OSHA REGULATIONS
PRECAUTIONS
LADDERS
FALL
BE AWARE
100
How should floors be kept?
Clean, dry, and in good repair
100
What should you do when encountering broken stair rails and slippery or damaged treads?
Report them.
100
How do you hold a ladder as you climb it?
Hold the rails and face the ladder.
100
To ensure sturdiness, never stand on ...... ?
On a chair, table or other surface on wheels!
100
What type of wear should you avoid?
Mainly baggy pants and loose shoes
200
What is required around floor and wall openings?
Rails and guards
200
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!!! HOW SHOULD YOU CARRY A LOAD?
Below your eyes to allow you to see where you are going, especially on stairs or around dock edges.
200
Where do you position your body while climbing?
Center your body between the ladder rails.
200
What should you do if you fall?
Roll with the fall.
200
For balance... where should your hands be located while walking?
On your side and not inside your pockets.. (as I sometimes do).
300
How should work areas be maintained?
Clean, orderly, and sanitary
300
Where to place trash?
In proper containers.
300
What do you use to reach high places? A ladder? Boxes? or chairs?
Obviously a ladder... !
300
How would you absorb the fall?
By bending your elbows and knees and use your legs and arms to absorb fall.
300
On slippery surfaces, how should you walk?
You should walk slowly, slide your feet and avoid sharp turns.
400
What should be free of clutter and obstruction?
Aisles, stairs, and passageways
400
How do you let others know that an area is being cleaned or repaired?
By blocking off/marking floor area.
400
Where do you place the ladder?
On level surfaces... Flat surfaces!
400
What should you do after you fall?
Get immediate medical attention!!!
400
DOUBLE JEOPARDY! WHOOOOOO! When you come in from rain or snow, what should you do first thing before you step onto surface?
Wipe your feet!
500
How should our ladders be designed?
Safe
500
What should you NOT do on platforms and loading docks?
Jumping on or off.
500
Which would you choose? A ladder high enough to reach your goal or a shorter ladder but then you have to step on the top to reach what you need?
A ladder high enough so you don't have to step on top !!
500
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!!! WOOOOO!! Estimate the number of Americans suffering from a fall injury per year in the workplace?
.........................1 million!!!!
500
Expect the ?????
......Unexpected!
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