Personal Safety in Ag Mechanics

1
Personal Safety in Ag Mechanics

• Small Building Construction
• Ag Mechanics

2
Common Causes of Accidents
Falling
Striking Against
Inhaling
Getting Hit
Injury may result from
Getting Caught In
Electrical Contact
Exposure to Fire
Exposure to Heat or Cold
3
Precautions for a Safe Work Place

• Tools and equipment properly adjusted/fitted
• Clean work areas
• Shield moving parts
• Avoid flight path of objects
• Wear protective clothing
• Be aware of surroundings

4
Safety Colors

• Alert people to danger or hazards
• Help people locate certain objects
• Make the shop a pleasant place to work
• Promote cleanliness and order
• Help people react quickly to emergencies

5
Safety Colors

• Red Danger
• Ex Safety switches and fire equipment
• Orange Warning
• Ex background for electrical switches, levers
  and controls
• Yellow Caution
• Ex Identify parts of machines that control or
  adjust it

6
Safety Colors

• Blue Information
• Ex OUT OF ORDER or DO NOT OPERATE
• Green Safety
• Ex Safety equipment, safety areas, and first aid

7
Safety Colors

• Black and Yellow Diagonal Stripes Radioactivity
• White Traffic areas and working areas
• White and Black Stripes Traffic markings
• Gray Work area floors
• Restful color
• Good contrast

8
Protective Clothing and Devices

• Safety glasses
• Wear at all times
• Face shields
• Tie back long hair
• Coveralls
• No sleeve or pant cuffs
• Aprons

9
Protective Clothing Devices

• Shop Coats
• Footwear
• Leather shoes with steel toes
• Gloves
• Not for woodworking
• Ear plugs

10
Reducing Fire Hazards

• Fire Triangle
• 3 components all or nothing
• Fuel any combustible material that will burn
• Ex gasoline, wood, paper, acetylene
• Heat type of energy that causes temperature to
  rise
• Most materials will burn if hot enough
• Oxygen gas in atmosphere not a fuel

11
Preventing Fires

• Store fuels
• Approved containers
• Away from materials that burn easily
• Areas cooler than combustion temperature
• Use fire only in safe surroundings
• Put out fires remove one or more fire triangle
  element(s)

12
Classes of Fires

• Class A Ordinary Combustibles
• Wood, papers, trash
• No electricity or liquids
• Class B Flammable Liquids
• Fuels, greases, paints, other liquids
• No electricity

13
Classes of Fires

• Class C Electrical Equipment
• Involve electricity
• Class D Combustible Metals
• Metals that burn
• Very difficult to extinguish
• Only Class D extinguishers work

14
Types of Fire Extinguishers

• Water with pump or gas pressure
• Class A fires
• Carbon dioxide gas (CO2)
• Class B and C fires
• Dry chemical
• Class A, B, and C fires
• Blanket
• Used for smothering fires on humans or animals

15
Types of Fire Extinguishers