Ergonomics
Shoulder to Mid Thigh
What is the Power Zone?
The best way to prevent heat stress.
What is hydration?
What is a Muster Point?
Two workers lift a heavy mat incorrectly, causing minor back strain but no permanent injury or medical treatment.
What is an Ergonomic Near Miss?
The designated evacuation/assembly area for a tornado.
What is the Conference Room?
You should always bend at these two joints instead of your waist when lifting heavy objects.
What are the knees and hips?
This freezing injury most frequently damages exposed skin on the nose, ears, cheeks, fingers, or toes.
What is Frostbite?
A place to store unprocessed bulk overnight.
What is a Conex Container?
This is the ideal timeframe for reporting a near miss to a supervisor.
What is immediately?
Leading cause of death in the workplace.
What are Slips, Trips, and Falls?
It reduces the risk of strains and other lifting injuries.
What is Stretch and Flex?
For a conscious partner suffering from heat exhaustion, you should give them small amounts of this fluid to drink.
What is cool water or an electrolyte beverage?
The minimum number of smoke alarms needed for a 2 bedroom house/apt.
What is 3 alarms - 1 in each bedroom and 1 in the hallway?
Blocking an emergency exit with boxes or carts creates this specific safety risk.
What is a fire egress hazard?
Safety glasses, Steel Toed Boots, Gloves.
What are types of PPE?
This can be used to help with bringing items closer to you when in the bulk folding station.
What is a rake?
This non-freezing injury of the lower extremities results from prolonged exposure of feet to damp and cold conditions.
What is Trench Foot?
Pull, Aim, Squeeze, Sweep
What is the process of using a fire extinguisher?
Struck By, Foreign Object, WWS or Pulling
What are the most common types of incidents listed on the Near Miss form?
Unexpected startup or release of hazardous energy.
What does LOTO (Lock Out/Tag Out) help prevent?
You should avoid this specific movement while lifting or holding a heavy box.
What is twisting?
These painful muscle spasms usually affect the legs or abdomen after heavy fluid and electrolyte loss from sweating.
What are Heat Cramps?
The temperature that bulk needs to be at before sending to processing.
What is 120 degrees?
The main reason why you must report a near miss even if no one was hurt.
What is to prevent a future, more serious accident or injury?
Every Cintas location is free from injury, illness, collision and fire.
What is part of our Safety Vision?