131) What is Toolbox Talks?

Awareness about work situation to the employee is called toolbox talk

A development of safety bricfings and deal with special issues at the workplace.
132) What is DBA?
The frequency of noise at which we should use ear plug or muffs is 85DBA.
v DBA Decibel at scale A
133) What are LEL and UEL?
v Lower Explosive Limit
v Upper Explosive Limit
Level of Flammable gases or toxic gasses should be zero
Level of Oxygen should be in between 19.5 23.5 in volume
134) How many scaffolding tags used in scaffolding?
v Green tag - Scaffolding is safe to work
v Yellow - Use full body harness is required with double Lyn yard
v Red tag - Means scaffolding is unsafe or not able to use (only scaffolder can
work)
Note: Safety Harness can bear the weight 2450kg
135) What are the precautions for Welding?
v Hot work permit is required
v Area should be barricaded and warning signage should be placed
v Area should be clean at least 8 meters (free from combustible materials)
v Fire extinguisher and fire blankets should be available
v Trained fire watch man should be available
v Fire water drum should be available
Note: Welder must use complete PPEs (Welding Helmet, Gloves and Long sleeves
shirt)
SAFETY DEFINATIONS
136) Safety
Safety is a state where risk has been eliminated or reduced to an acceptable
level
137) Fire
Fire is a chemical reaction involving rapid oxidation or burning of a fuel. It needs
three elements to occur
138) Fuel
Fuel can be any combustible material solid, liquid, or gas. Most solids and
liquids become a
139) Oxygen
Oxygen the air we breathe is about 21 percent oxygen. Fire only needs an
atmosphere with at least 16 percent oxygen.
140)Heat
Heat is the energy necessary to increase the temperature of the fuel to a point
where sufficient vapors are given off for ignition to occur.