Health and Safety in Agriscience Shops and Labs Safe Happens Health and Safety in Agriscience Shops and Labs

Shop Rules and Procedures Clothing Safety Tool and Equipment Safety Materials Safety Chemical Safety Workplace Behavioral Safety Fire Safety First Aid Procedures

Clothing Safety No baggy clothes No open toed shoes No Fringed jeans or pants No loose jewelry

MOST IMPORTANT ALWAYS WEAR SAFETY GLASSES!!!

Tool and Equipment Safety Always Respect the Equipment We will have demonstrations in the shop on the proper use of equipment

Materials Safety Wear gloves when handling rough lumber Wear gloves when metal working Always pay attention when someone is metal working because you don’t want to grab it while it’s HOT!!!

Chemical Safety Gas, Paint, Lacquer thinner, Mineral Spirits, WD-40, Oil, etc. are Flammable, SO BE CAREFUL!!!!! ALWAYS WEAR SAFETY GLASSES!!!

Workplace Behavior Do not distract or crowd anyone while they are using equipment! No Horseplay! There is a 2 foot safety zone around all equipment.

Fire Safety Don’t start Fires!!! Be careful with Hot Metal, It can start Fires. Notify me Immediately if you see a fire.

First Aid First Aid Kits are in the Shop. In case if Emergency call 911 from the phone in my office or I will call 911 on my cell-phone.