June is Safety Month
Across
- 1. The condition of being protected from or unlikely to cause danger, risk, or injury
- 6. The most common cause of work-related injuries and deaths, so OSHA enforces this protection methods on all worksites..
- 8. Heat stress happens when your body starts having problems regulating internal temperature due to high external temperatures.
- 10. Emergency Medical Technician
- 12. Refers to the management and routine support activities involved in running and maintaining an organized physical space, such as a house, ship, or workplace.
- 14. Exposure to hazardous chemicals that can lead to health problems and physical hazards.
- 15. Self Retracting Life Line
- 16. This type of fire extinguisher is used for combustible metals
- 18. The study of worker and employee efficiency.
- 20. Acronym for Occupational Safety and Health Administration
- 21. A safety procedure that ensures equipment and heavy-machinery are properly shut off and are unable to turn back on before the required repairs and maintenance have been completed.
- 22. An individual who works collaboratively within a group to achieve common goals.
- 23. A rigid protective helmet
- 24. To extend or expand beyond a safe or reasonable point
- 25. Areas that have limited entry and exit points and are large enough for a person to enter and work, but are not safe to work in for a long period of time. Considered dangerous and contain a variety of hazards.
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- 2. OSHA standards require that this plan (EAP) be put in place for certain worksites. This plan should be used as an instruction guide for employees to follow during workplace emergencies.
- 3. PPE
- 4. Refers to the ability of a surface or footwear to resist slipping, which is crucial for safety.
- 5. The first and immediate assistance given to any person with a medical emergency
- 6. A handheld device used to extinguish or control small fires, often in emergencies.
- 7. Protective Eyewear
- 9. Present in almost every workplace, corrosives are materials that can chemically destroy exposed body tissue and other materials. Examples are: hydrochloric acid, sulfuric acid, ammonium hydroxide and potassium hydroxide.
- 11. Infectious microorganisms in human blood that can cause disease in humans. Examples of bloodborne pathogens include hepatitis and HIV.
- 13. A machinery safety feature that uses a shield or device to cover the dangerous, moving parts of the machine.
- 17. The negative side effects of chemicals that can cause long-term health issues. Chemical hazards need to be appropriately labeled and handled.
- 19. Device used by emergency care providers to cut off the blood supply to a limb in an emergency to prevent an injured person from losing too much blood.