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SAFETY MOMENT, NOVEMBER 27

Watch knives, hot oil and wet floors

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Safety moment, November 27

Watch knives, hot oil and wet floors

Thanksgiving week packs a lot into a few days: a short work week, a push to finish, long drives, big meals and late nights. Each one can pull your focus away from the job or the road. A few minutes of planning can keep the holiday about family and food, not an emergency.

SAFETY MOMENT

November 27

The hazard

Thanksgiving week packs a lot into a few days: a short work week, a push to finish, long drives, big meals and late nights. Each one can pull your focus away from the job or the road. A few minutes of planning can keep the holiday about family and food, not an emergency.

The action

Carve on a stable cutting board with a sharp knife, cut away from your body and keep your other hand clear of the blade. Turn pot handles inward, use dry oven mitts and wipe up spills right away. In general industry, employers must select and require appropriate hand protection when hands are exposed to hazards such as severe cuts or thermal burns (29 CFR 1910.138(a)), and walking-working surfaces must be kept free of hazards such as spills (29 CFR 1910.22(a)(3)). (29 CFR 1910.138(a))

ASK THE CREW

What jobs do we tend to rush before a long weekend, and how can we plan them better?

From the talk: Thanksgiving safety. Read it in full, free, with the questions and the sign-in sheet.

HOW TO USE IT

How to give a safety moment

  1. Gather the crew where they work, before the shift or the meeting starts. Read the hazard out loud.
  2. Ask the question and let two or three people answer. What they say about their own work counts for more than what you read.
  3. Name the action and point to one place on today's job where it applies, so everyone knows what to do differently.
  4. Write the date and the names on a sign-in sheet.

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