Personal Protection
What is first aid?
help given to a sick or injured person until full medical treatment is available.
What is lifting safety?
Bend your hips and knees to squat down to your load, keep it close to your body, and straighten your legs to lift. Never lift a heavy object above shoulder level. Avoid turning or twisting your body while lifting or holding a heavy object.
What is a chemical hazard?
is any substance, regardless of its form—that can potentially cause physical and health hazards to people, or can result in harm to the environment
What is sun exposure?
Ultraviolet (UV) rays are a part of sunlight that is an invisible form of radiation. UV rays can penetrate and change the structure of skin cells. There are three types of UV rays: ultraviolet A (UVA), ultraviolet B (UVB), and ultraviolet C (UVC).
What are reusable plugs?
can be cleaned after use and used many times before they need to be replaced
what is eye protection?
is protective gear for the eyes, and sometimes face, designed to reduce the risk of injury.
What is ladder safety?
Portable Ladder Safety - Inspection, Use and Maintenance Always face the ladder and maintain contact with the ladder at three-points at all times. Contact with the ladder at three points means two feet and one hand, or two hands and one foot which is safely supporting the user's weight. Do not carry equipment or materials on ladders.
What does caution means?
signals that the product is slightly toxic or relatively non toxic, with only slight potential to cause acute illness from oral, dermal, or inhalation exposure; skin or eye irritation, if any, is likely to be slight
What is a heat related illness?
a serious medical condition resulting from the body's inability to cope with a particular heat load, and includes heat cramps, heat exhaustion, heat syncope, and heat stroke
What are headband plugs?
Canal caps have rounded heads that cover the entrance to the ear canal. These flexible tips act as caps which plug the ear canal. They only close the ear opening and do not extend deep into the ear canal. The flexible foam tips are attached to a headband which can hang around your neck when not in use
What is ppe?
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is specialized clothing or equipment worn by an employee for protection against infectious materials.Oct
what is power tool safety?
Never carry a tool by the cord or hose. Never yank the cord or the hose to disconnect it from the receptacle. Keep cords and hoses away from heat, oil, and sharp edges
What does warning mean?
-signals that the product is moderately toxic, and somewhat likely to cause acute illness from exposure or that is likely to cause moderate skin or eye irritation
What are heat cramps?
painful, involuntary muscle spasms that usually occur during heavy exercise in hot environments.
What are earmuffs?
a pair of soft fabric coverings, connected by a band across the top of the head, that are worn over the ears to protect them from cold or noise.
What is hearing protection?
also known as a HPD, is an ear protection device worn in or over the ears while exposed to hazardous noise and provides hearing protection to help prevent noise-induced hearing loss.
What are guards and sheilds?
provide a physical barrier between the machine's point of operation and its operator.
What does danger mean?
signals that the pesticide is highly toxic, and is likely to cause acute illness from oral, dermal, or inhalation exposure, or to cause severe eye or skin irritation
What is a heat stroke?
It occurs when the body can no longer control its temperature: the body's temperature rises rapidly, the sweating mechanism fails, and the body is unable to cool down. When heat stroke occurs, the body temperature can rise to 106°F or higher within 10 to 15 minutes.
What is vehicle/trailer safety?
Stay Within Your Limits. Review the towing capacity of your specific vehicle and ensure it's capable of handling the weight of your trailer. Exceeding the maximum towing capacity can result in dangerous handling, insufficient braking performance, or serious damage to the vehicle's suspension, engine and drivetrain.
what are disposable ear plugs?
These disposable options are generally made from foam.
What is chainsaw safety?
Proper personal protective equipment must be worn when operating the saw, which includes hand, foot, leg, eye, face, hearing and head protection
What is electrical safety?
a system of organizational measures and technical means to prevent harmful and dangerous effects on workers from electric current, arcing, electromagnetic fields and static electricity.
What is heat exhaustion?
the body's response to an excessive loss of water and salt, usually through excessive sweating.
What is safety?
the state of being "safe", the condition of being protected from harm or other danger.