Your safety comes first!

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Your safety comes first!

• Safety training for New Teachers

Office of Education, Southeastern California
Conference
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School environments pose hazards all their own

• Back safety
• Electrical safety
• Fires and fire extinguishers
• Hazard communication
• Slips, trips and falls
• Housekeeping
• Ergonomics

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Back Safety
B is for BALANCE. A is for ALIGN. C
stands for CONTRACT your stomach muscles
and keep the load CLOSE to your body. K
is for KNEES.
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Electrical Safety

• Extension cords may not be used as permanent
  wiring
• Surge protectors must be plugged directly into a
  wall outlet,
• not into another surge protector or extension
  cord
• Breakers should not be reset without finding a
  cause for outage
• Frayed power cords should not be used
• Do not overload circuits
• Electrical outlets within six feet of a water
  source require a GFCI

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Fires and Fire Extinguishers
Pull the pin Aim the nozzle at the base Squeeze
the trigger Sweep the nozzle back and forth
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Hazard Communication

• A right to know
• About anything that poses a health or physical
  danger
• Additional hazardous chemicals or materials
• Material Safety Data Sheets
• A right to tell
• Report hazards or concerns
• without reprisal

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Slips, Trips and Falls

• Falls

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Housekeeping

• Keep doorways and aisles unobstructed and free of
  clutter
• Close drawers when not in use open only 1 file
  drawer at a time
• Wipe up spills immediately
• Cut loose carpet threads
• Prevent and eliminate mold and excessive dust
• Put extension cords away when not in use

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Indoor Air Quality (IAQ)

• Do not overwater plantsmoisture can
• accumulate causing mildew and mold problems.
• Report water leaks.
• Keep work area cleandont store open food.
• Wipe down desks, phones, computer keyboards,
• and door handles.
• Use fragrances sparingly.

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Ergonomics

• The science that seeks to adapt work or working
  conditions to suit the worker.

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Remember . . .teachers,

• Your
• safety
• comes
• first!