Fire Safety
How many classes of fires are we focussing on in this class?
4
What are the four safety colors you learned about?
Red, Orange, Yellow and Green
Personal factors can contribute to and are often responsible for causing accidents. What are three examples?
Fatigue, Illness, Getting in a hurry, inexperience
When using a machine, who is responsible for it?
The operator.
What does PPE stand for and what is the number one piece of PPE that we must always have on us?
Personal protective equipment. Safety Glasses.
What is does a Class A fire burn?
Ordinary combustibles. Paper, plastic, cardboard, wood.
What does safety red mean?
Danger/Stop
If anyone is injured in the shop, who must you notify immediately?
The instructor
When using a stationary bench grinder, the wheel should always be kept ______ inches away from the tool rest.
1/8 inch
What types of fabric can we wear in the shop when welding? What shoes must we wear when welding? What shoes can we wear in the wood shop?
Natural fabrics; wool, cotton, leather
NEVER POLYESTER
high top leather shoes.
close toed shoes in wood shop.
What are the three components of the fire triangle?
Oxygen, fuel and heat
What does safety yellow mean? What is an example?
Caution- Example TBD
how many people are allowed in the machine area when a machine is being operated?
1
When using the belt sander. How must you hold your project in relation to the sander?
The project must always be flush to the tool stand.
What are the six PPE necessities you need for welding?
Safety Glasses, Welding Helmet, Welding Jacket, Long Pants, Leather High Top Shoes, Welding Gloves
What does PASS stand for?
Pull the pin
Aim at the base of the fire
Squeeze the trigger
Sweep at the base of the fire
What is the reason for colors in the shop?
To alert people to potential hazards
In the event that the teacher is incapacitated and a student is bleeding out from the middle of their arm, how do you use a tourniquet?
Take the tourniquet, place is at a high point on their arm (above the wound), pull the slack from the line, velcro it, begin to crank the bar and tighten as much as possible. If you think its tight enough, do it more, its never tight enough.
What is the proper welding shade for TIG, MIG and stick welding? What is the proper shade for CNC and oxy-acet torch?
10 or higher
5 or higher
What following injuries can happen in the shop?
Burns, cuts and scrapes, crushed hands and/or severed fingers, eye injuries, extreme cuts
What types of ventilation do we have in the shops?
Natural ventilation (opening windows and doors) and mechanical ventilation (the overhead systems we turn on daily)
What does safety Green mean?
First Aid Location
If a piece of shrapnel (i.e. glass, nail, metal, saw, etc) becomes lodged into yourself or a student, what should you do?
Alert the teacher, ensure someone calls 911, then the office, and do NOT remove the shrapnel.
You are only done operating a machine when....?
The machine comes to a complete stop.
What happens to your eyes if you look into the arc?
Your eyes will become extremely burned and you could go blind