Safety In The Classroom Teacher Academy: Unit 1 & Unit 9

Ergonomic Tips Position your chair at comfortable height Roll chair rather than bending to reach things. Place keyboard at elbow height. Position your screen at eye level. Put your mouse next to the keyboard. Use your whole arm to move the mouse

General Safety 1.Keep work area clean and aisles clear. 2.Keep scissors & other sharp objects away from the edge of desk. 3.Use caution when examining a jammed stapler 4.No food/drink around computers. 5.No “horse playing” 6.Never store a paper cutter with the blade up.

General Safety 7.Do not stand in, lean back, sit on the edge of a rolling chair 8.Pull by the plug not cord when unplugging an electrical cord (Should not extend across an area where people walk) 9.Scissors cut only fabric or paper (not plastic or metal); carry with blade facing down & pass them with handle facing the other person

General Safety 10.There are blades in the die cuts; only cut 1 to 2 sheets at a time 11.Laminator is extremely hot and will burn 12.Always place a sheet of paper underneath a hot glue gun to keep drips off the tabletops; Hot glue will burn!

General Safety 13.All supplies, equipment, materials, and books must be returned to the proper places and your work area cleaned up as you finish a project or before the class is dismissed!! 14.Do not leave anything on the tables, countertops, or floor!!

Emergency Procedures Locate Fire Extinguisher Locate « Call » button Health Science Insturctor is a RN Do not attempt First Aid until you have been trained

Severe Weather Procedures Tornado Fire/Bomb Threat Intruder Earthquake