Pub 129 Safety Talks - APWU

Safety TalksContents p. iContentsChapter 1: OverviewIntroduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1Howto Give Safety Talks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2What a Supervisor Can Do to PreventAccidents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3Chapter 2: Health and Weather-RelatedSafetySubstance Abuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1How Does Substance Abuse Affect You? . . 2-2Alcoholism - Problem Drinkers . . . . . . . . . . 2-3Alcoholism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4Sun Can be Fun, But Dangerous to Some . . 2-5Sunstroke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6Sunburn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7Heatstroke and Heat Exhaustion . . . . . . . . . 2-8Heat Stress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9Frostbite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10Stress: How to Cope With It . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11Chapter 3: Preventing Dog BitesAre You an Unwary Visitor? . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1Dog Attacks and Dog Bites - What to Do! . . 3-2Putting the Bite on Dog Problems . . . . . . . . 3-3What You Should Know About Dogs. . . . . . 3-4Does Your Dog Bite? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5Some Tips on How to Handle the Dog Daysof summer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6Chapter 4: Electrical SafetyWater and Electricity Don’t Mix! . . . . . . . . . 4-1Electricity - Friend or Foe? . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2Grounds for Caution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3Caution During Electrical Repairs . . . . . . . . 4-4Chapter 5: Slips, Trips, and FallsFalls Are No Laughing Matter . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1Slips, Trips, and Falls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2Slips Are Dangerous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3Office Haste . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4Stairway Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5Use Handrails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6Work Shoes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7Winter Walking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8Chapter 6: Fire PreventionFire Facts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1Fire Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2Fire Prevention Week - Fuel for Thought . . 6-3Flammable and Combustible Liquids . . . . . . 6-4Caution - Gasoline! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5Smoke Detectors and Home Fire Action Plans 6-6When Using Heat Stoves, Don’t Put Safety onthe Back Burner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7Chapter 7: Housekeeping and OffIceSafetyCheck Your Housekeeping Knowledge. . . . . 7-1How’s Your’’Eye-Q”?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2Keep It Clean for Safety’s Sake . . . . . . . . . . 7-3We Are All “Maintenance” Employees. . . . . 7-4Keep Offices Accident Free. . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5Unsafe Offices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6”Chapter 8: Lifting and HandlingDo You Use Safe Lifting Techniques? . . . . . 8-1Do’s and Don’ts of Lifting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2The Acheless Back . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3Team Lifting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4Manual Handling of Materials . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5Chapter 9: Personal ProtectiveEquipmentDefense! Defense! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-1Do You Take Your Eyes for Granted?. . . . . 9-2Safe Eyes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3Hand Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4Chapter 10: Machinery, Tools, andLaddersWhat You Don’t Know About MachineryCAN Hurt You . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-1Motor and Engine Maintenance Safety. . . . 1O-2Watch Out for Nip and Pinch Points . . . . . 10-3Conveyor Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-4Lockout for Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-5Lockout Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-6Use the Lockout Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-7Lock It Out! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-8Pub. 129, October 1990