Tools of the Trade
Before using a hand tool, you should always do this to check it’s in good working condition.
What is inspect it?
This type of PPE protects your eyes from flying debris and chemical splashes.
What are safety goggles/glasses?
This is the primary assembly area during an evacuation.
What is the Rear Parking Lot overlooking Glass Road?
A red octagonal sign means this action.
What is stop?
This colorful but toxic laundry product became the dangerous focus of a viral social media eating challenge
What are Tide Pods?
This practice helps avoid hand injuries by keeping your hands away from this part of a cutting tool.
What is the blade or cutting edge?
Hard hats are primarily designed to protect against this type of workplace hazard.
What is head injury
The evacuation board must be brought out by this individual.
Who is the first person out of the building?
A yellow triangle with an exclamation mark warns you of this.
What is caution or hazard?
This viral trend dares participants to swallow a spoonful of a common spice, often causing choking or coughing fits.
What is the Cinnamon Challenge?
Using a hand tool that has been bent, ground down, or altered in any way can increase the risk of injury because it is considered this.
What is a modified tool or unsafe tool?
This PPE component is designed to protect against both chemical splashes and impact hazards, often made from polycarbonate material.
What is a face shield?
This emergency type requires paging “Code Blue” over the system before dialing 911.
What is a medical emergency?
Blue circular signs typically tell you this.
What is mandatory action (like “wear PPE”)?
This spicy snack challenge dares participants to eat a single, extremely hot chip made from the world’s hottest peppers.
What is the One Chip Challenge?
When handing a tool to someone else, you should do this to ensure safety.
What is pass it handle-first?
These gloves, made from materials like Kevlar or metal mesh, protect against cuts but not chemicals.
What are cut-resistant gloves?
During an evacuation, this is the primary method of exiting upper floors.
What are stairwells?
A green rectangle with a running figure points you to this.
What is an emergency exit or escape route?
This challenge, which began on TikTok in early May, encourages students to stick small items like paperclips or pencils inside of their school-assigned Google Chromebooks' USB ports, all in hope for a small cloud of smoke or better yet, a spark, to ignite.
What is the Chromebook challenge
You should never carry a sharp tool like a chisel in your pocket for this reason.
What is it can puncture or injure you if you fall or move suddenly?
OSHA requires employers to provide PPE at this cost to the employee.
What is no cost (free of charge)?
The process to page the building in an emergency
What is 8877, wait for tone, press 0, “Code Blue, Code Blue medical emergency in the <site of incident>”?
This red and white sign means you cannot enter the area.
What is Do Not Enter or Restricted Area?
The salt and ice challenge involves putting salt on your body and then holding ice to the salt, which causes this injury
What is an intense reaction and potential burns