PPE
Equipment that an employee can wear to minimize workplace hazards
What is PPE?
An observation card to identify an unsafe condition/area or equipment.
What is a S.L.A.M Dunk?
Microorganisms that are transmitted through the bloodstream that can cause viruses.
What are Bloodborne Pathogens?
A 24/7 telephone triage nurse service that is there to help assess employees after an injury incident.
What is medcor?
The following traits of this principles shows when two trucks are passing each other in an aisle, only one truck can move at a time.
What are Passing Principles?
An article of personal protective clothing (PPE) used to protect the head from falling objects, impacts from falls, and other types of head trauma.
What is a hard hat?
Stop Look Access and Manage
What does the acronym S.L.A.M. stand for?
The 2 main viruses that can be transmitted the blood and other bodily fluids from person to person.
What is HBV and HIV?
The right to examine and obtain copies of medical and exposure records.
What is Access?
Body must stay fully in the operator compartment during operations. There will always be 5 points of contact while on the equipment and 3 points of contact when stepping off.
What is Body Awareness?
An insulated garment worn by people working in a cold chain logistics environment to provide increased insulation without the bulk.
What is a freezer suit?
An event which has the potential to lead to injury to personnel, or damage to property or the environment, product or breach of security.
What is a near miss?
A kit that is used to help assist with a bloodborne pathogen scenario and can be found by the first aid kits.
What is a Bloodborne pathogen kit?
Copies of records are contained in your personnel file. These files are maintained by 2 departments.
What is Human Resources and Safety & Risk?
In the warehouse, honking the horn/blowing a whistle, making eye contact with those operating on the dock, wearing Hi-Viz clothing and making sure the lifts blue light is on, are characteristics to which following principle.
What is Be Seen and Heard?
When using a box cutter, this specific PPE is required to prevent cuts and adds grip while doing the task.
What are thick gloves/ grip gloves?
When an incident, accident, or injury happens on site, this document is filled out and turn in to a supervisor. An investigation happens and corrective actions are made to prevent the incident from happening again.
What is an Incident Report?
A charitable or helpful act where a employee volunteers to help another employee out with first aid.
What is a Good Samaritan?
Metals and dust, biological agents, and physical stress are a type of ________ that can harm an employee working at the site.
What is a Exposure?
This principle reminds operators to always look at the direction of travel before and during operations before coming to a complete stop. Keep your head on a swivel and maintain your awareness to your surroundings.
What is Look, See, Act?
What is Look, See, Act?
Bright colors are worn to alert upcoming traffic of an individual presents on the dock and yard. It comes in an assortment of colors such as yellow and orange.
What is High vis Clothing?
A USCS document that is signed by all who enter to promise to not compromise safety, Report all near misses, accidents, and injuries to their supervisors, To identify hazards and unsafe acts, To remember SLAM, Follow USCS Safety Procedures, and ask questions for any safety items on the site.
What is a Safety Promise?
This type of incident happens when an employee's blood or bodily fluid gets on another employee. Results of this incident may include seeing medical attention to be evaluated and treated.
What is an Exposure Incident?
This organization requires companies to follow their standards and gives employees the right to have access to their own exposure and medical records at the company they work for.
What is OSHA?
The following principles reminds operators should always maintain 3 truck lengths from the lift in front of them, and slow down when the dock is congested. The forklift speed should always matches the task.
What is Speed and Control?