Watch Your Back!

Kellie Mancino

Today’s Standards: Agriculture Mechanics B1.0-1.2

• B1.0 Implement personal and group safety:

• B1.1 Practice the rules for personal and group safety while working in an agricultural mechanics environment.

• B1.2 Integrate accepted shop management procedures and a safe working environment.

Today We Will…

• Learn appropriate behavior in the shop• Learn the components of the fire triangle• Know and understand shop safety colors• Learn and understand key terms

General Shop Rules• No Horseplay• Stay on Task• No Cellphones • Follow ALL Instructions• Follow ALL Safety Rules

Who is Responsible for Shop Safety?

YOU!!!

Personal Safety Rules

• Closed toe shoes• Safety glasses AT ALL TIMES• No loose clothing• Long hair must be tied up• Remove jewelry• Keep hands away from moving parts• Report any injuries

Machine and Equipment Safety• One person uses a machine at a time• Wait until the machine has stopped• Keep hands away from moving parts• Use tools correctly• Put all tools away• Report any damaged tool/machinery

Fire Safety

• Greatest safety precautionary in the shop• Keep all flammables (paint, gasoline, oils) in

their labeled areas

Components of a Fire Triangles

Triangle Breakdown

• Fuel: Any Combustible material• Heat: Enough to raise the fuel to its ignition

temperature• Oxygen: Needed to sustain combustion

The Color Coding System is Used to…

• Remind us of danger and hazards• Find certain objects• Encourage a clean and orderly work area• Improve emergency response (if something

were to happen in the shop)• Total of 9• Developed by OSHA

OSHA

• Occupational Safety and Health Administration– Part of the federal government to insure a safe

workplace– Protects the worker– Example:

• Color codes• Machinery safety guards• Labels• Fire safety training

Safety Colors

Danger

Machine Hazard

Caution

Safety Equipment (First Aid)

Traffic/Work Area

Information

(White) Traffic/Work Area

Traffic Markings (used in our shop)Radioactivity

EPA

• Environmental Protection Agency• Part of the federal government that insures

environmental impact– Protects the environment– Example:

• Fire Prevention• Waste management

– Used oil – Oily rags

What do we do With…

• Used oil?• Oily rags?• Paint cans? EPA

It’s the LAW

Review Key Termsblack-and-white stripes OSHAblack-and-yellow stripes orangeblue redEPA safety colorsfire triangle whitegray yellowgreen