New Employee

Safety Orientation
 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

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 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

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 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

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 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

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

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 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

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

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 Where to Get
Safety Information

Bulletin Safety
Boards Supervisors

Hazardous
Safety Materials or
Committee Material Safety
Data Sheet

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 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

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 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
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 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

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 Matching Exercise
Match the items on the left
with appropriate actions on the right
Maintain Security Keep walkways and
stairwells clear

Stay Informed Contact a safety committee

member with safety ideas

Good Housekeeping Report suspicious mail

Identify Hazards Show respect to people

even if they are upset

Prevent Violence Keep alert for safety

hazards
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 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?

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

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 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

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 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

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 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

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

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

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

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 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

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 Back Safety (cont.)
Which statements are true about lifting?
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

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 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

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 Electrical Hazards
DO
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
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DON’T
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
 Hazardous Materials
• Right to know
• Hazardous
materials list
• Labels
• Material safety
data sheets

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

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

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 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

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