1. HVAC / PLUMBING
BASIC SAFETY UNIT

2. INTRODUCTION SAFTY OBJECTIVES--------
Follow safe work practices and procedures
Inspect safety equipment before use
Proper use of safety equipment
Understanding these objectives will provide you with the proper knowledge to take full advantage of training, job, and career opportunities.

3. Career Opportunities
Union Positions, local company jobs, and continuing education
Always a need for skilled workers
More training and schooling means more $$$$$$

4. Characteristics of a Professional Craftsperson
Honesty- Be honest and truthful in all dealings
Integrity- Doing right even when there is great pressure
Loyalty- Be worthy of trust
Respect for others- don’t take unfair advantage of others mistakes or difficulties
Law abiding- Abide by laws, rules, and regulations relating to all personal and business activities
Commitment to excellence- being well-informed and prepared and always trying to increase proficiency
Leadership- seek to be a positive role model for others

5. Accidents: Causes and Results
What Causes accidents?
Failure to communicate
Poor work habits
Alcohol or drug abuse
Intentional acts
Unsafe acts
Unsafe conditions

6. Failure to communicate
Many accidents happen because of a lack of communication
Remember that different people, companies, and job sites do things differently
Never Assume----assuming that other people know and will do what you think they should know and do can cause accidents!!!!!

7. Specific signs and markings
Information signs are blue and provide general information
Safety signs give general instructions and suggest safety measures and are green with white letters

8. Continued
Caution signs tell about potential hazards and are yellow and black
Danger signs tell you that there is an immediate dangers and are black, red, and white

9. Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)
A document that must accompany any hazardous material. MSDS identifies the substance and gives exposure limits, physical and chemical make-up, the kind of hazard it presents, precautions for safe-handling and use, and specific control measures
MSDS sheets from cleaning solutions to batteries for cordless drills

10. Poor work habits Poor work habits can cause serious accidents.
Procrastination, putting off repair, inspection, or cleaning of equipment
Your safety is affected by not only by how you do your work, but also by how you act on the jobsite

11. Alcohol and Drug abuse
Alcohol and drug abuse costs the construction industry millions of dollars a year in accidents, lost time, and lost productivity
You don’t have to be using illegal drugs but over the counter or prescribed drugs cause accidents

12. Lack of skill
Be sure to learn and practice new skills under careful supervision
Do not use a tool unless you were properly trained

13. Intentional Acts When someone purposely causes an accident.
Retaliation Acts
Disgruntled Mailmen!!!!!!!

14. Unsafe acts Failing to use Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Using defective equipment
Using equipment improperly
Operating equipment at improper speeds
Lifting improperly
Failing to warn co-workers

15. Unsafe conditions Congested workplace
Defective tools, equipment, or supplies
Fire and explosive hazards
Poor lighting
Radiation exposure
Inadequate warning systems

16. Reporting injuries and accidents, and incidents
You must report all on-the-job injuries, accidents, or incidents, no matter how minor, to your supervisor
Four leading hazard groups
Falls from elevations
Struck by accidents involve unsafe operation
Caught-in or caught between involve unsafe operations
Electrical shock
ANSWER QUESTIONS

17. Construction site job hazards
This part of the unit describes some of the more common hazards and explains how to deal with them
Always be aware of the specific hazards when you are working

18. Welding or use of torches
Always keep oxygen away from sources of flame and combustible materials especially oil and grease
When welding beware of ultraviolet rays to avoid flash burn

19. Hoses Fuel hose is always red w/ left handed thread
Oxygen hose is green w/right handed threads
Be sure to check for leaks, burns, worn places, or other defects

20. Regulators
Attached to cylinder heads to lower high cylinder pressures to required working pressure
Never mix regulators—ex : oxygen on acetylene
Never use oil to lubricate

21. Confined Spaces
Is a space that is large enough for a person to work but has limited means of entry or exit
Many confined spaces contain hazardous gases or fluids when equipment is in operation
EX: HVAC-if refrigerant leaking, especially lower to the ground, Plumbing-primer and glue fumes

22. Working safely with job hazards
Lockout/tagout
This system safeguards workers from hazardous energy while working on machines or equipment
The person who puts on the tag always has the key
Lock out and tag all electrical systems
All questions about lockout\tagout contact supervisor

23. Barriers and Barricades
Any opening in a wall or floor is a hazard and must be guarded
Warning barricades
Red means danger
Yellow means caution
Yellow and purple mean radiation

24. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
PPE is designed to protect people from injury
Hard hat
Safety glasses, goggles, and face shields
Harness
Gloves
Shoes
Hearing protection
Respiratory protection

25. Lifting
One fourth of all occupational happens when workers are handling or moving construction materials
Move close to object, position feet in a forward/backward stride
Bend knees and lower body keeping back straight
Put hands under object, slip one hand under one corner and the other to tilt object

26. Cont. Draw the object close to your body
Lift slowly by straightening your legs and keeping the objects weight as much as possible over your legs
Pick object up facing the direction you are going to go

27. Aerial work
There are many times when workers must work in elevated locations
When aerial work is done properly with proper equipment, it is very safe
In the following sections you will learn how to use aerial equipment, inspect it, and how to maintain it.

28. Ladders & Scaffolds Used to perform aerial work
When using ladder be sure to use three point contact
Be sure to use ladders and scaffolds for their intended use
Be sure not to use aluminum ladders when working with electric

29. Extension Ladders A combination of 2 straight ladders
When inspecting be sure rope is not frayed or has worn spots
When using be sure rungs are secured and rope is secure

30. Step Ladders Self-supporting ladders w/ two sections hinged at the top
When inspecting be sure to pay attention to all the hinges
Be sure to have spreaders completely open
Never stand on top step or use braces as steps

31. Scaffolds Two types; manufactured and rolling
When inspecting be sure to check tags for the scaffold for OSHA standards
Green – meets
Yellow – does not meet
Red – scaffold in process of being put up or taken down

32. Hazard Communication Standard
This is a rule that OSHA devised, also know as the “Right to Know” requirement.
Requires all contractors to educate their employees about hazardous chemical they might be exposed to
Hazardous chemicals applies to paint, concrete, and even wood dust

33. Fire Safety
In order for a fire to start, oxygen, fuel, and heat must be present
Must know P.A.S.S.

34. Classes of Extinguishers

35. Electrical Safety
Be sure that all equipment that is being used is properly grounded
Always inspect electrical tools
Never use bare electrical wire
Never use a metal hard hat
Always use ground fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) where moisture is present

36. If someone is shocked Immediately disconnect the circuit
If unable to disconnect circuit use a non-conductive object to separate victim from circuit
Once victim is separated from circuit, apply first aid and call ambulance