Safety Basics
The protection from hazards and prevention of injury.
What is Safety?
These are worn to protect your eyes from debris and sparks.
What are safety glasses?
These are the three components needed to start a fire.
What are heat, fuel, and oxygen?
When unsure how to use a machine, you should do this.
What is ask the teacher?
This color represents danger or fire-related hazards.
What is red?
These are the three rules you should follow in an emergency.
What are stay calm, assess the situation, and notify the instructor?
This protects your hands while welding.
What are welding gloves?
This piece of equipment is used to put out fires.
What is a fire extinguisher?
This button immediately shuts down equipment in an emergency.
What is the emergency stop button?
This color represents warning.
What is yellow?
These are the three main shop rules students must follow.
What are follow the instructions, use equipment properly, and maintain safety awareness?
This protects your face and eyes during welding.
What is a welding helmet?
The location of the fire alarms.
What is by the exits?
This kit is used to treat minor injuries like cuts and scrapes.
What is a first aid kit?
This color represents safety equipment or first aid.
What is green?
This type of behavior is not allowed because it can cause injury or damage equipment.
What is running and joking in the shop?
Wearing proper PPE helps reduce this when working in the shop.
What is the risk of injury?
This is how the fire triangle can be stopped.
What is removing one of the three components (heat, fuel, or oxygen)?
If a machine starts acting strange, this is the first thing you should do.
What is turn it off?
This color represents information.
What is blue?
This is why safety rules must be followed even if nothing has gone wrong yet.
What is to prevent accidents before they happen?
This type of clothing should be avoided because it can get caught in machines.
What is loose clothing?
This can be done to prevent fires from starting.
What is being aware, wearing proper PPE, and using tools properly?
This is why you should not try to fix tools on your own.
What is it could be dangerous or make the problem worse?
These striped markings indicate caution in work areas.
What are black and white stripes?