024.
Eyewash stations in the lab get inspected at this frequency
True or False: Quest Contractors and Vendors have to follow Quest Guidelines and instruction, including wearing appropriate PPE.
TRUE!
If you bring a contractor or vendor on site, you are responsible for making sure they follow our rules!
The use of a structure and its indoor atmosphere to temporarily separate or protect individuals from a hazardous outdoor atmosphere.
This SLT Member used to work as a chef at an upscale French restaurant.
Dr. Mason
This standard requires employers to protect their employee’s heads from hazards, particularly these regions on the front side of the head
Eye and face protection (1926.102) — 1,814 violations in 2024. This is the 9th most cited OSHA violation.
3 feet or 36 inches - Emergency Exit pathways should be wider.
True or False:
All Visitors to the lab have to sign in and out with Security.
TRUE!
These diagrams are made from floor diagrams specific to the facility with arrows that designate the closest exit routes.
What is an evacuation map?
This SLT Member's Grandfather pitched for the Atlanta/Milwaukee Braves and Houston Astros and pitched the first pitch thrown at the Fulton-Atlanta Stadium for the Atlanta Braves
Brittany Smith
In a literal twist, these pieces of machinery can lift large amounts of pronged silverware, or most anything else, too.
Powered Industrial Trucks (or forklifts or electric pallet jacks) - (1910.178) — is the 6th most cited violation with 2,248 violations in 2024 so do not operate a PIT unless you have been trained.
True or False, in the event of a fire, Quest asks you to assist in fighting a fire by grabbing the closest fire extinguisher and Pulling the pin, Aiming the nozzle at the base of the fire, Squeezing the handle, and Sweeping the spray at the base of the fire (PASS acronym)
FALSE!!!
Your responsibilities include alerting those around you, evacuating the building, and calling 911.
True or False:
Contractors performing high risk work at the site are required to have additional training applicable to the tasks being performed.
True! This can be scheduled with Lee for the time being, but we are working on an electronic version.
A continuous and unobstructed path of exit travel from any point within a workplace to a place of safety.
What is an exit route?
This SLT Member enjoys theatrical productions and enthusiastically dresses the part for holidays.
Eric Jonkman
This standard involves choosing and setting up an extension, A-frame, or platform one of these
Ladder Safety. (49 CFR 1926.1053) it is the 3rd most cited violation with 2,573 in 2025.
In the event of a fire or a fire drill, where is the TSPOT Muster Point?
The grassy area across Distribution Drive.
All Contractors and Vendors that come on site need at least some amount of safety orientation prior to entering the lab depending on the work being performed. At the very minimum, each year, they need new copies of these two documents.
1. Visitor's Agreement Form
2. Visitor's EHS Orientation Pamphlet.
True or False:
If you have an employee needing assistance during a shelter in place or an evacuation, you should assist them.
True! There are different ways to help others needing assistance including getting a wheelchair, holding a door, performing the "Assisted Walk" (arms around two others' shoulders) or "Swing Carry" (two others join arms and carry the employee like a swing) maneuvers, etc.
This leader took archery classes because of an obsession with The Walking Dead character Darryl who used a crossbow.
This leader also attended Comicon to participate in a Walk Dead hunt.
Akeara Johnson-Cobin!
This standard outlines employer and employee responsibilities for communicating important hazards through labeling and Safety Data Sheets (SDS)
The Hazard Communication Standard (49 CFR 1910.1200 is the #2 most cited standard with 2,888 violations in 2024.
This employee group meets at least once a month to discuss safety topics, review metrics, PLAN FUN DAYS LIKE THIS, and discuss opportunities for improvement.
Safety Committee: a great resource any time you have safety-related concerns.
True or False:
In the event of a fire or fire drill, Quest vendors and contractors are to respond with the lab and security will grab the sign in sheet to make sure on-site vendors and contractors are accounted for.
True!
Once at your muster point, this activity is performed to make sure all employees are accounted for.
What is Roll Call?