List of Safety Procedures

No matter whether you are at work, at home, or out and about in your community, knowing and utilizing simple safety procedures may help you to avoid an accident or better cope with an emergency situation. Safety procedures can be set forth by you at home, your employer or even community leaders to keep everyone aware of potential hazards and ready in case of an emergency.

Obey Safety Signs or Placards

• An easy safety procedure is to make it a habit to always carefully read and obey posted safety signs. These signs can be located on a sidewalk, on your food or medication containers, even on buildings. Safety signs are there to make the public aware of a potential health hazard. Noting these signs will make you more aware of and help you avoid potential safety hazards.

First Aid

• Have a working knowledge of first aid. These are simple medical procedures such as applying pressure to a wound, cleaning cuts and burns, and bandaging injured areas that can help you or someone in your community in case of an accident. Properly applying first-aid techniques such as these can also help to cut down on the risk of infection from germs in an open wound. Keep a first-aid kit on hand at work and in your home to help cut down on your response time in case of an accident.

Personal Protective Equipment

• Regularly take inventory of what personal protective equipment is required for your job or even for administering first aid. Make sure that you have a ready, properly functioning supply on hand and that you use it properly. Personal protective equipment such as vinyl gloves, earplugs and safety glasses can help to prevent accidents or infections while on the job or treating someone with an injury.

  If your job requires that you wear and maintain personal protective equipment, your supervisor or human resources department should be able to furnish you with a list and where to locate it.