Electrical Safety
A 15-amp outlet/receptacle has two parallel slots (May have a round slot for grounding pin) True or False
What is True? A 20-amp outlet/receptacle has one t-slot and one parallel slot on the top and a round slot underneath for the grounding pin.
What is leading cause of home fires and fire injuries?
What is cooking? Be alert, stay in kitchen, check food regularly, keep flammable items away from stovetop. (Heating #2).
LSR
What is “Life Saving Rule”?
The ______ _______ steps of a ladder is restricted from being utilized.
What is the Top Two?
What direction do you cut with a knife?
What is away from you?
Any device that draws over 10 amps should be plugged directly into the wall and not a power strip or multi-plug. True or False
What is True?
When are good times to replace batteries in smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors?
What are Time changes? (Daylight savings time and Standard time)
MSDS
What is “Material Safety Data Sheet”?
A straight ladder must extended _______ feet above the landing.
What is 3 feet?
What is the correct method to lift the lid from a pot of boiling water?
What is inside of the lid away from you?
More than one power strip or multi-plug can safely be plugged into a two-receptacle outlet. True or False
What is False?
What is peak time of year for fire related deaths?
What are Winter months? (Keep pets away from portable heaters, never leave portable heaters and fireplaces unattended, and keep flammables away from heaters)
RACE
What is “Remove, alert/alarm, confine/contain, and extinguish”?
Name 3 ways to help minimize the risk of slipping or falling when climbing a ladder.
Be attentive by watching your steps. Always keep yourself centered. Use three points of contact. The climber must have two hands and one foot, or two feet and one hand in contact with the ladder steps, rungs and/or side rails at all times. Do not carry any loads or objects in either hand that can interfere with a firm grip on the ladder. Do not pull, lean, stretch or make sudden movements. Always use slip-resistant footwear. Observe the one person at a time rule.
What do you NEVER use to put out a grease fire?
What is water? 1. Smother 2. baking soda 3. class B fire extinguisher
Extension cords can safely be used on equipment with a 10-amp rating or greater such as refrigerators, appliances, and industrial equipment. True or False
What is False?
What is recommended interval to test smoke and carbon dioxide detectors?
What is Monthly?
ALARA
What is “As Low As Reasonably Achievable”? Radiation
A safety practice that means that either both feet and one hand or both hands and one foot should be in contact with the ladder at all times.
What is the three-point contact rule for ladder safety?
How do you show drivers that you're turning right while riding a bike?
What is “Turning your right arm up at a 90 degree angle”? Turning left is “Fully extending your right arm.”
The total amp load for a computer, a monitor, and a stereo is safe to be plugged into a single power strip or multi-plug. True or False
What is True? The total load on an outlet is calculated by adding the amp rating for each device connected to the outlet. The ampere rating for equipment must be posted on the equipment. For example, a computer (3 amps), a monitor (2.5 amps), and a stereo (1.5 amps) has a total ampere load of 7 amps.
How much time is commonly available to escape safely if a fire starts in your home?
What is as little as one to two minutes?
AED
What is “Automated External Defibrillator”?
Setting up the ladder in such a way that for every 4 feet of ladder height, the base of the ladder must be 1 foot away from the building, wall, or surface it is leaning against.
What is the 4 to 1 rule for ladder safety?
Do you still need sunscreen in winter, on a cloudy day, or if you sit in the shade?
What is Yes! The sun's rays are still here in winter time and can travel through clouds and shade.