Hurricane Ready
This Calm, clear area is located at the center of a hurricane.
What is the eye?
Loose banding, plastic wrap, nuts, bolts, tools, and hoses must be kept out of these two important travel areas.
What are walkways and crane paths?
During moderate work in the heat, employees should drink about this much water every 15–20 minutes.
What is one cup, or 8 ounces?
Water, oil, grease, or other liquids left on a walking surface create this type of hazard.
What is a slip hazard?
What type of eye protection should always be worn on the production floor?
Safety glasses
Your emergency kit should contain this much water per person, per day, for seven days.
What is a gallon?
Connecting one extension cord to another is this prohibited practice, which can cause overheating and fire hazards.
What is daisy-chaining?
This system helps workers recognize early changes in a coworker’s speech, coordination, behavior, sweating, or work pace.
What is the buddy system?
Hoses, cords, cables, tools, pallets, or materials left in walkways create this type of hazard.
What is a trip hazard?
What are the three common categories of eye hazards discussed in the toolbox meeting?
Mechanical hazards, chemical hazards, and particles
A hurricane become a category 3 storm when its sustained winds reach at least this speed.
What is 111 -129?
Chemicals with a pH below 7 fall into this category, while chimicals with a pH above 7 are considered caustics or bases.
What are Acids?
Heavy sweating, cool or clammy skin, dizziness, headache, nausea, and muscle cramps are warning signs of this heat-related illness.
What is heat exhaustion?
Employees should maintain this safety practice when climbing or using a ladder.
What are three points of contact?
Which type of eye protection seals around the eyes and protects against chemical splashes and dust?
Goggles?
These are the three main parts of a hurricane.
What are the eye, eyewall, and rain bands?
When lifting, employees should know the weight, travel path, grip points, and set-down locations before completing this first step.
What is planning the lift?
Confusion, slurred speech, unusual behavior, loss of coordination, seizures, or unconsciousness indicate this 911 emergency.
What is heat stroke?
According to the toolbox talk, preventing slips, trips, and falls is the responsibility of this group—not only supervisors or the Safety Department.
Who is every employee?
What additional protection should be worn during grinding, blasting, or tasks where particles may be thrown toward your face?
A face shield, worn with the required safety glasses
This hurricane hazard is caused by strong winds pushing ocean water toward land and is often responsible for the greatest loss of life during a storm.
What is Storm surge?
Name 3 of the steps that could of been taken when we had our chemical mix up with the coolant and 7212.
What are Stop, Read, Match, Confirm, and Control?
Name at least 3 immediate actions employees should take when someone is having a heat stroke
What are calling 911, Notify supervision, Get employee to cooler area, cooling them rapidly, and staying with them until help arrives?
An employee discovers a spill but cannot safely clean it immediately. These are the actions the employee should take to prevent someone from being injured.
What are controlling or marking off the area and immediately reporting the hazard so it can be corrected?
Name at least 3 potential impacts of an eye injury identified in the meeting.
Loss of vision, medical costs, lost productivity, quality of life, and emotional well-being