Ergonomics
What is TuMeke?
This is the required timeframe that an incident should be reported.
What is immediately?
Describe what STOP CALL WAIT means in your own words.
What is stop what you are doing immediately, call by pulling your andon or calling your TL/GL, and wait for response and corrective action before continuing?
Name what PITs stands for.
What are Powered Industrial Trucks?
Name what OSHA stands for.
What is the Occupational Safety and Health Administration?
When a load is too heavy, awkward, or difficult to control alone, this is what you should do instead of risking an injury.
What is getting assistance (team lift) or using a mechanical lifting aid?
An event that could have caused an injury or damage but did not is still important to report.
What is a near miss?
Name one situation where you would need to STOP CALL WAIT.
What are abnormal conditions, equipment issues, physical issues, and defects which are not part of the standard work to correct?
The two types of PITs we use at SAIA.
What are forklifts and tuggers?
The mission of OSHA.
What is to ensure America's workers have safe and healthful working conditions free from unlawful retaliation?
These planned changes during repetitive work can help reduce continuous strain on the same muscle groups.
What are appropriate recovery breaks and process rotations to different muscle groups, when feasible?
If someone is seriously injured, this must happen before administrative paperwork is completed.
What is getting emergency assistance/medical treatment and making the area safe?
HYP is an acronym for...
What is How's Your Process?
The frequency of inspecting PITs.
What is prior to use and at the beginning of the shift?
The people that OSHA covers.
Most private sector employers and their workers, in addition to some public sector employers and workers in the 50 states and certain territories and jurisdictions under federal authority.
This neutral wrist position avoids excessive bending up, down, or sideways while using tools.
What is keeping the wrist as straight and aligned with the forearm as practical?
Team members report hazards even when they believe they can avoid them, because these can potentially affect other team members.
What is preventing future incidents by reporting hazards early?
The two types of issues you should report on your HYP.
What are equipment issues and physical issues?
The type of training that is required for PIT operators.
What are classroom, hands on, and evaluations?
The department of the U.S. government that OSHA belong to.
What is the Department of Labor?
A team member notices that a frequently used tool causes hand fatigue and requires an awkward wrist position. This is the best proactive action before multiple employees develop symptoms.
What is reporting the concern and requestion an ergonomic review of the tool and process?
After corrective actions are assigned, the team checks whether they were completed and actually reduced the risk.
What is verifying corrective actions are effective?
The time that you report HYP issues.
What is when you clock in and when you clock out each day?
Name three safe operating rules for PIT operators.
What are always use your seatbelt, inspect prior to use and at the beginning of the shift, watch for pedestrians, use your horn, stop at intersections before crossing, maintain 3 points of contact while getting in and out of PIT, and follow facility speed limit?
These conditions are considered to be OSHA recordable.
What are work-related fatalities; work-related injuries and illnesses that result in days away from work, restricted work or transfer to another job; loss of consciousness; and medical treatment beyond first aid?