Safety Check

"For every accident, there is a preventable cause ... find and fix the cause BEFORE the accident."

Please read the Safety First (guideline) before completing this sheet. You must correctly answer all of the questions below before you will be allowed to work in the lab.

1) Make a list of possible work hazards in our lab environment.

Electrical:

 

 

 

Nonelectrical:

2) Make a list of at least five safety rules for your lab and work area.

3) Have you read the written safety rules for the lab? Do you understand them?

4) Are there any pieces of equipment that we do not repair in our lab because of safety issues? If so, list each item that we do not work on in the lab.

5) Are there any circumstances when an ESD strap is not used? If so, list the circumstances.

6) Are there safety glasses available for soldering jobs? Where are they located?

7) The uninsulated human body is a (good or poor) conductor of electricity.

8) Exposed metal and wet surfaces are good (conductors or insulators).

9) List two important rules when using a ladder.

10) Who should be contacted in the event of an accident?

11) List two web sites that have specific safety guidelines that protect workers in the workplace.

12) In the PC lab environment, you notice a student taunting another student with a hot glue gun. It is the first time this has happened. What course of action do you take? Do nothing, ask the student to stop, or report this safety violation to the teacher? Explain your answer.

I will:

• abide by all safety rules.
• be responsible for performing my tasks and maintaing my work areas in a clean and orderly fashion.
• report unsafe conditions, equipment and practices.

Student Signature: ____________________

Date: _____________