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Work Safe, Go Home Safe: Building Systems Operations

We are experts in safety and health, identifying hazards, and implementing control methods. Complete online safety training and prevent injuries and illnesses. Visit our website for more information.

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Work Safe, Go Home Safe: Building Systems Operations

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  1. Work Safe, Go Home Safe Building Systems Operations November 11, 2016 Peter Park, Team Leader Laurie Lyons, Program Technician www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/facilities/safety/

  2. About Us • We are experts in the practice of safety/health • identifying, anticipating, evaluating hazards • determining feasible methods for controlling hazards • We are not experts on what you do (>520 MCPS job titles) • we are not teachers, principals, electricians, set designers, building service workers, physical therapists, etc. • We must work with you to ensure effective, feasible safety/health procedures and control methods • We are not Security • We are busy, not rude (usually)

  3. Our Website • www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/facilities/safety/

  4. Online Safety Training All school-based staff have mandatory online safety training • No PDO registration for SafeSchools courses • No SafeSchools completion records in PDO • Go directly to SafeSchools web site to: • Complete mandatory courses • Complete voluntary suggested courses • View completion records • Print certificates of completion • Directions at: • www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/facilities/safety/training.aspx

  5. Online Safety Training

  6. CY2015 Building Service OSHA-Recordable Injuries, Illnesses • How many OSHA recordable injuries/illnesses were recorded for building service staff in CY15? • What is the leading cause of reported injuries for building service staff?

  7. CY2015 Building Service OSHA-Recordable Injuries, Illnesses (163)

  8. CY2015 Systemwide OSHA-Recordable Injuries, Illnesses How many OSHA recordable injuries/illnesses were recorded for all MCPS staff in CY15?

  9. CY2015 MCPS OSHA-Recordable Injuries, Illnesses (942)

  10. Group Exercise 1 What are the potential hazards associated with 3M Quat dispensing?

  11. Group Exercise 1 Answers: • Skin/Eye Corrosion/Irritation • Severe Skin Burns/Eye Damage • Harmful if Swallowed • Nose/Throat irritation • Possible Reproductive damage • Strain/exertion • Foot injury • Slip/Trip/Fall

  12. Group Exercise 2 How do you protect yourself from injuries and illnesses when dispensing 3M Quat?

  13. Group Exercise 2 Answers: • Training • Check all equipment for damage • Don’t use hot water • Relieve water pressure in hose (banjo) • Make sure hoses not kinked • Wear splash goggles • Wear polymer laminate gloves (nitrile OK) • Slip-resistant footwear • Housekeeping

  14. Question 4 Question: You pour a chemical product into a secondary container (bucket, bottle, pump sprayer, etc.) for easier use and you will use it for more than one shift or you will share the container with another worker. What do you need to attach to the secondary container? Answer: A label with the product name, chemical ingredients, and safety/health hazards.

  15. Question 4

  16. Question 5 Question: What is the ratio (working ladder length to distance from base of ladder to structure) for setting up an extension ladder at a safe angle? Answer: 4:1. Place base at feet and hold the ladder with arms fully extended.

  17. Question 6 Question: This common hazardous material can be found in many schools, especially older schools. It was widely used in floor and ceiling tiles and pipe insulation. It must not be disturbed by any employees who are not properly-trained and equipped to handle it. What is it? Answer: Asbestos.

  18. Question 6

  19. Question 7 Question: At least how high above a point of support does an extension ladder need to extend? Answer: 3 feet. Do not stand on the three top rungs.

  20. Question 8 Question: These locations must not be used for storage because it can interfere with building evacuation in an emergency. What are they? Answer: Stairways, hallways, in front of exits.

  21. Question 8

  22. Question 9 Question: This unwanted substance, which can cause health symptoms and facility damage, can appear as a result of: • Water leaks, sweating pipes • High humidity • Poor HVAC operation What is it? Answer: Mold.

  23. Question 10 Question: These must be installed on roofs to protect workers from falling off the roof wherever they must go within 10 feet of the roof edge to service or repair equipment. They are also required around roof hatches and skylights. What are they? Answer: Guardrails.

  24. Question 11 Question: Choose the correct answer related to personal protective equipment (PPE). PPE is: • the most effective way to protect workers • a last resort for protecting workers • always supposed to be purchased by workers Answer: B. PPE is a last resort because it is least effective. It requires proper training, fitment, maintenance, inspection, and use.

  25. Question 11

  26. Question 12 Question: How much clearance is required in front of electrical panels? Answer: 36 inches (3 feet) and at least 30 inches wide or as wide as the panel.

  27. Question 13 Question: What is wrong with this ladder set-up? Answer: Never place a ladder on top of boxes, barrels, tables, buckets, or other unstable surfaces.

  28. Question 13

  29. Question 13

  30. Question: How often must portable fire extinguishers (PFE) be inspected by building service staff? • Daily • Weekly • Monthly • Annually Answer: C. Monthly Question 14

  31. Question 15 Question: How far below fire sprinklers must items be stored? • 2” • 96” • 18” • 24” Answer: C. All materials must be at least 18” below sprinklers – vertically, horizontal plane throughout room.

  32. Question: Which of the following statements about aerial work platforms (AWPs), such as lifts and scaffolds, is not true? • Only workers with documented training are permitted to operate AWPs • All AWPs must be inspected annually by an approved MCPS vendor • AWPs must be inspected by the operator before each shift of use using a checklist • Fall arrest harnesses must always be worn Answer: D. Use guardrails. Harnesses for boom lifts, articulating lifts, bucket trucks. Question 16

  33. Question 16 Schools may not purchase these Schools may purchase these

  34. Question: What is the maximum wall area that may be covered with artwork or teaching materials (papers, posters, etc.)? Answer: 50% for sprinklered schools; 20% for non-sprinklered schools. Question 17

  35. Question 18 Question: What is wrong here? Answer: Do not store combustibles, flammables in mechanical rooms. Do not obstruct plant equipment.

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