OSHA: Best Work Practices

OSHA: Best Work Practices

Before working with hazardous materials, what safety precautions should be taken? ✔✔-Check the chemical SDS for safe handling procedures -Know the location of the nearest eyewash station

If you are a visitor to a work area, what safety procedures should you follow? ✔✔-Pay attention to posted warning signs -When in doubt about the appropriate PPE to wear, ask a supervisor -Don appropriate eye protection if a worker in the area says it is needed

Match the hazards to the safe work practices ✔✔Welding Safety:

-Use screens to enclose the operation

Working with Hazardous Chemicals:

-Check SDS for safe work procedures -Know the location of the nearest eyewash station in your area

Name five things you should look for when inspecting your eyewear ✔✔-Scratches -Frames are not bent, cracked, or missing parts -Eyewear stays on when you are using it -Frames are not distorted or loose fitting -Straps or headbands and are adjusted and in good position

Polycarbonate lenses can be scratched easily, so avoid dry-wiping eyewear whenever possible.Instead, use ____ or _____ to flush away dirt or grit on lenses. ✔✔Water, Lens Cleaning Solution

The company you work for just expanded its shop to accommodate an increase in manufacturing for one of their large customers. To celebrate the expansion, the company just concluding a ribbon cutting ceremony and invited city officials and members of their local Chamber of Commerce. At the conclusion of the ceremony, you notice a visitor in the shop area unattended and he is not wearing the appropriate eye protection, what should you do? ✔✔Do him a favor and let him know that he will need either to leave the area or don the appropriate safety gear

This training has focused on eye safety in the workplace. It is just as important to protect your eyes while off the job. Around the house, many of us routinely preform chores that expose our eyes to injury. In what situation should you eyes be protected at home? ✔✔-Using certain tools -Using hazardous chemicals -Lawn work

What could occur if safety lenses are scratched, pitted, or otherwise damaged? ✔✔-The lenses reduce your abilities to see clearly -The lenses could have less impact resistance

When entering a work area with posted safety signs, who needs to wear eye protection?✔✔Everyone

When welding, which steps should be taken to protect the welder and/or others in the area? ✔✔- Don eye protection before striking an arc -Use a screen to enclose the operation -Use a ventilation hood to draw away fumes

Which of the following are best practices for storing your eyewear when it is not in use? ✔✔-Put it in a clean, dustproof container -Use a box or plastic bag for storage -Place them where they will not fall or get stepped on

Which of the following statements are true about when you should wear eye protection? ✔✔- Keep your eye protection on even when tools and sharp objects are pointed away from you -Keep you eye protection on until you are out of the area containing the hazards, or the hazards have been eliminated

Which of these is a best work practice when using protective eyewear in the workplace? ✔✔- Only remove PPE when you are no longer exposed to the hazard -Always inspect the condition of protective eyewear before donning it

Which statement is true about eye safety in the workplace and off the job? ✔✔It is just as important to protect your eyes while off the job

Why are regular checkups by a qualified professional an important part of taking care of your eyes? ✔✔-To detect illness that can affect your vision

-To detect any disorders of the eye that can affect your vision