High School Safety Personal Protective Equipment PPE Student

High School Safety & Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Student Materials 1

High School Safety & PPE Student Materials Be an Safety Inspector 1. Be an OSHA Inspector • Your job is to inspect the Material Testing laboratory at a Metal Machining and Product Fabrication company for safety measures in place and any safety violations. • You are given a Safety Checklist of things to look for. • Inspect each picture and note if the safety requirements from the list are met. If not, suggest what should be done to correct the violation(s). 2

High School Safety & PPE Student Materials Be an Safety Inspector Safety Checklist • Fume Hoods • Fume hood must be present whenever toxic chemicals (solids, liquids and gases) are being handled. • Fume hood must be operated at the proper sash height, that is, in the lowered position. When the sash is placed at the proper working height, it will also provide a barrier against any unanticipated explosions, fires, spills, or splashes. • Lab doors should be kept closed so that hood can operate properly and so that gases and fumes do not spread to other parts of the plant. 3

High School Safety & PPE Student Materials Be an Safety Inspector Safety Checklist • Fume Hoods • Excessive amounts of chemical and apparatus should not be stored in the hood. This can greatly impair its performance. • Spark sources (example, electrical heaters) should not be placed inside the hood when flammable gases or liquids are present. • Electrical apparatus should not be permanently stored in the hood. 4

High School Safety & PPE Student Materials Be an Safety Inspector Safety Checklist • Eye Wash and Shower Station • Must be present. • There should be a clear path to the station. • There should not be any large or small obstacles around the station. • Gas Cylinders • Should be stored in the upright position and chained. • Should be transported in a trolley, not dragged on the floor. • Articles of clothing should not be hanged from cylinders 5

High School Safety & PPE Student Materials Be an Safety Inspector Safety Checklist • Hygiene and Sanitation • Proper PPE (gloves, mask or respirators, lab coat, proper shoes) should be worn, especially when handling any chemical or product. • Hands should be washed regularly, especially before eating. • Workers should not eat or drink in the lab. • Workers should not smoke in the lab or around flammable liquids or gases. • Counter tops should be kept clean and excess containers removed and stored. 6

High School Safety & PPE Student Materials Exercise 1 What is Wrong or Right with this picture? Answers: Observation Right or Wrong Fume hood Sash Figure 1: Lab Fume Hood with the Sash in the Lowered position. 7

High School Safety & PPE Student Materials Exercise 2 What is Wrong or Right with this picture? Answers: Fume hood Sash Figure 2: Lab Fume Hood with the Sash in the up position. Observation Right or Wrong 8

High School Safety & PPE Student Materials Exercise 3 What is Wrong or Right with this picture? Answers: Observation Figure 3: A Laboratory Technician wearing PPE and working at a fume hood with the sash lowered Right or Wrong 9

High School Safety & PPE Student Materials Exercise 4 What is Wrong or Right with this picture? Answers: Observation Right or Wrong Figure 4: A Laboratory Technician not wearing PPE working at a fume hood with the sash up. 10

High School Safety & PPE Student Materials Exercise 5 What is Wrong or Right with this picture? Answers: Observation Figure 5: A fume hood being used to store chemicals. Right or Wrong 11

High School Safety & PPE Student Materials Exercise 6 What is Wrong or Right with this picture? Answers: Observation Figure 6: A fume hood being used to store chemicals and electrical appliances. Electrical appliances and a flammable gas are being used at the same time in the fume hood. Right or Wrong 12

High School Safety & PPE Student Materials Exercise 7 What is Wrong or Right with this picture? Answers: Observation Figure 7: Passage way with doors leading to the labs all opened. Right or Wrong 13

High School Safety & PPE Student Materials Exercise 8 What is Wrong or Right with this picture? Answers: Observation Figure 8: Eye Wash and Shower Station. Electrical extension and other debris in from of the station. Right or Wrong 14

High School Safety & PPE Student Materials Exercise 9 What is Wrong or Right with this picture? Answers: Observation Figure 9: Eye Wash and Shower Station. Right or Wrong 15

High School Safety & PPE Student Materials Exercise 10 What is Wrong or Right with this picture? Answers: Observation Figure 10: Gas cylinder chained to trolley for transportation. Right or Wrong 16

High School Safety & PPE Student Materials Exercise 11 What is Wrong or Right with this picture? Answers: Observation Figure 11: Clothes hanging on gas cylinder. Right or Wrong 17

High School Safety & PPE Student Materials Exercise 12 What is Wrong or Right with this picture? Answers: Observation Figure 12: Gas cylinders chained and stored in upright position. Right or Wrong 18

High School Safety & PPE Student Materials Exercise 13 What is Wrong or Right with this picture? Answers: Observation Figure 13: A counter top with dirty wears, most of which are not been immediately used. Right or Wrong 19

High School Safety & PPE Student Materials Exercise 14 What is Wrong or Right with this picture? Answers: Observation Figure 14: An employee washes his hands before going to lunch. Right or Wrong 20

High School Safety & PPE Student Materials Exercise 15 What is Wrong or Right with this picture? Answers: Observation Right or Wrong Figure 15: A worker smokes a cigarette outside around a container with flammable liquid. 21

High School Safety & PPE Student Materials Exercise 16 What is Wrong or Right with this picture? Answers: Observation Figure 16: A worker pouring a liquid that is very corrosive, toxic and reactive wears all the necessary PPE. Right or Wrong 22

High School Safety & PPE Student Materials Exercise 17 What is Wrong or Right with this picture? Answers: Observation Figure 17: A worker uses a spill kit to clean up a corrosive liquid from the floor. She is wearing various PPE. Right or Wrong 23

High School Safety & PPE Student Materials Exercise 18 What is Wrong or Right with this picture? Answers: Observation Figure 18: A laboratory Technician sits a lab counter that she first wiped down to have a snack. Right or Wrong 24

High School Safety & PPE Student Materials Exercise 19 What is Wrong or Right with this picture? Answers: Observation Figure 19 : An employee drinks soft drinks while working at fume hood. Note the position of the hood sash and the amount or chemical stored. Right or Wrong 25