AG Mech I Safety

Most accidents in production agriculture (farms) are caused by:

• firearms

• falling down

• machinery

• drowning

In the shop, an item that might be painted green would be:

• fire extinguisher

• first aid kit and safety equipment

• edges of tables

• area around saw blade

Which of these items in the shop would be red?

• fire equipment (fire extinguishers, fire alarm, etc.)

• first aid kits

• out of order/lock out sign on a broken tool

• the guard on a table saw

Orange is the color used to indicate

• fire safety equipment

• radioactivity

• dangerous parts on a machine

• adjustment levers

Which part on a table saw would be yellow?

• Guard over the blade

• Edge of the table

• Control to tilt and lower the blade

• The area around the blade

Which one of these is NOT a focal color?

• Ivory

• red

• vista green

• aluminum (silver)

The unit of measurement of how loud something is:

• decibel

• feet

• cubit

• microgram

Always wear hearing protection when noise levels are _____decibels or higher.

• 110

• 50

• 90

• 150

Where do we store paint, gasoline, oil, and other flammable liquids?

• on the floor in the tool room

• in Dr. Jones's office

• in the yellow flammable cabinet (AKA "The paint cabinet")

• On a table in the shop

The absolute minimum safety equipment you ALWAYS wear in the shop is:

• welding helmet

• safety glasses

• shorts

• respirator