New Employee Safety Orientation

1. New Employee Safety Orientation

2. Session Objectives • Understand your role in safety and security • Get safety information • Identify, fix, and/or report safety hazards • Prevent and respond to fires and other emergencies • Respond to accidents and give first aid • Evacuate the facility safely

3. Session Objectives (cont.) • Apply ergonomics to job tasks • Lift and transport items safely • Use protective equipment • Understand machine safety • Understand basic electrical hazards • Recognize chemical hazards

4. Safety Statistics • More than 5,500 workers die from injuries each year • Annually, 1.3 million workers miss workdays from injuries • Employees with fewer than 6 years on the job sustain 37% of illnesses and injuries

5. Your Role in Safety • Company goal is an accident-free workplace • Your role: • Participate in safety training • Report hazards, incidents, and near misses • Maintain a safety attitude • Ask for help • Company uses incentives and discipline to promote safety • Company goal is an accident-free workplace • Your role: • Participate in safety training • Report hazards, incidents, and near misses • Maintain a safety attitude • Ask for help • Company uses incentives and discipline to promote safety

6. General Safety Rules • OBEY all warning signs • FOLLOW all safety procedures • DO NOT take shortcuts • DO NOT engage in horseplay • USE common sense • OBEY all warning signs • FOLLOW all safety procedures • DO NOT take shortcuts • DO NOT engage in horseplay • USE common sense

7. Your Role in Security • Workplace goal is safety • Follow procedures— keep doors locked, don’t lend your I.D., respond to alarms • Report security concerns— unlocked doors, strangers, suspicious mail • Cooperate with investigations

8. Workplace Violence: Know What to do Remain calm Show respect Focus on problem Alert co-workers Report the incident

9. Where to Get Safety Information BulletinBoards Safety Supervisors Hazardous Materials orMaterial Safety Data Sheet SafetyCommittee

10. Identify Safety Hazards • Keep your eyes open for safety hazards • Fix what you can • Report what you can’t fix • Suggest ideas for safety improvement • Keep your eyes open for safety hazards • Fix what you can • Report what you can’t fix • Suggest ideas for safety improvement

11. Slip,Trip, and Fall Hazards • Power cords, ropes, hoses across the floors and walkways • Open-sided floors and platforms • Clutter in walkways • Floors, wall holes, and openings • Open pits, tanks, vats, and ditches • Wet floors

12. Good Housekeeping • Keep clear access to evacuation routes, emergency exits, fire-fighting equipment and first-aid stations, and electrical panels • Keep walkways and stairwells clear • Close drawers and doors • Dispose of trash promptly and properly

13. Match the items on the left with appropriate actions on the right Matching Exercise Maintain Security Stay Informed Good Housekeeping Identify Hazards Prevent Violence Keep walkways and stairwells clear Contact a safety committee member with safety ideas Report suspicious mail Show respect to people even if they are upset Keep alert for safety hazards

14. Your Role in Safety—Any Questions? • Any questions about: • Your role in safety? • Your role in security? • Where to get safety information? • How to identify hazards? • How to practice good housekeeping?

15. Common Fire Hazards • Office equipment and supplies • Electrical wires and equipment • Materials • Office equipment and supplies • Electrical wires and equipment • Materials

16. Fire Response • Know location of fire extinguishers • Use the right extinguisher for the job • Know how to use extinguisher: • Pull the pin • Aim hose at fire base • Squeeze trigger • Sweep hose back and forth

17. Accident Response • Call for professional help (or inform supervisor) • Call in-house emergency contact • Give emergency first aid • Report incident • Maintain proper records • Cooperate with investigation

18. First Aid • Contact trained first-aid providers if injured • Use eyewash stations for chemical exposure to eyes • First-aid boxes are located near your work area • Consult material safety data sheet if exposed to spills or releases • Protect against BBPs • Contact trained first-aid providers if injured • Use eyewash stations for chemical exposure to eyes • First-aid boxes are located near your work area • Consult material safety data sheet if exposed to spills or releases • Protect against BBPs

20. Any Questions? • Fire prevention • Fire response • Accident response • First-aid procedures • Evacuation procedures

21. Ergonomics DO Adjust your workspace Use a neutral position Take breaks Do exercises Keep fit

22. Ergonomics (cont.) DON’T Slouch or slump Use awkward positions Use wrong tools for tasks Reach and stretch for items

23. Back Safety • Assess load and route • Lift safely: • Bend at knees • Pull load close to body • Face your load—don’t twist your body • Let legs do lifting by standing with back straight • Don’t overextend when reaching • Use a footrest if standing for long periods • Assess load and route • Lift safely: • Bend at knees • Pull load close to body • Face your load—don’t twist your body • Let legs do lifting by standing with back straight • Don’t overextend when reaching • Use a footrest if standing for long periods

24. Back Safety (cont.) • Always bend at your waist and knees • Never twist your body • Extend your arms while carrying the load • Keep your back straight • Let your legs do the lifting Which statements are true about lifting?

25. Material Handling • Assess load and route • Choose the right equipment • Hand truck • Powered vehicles • Conveyors • Hoists and derricks • Load equipment safely • Push—don’t pull • Wear appropriate PPE

27. Electrical Hazards DO DON’T Use plugs that fit the outlet Check wire and cord insulation Make sure electrical connections are tight Keep flammables away from outlets Keep clear access to electrical boxes Overload outlets Fasten cords with staples, nails Run cords through water or touch cords with wet hands Use damaged cords Use ungrounded cords or remove grounding prong from a three-pronged plug

28. Hazardous Materials • Right to know • Hazardous materials list • Labels • Material safety data sheets • Right to know • Hazardous materials list • Labels • Material safety data sheets

29. Hazardous Materials (cont.) • Ask safety supervisor • Report all spills • Follow spill or waste disposal requirements

30. Safe Driving at Work and Home • Inspect and maintain your vehicle • Know driving hazards and conditions • Back into parking spots • Wear your seat belt • Follow safe driving practices • Keep your lights on and use turn signals • Know how to respond to emergencies

31. Any Questions? • Ergonomics • Safe lifting and transporting • PPE • Electrical safety • Hazardous material safety • Safe driving

32. Key Points to Remember Play your role in safety and security Look for and report hazards Use common sense Respond safely to emergencies Follow workplace safety procedures