Inclement Weather
What is a safety hazard that causes vehicles to slide on the road?
Where is black ice
When using a chainsaw, what are all of the PPE required when cutting down trees and limbs that are overhead?
What are hardhat, face shield, safety glasses/goggles, chaps, steel toe or composite toe boots and gloves
As the temperature gets colder, what are the affects on the wastewater's settleability within the treatment process?
What is settleability decreases
When the weather gets colder, what is something you can do when getting dressed to be comfortable and warm throughout the work day?
What is dress in layers
What essential amino acid can be found in cheese, chicken, nuts, seeds, fish and famously turkey that is known to cause drowsiness?
What is tryptophan
To avoid slips, trips and falls on pathways after or during winter precipitation, what material can be spread out to create traction?
What is salt
When selecting the type of PPE for your hands, what is something different to consider when colder temperatures arise?
What is selecting appropriate gloves for the duties and environment.
As the temperature gets colder, what are the affects on the wastewater's biological activity within the treatment process?
What is the biological activity slows down or decreases
When working on things overhead, what is a crucial PPE item to wear?
What are steel toe or composite boots and a hardhat
What is a good rule of thumb that covid taught us when gathering with friends and family over the holidays to prevent spreading illnesses?
What is to stay 3 feet apart
What is the most detrimental affect on the WWTP during the winter time?
What is ice. *Ice can cause trees to fall, power to be lost or disrupted and can cause slips trips and falls*
What dangerous affliction can be incurred while in cold, wet and windy conditions? Hint: Body temperature will be less than 95 degrees Fahrenheit
What is hypothermia
As the temperature gets colder, what are the affects on the wastewater's dissolved oxygen (D.O.) content within the treatment process?
What is the D.O. goes up
What is the most common disposable PPE used at the WWTP?
What are gloves
You are working on hanging Christmas lights and decorations around your home that requires you to be on top of the roof of your home. How far above the portion of the roof that your ladder is affixed to would OSHA require your ladder to be?
What is three feet