It's time for our second safety themed geocache series. This
time around the theme is Hand Safety! We can't reach our goal of
ZERO injuries until we eliminate ALL hand injuries.
The physical cache is a tupperware container located adjacent to
the Sunnyvale Water Treatment ponds. Please keep in mind that there
is a healthy gopher snake population in the area, and at times the
bugs are thicker than the smell. Safety glasses are not an uncommon
sight on these trails.
The Hand Safety cache series was placed with your safety in
mind. Congratulations, you've made it to the far side of the water
treatment ponds, and if you walked, you're probably anxious to find
this cache and get moving back towards the parking lot. I can
almost hear you saying "Enough about Hand Safety!" This cache is
only a step or two off the main trail, but a little closer to the
water than the previous caches in the series.
The goal of this cache is to provide awareness of the Line of
Fire Hazards that play a role in a large percentage of hand
injuries.
So what are Line of Fire Hazards?
- They happen when you place yourself, or any part of yourself
in a position where you are directly exposing yourself to a
hazard.
How do you avoid Line of Fire Hazards?
- Safe body positioning is a basic strategy for avoiding
accidents
- In order NOT to be in the line of fire or put somebody there, you
MUST be aware of the constantly changing work environment around
you. Check out the attached slide in the gallery related to Line of
Fire Hazards.
Here's the entire Hand Safety series:
Beyond
Safety Series #2 - Cache 1 of 8 – Hand Safety –
Inattention Hazards
Beyond
Safety Series #2 - Cache 2 of 8 – Hand Safety – Rigging
Hazards
Beyond
Safety Series #2 - Cache 3 of 8 – Hand Safety – Just
Don’t Slip, Trip, or Fall
Beyond
Safety Series #2 - Cache 4 of 8 – Hand Safety – 100%
Glove Policy
Beyond
Safety Series #2 - Cache 5 of 8 – Hand Safety – Line of
Fire Hazards
Beyond
Safety Series #2 - Cache 6 of 8 – Hand Safety – 10 Hand
Hazards
Beyond
Safety Series #2 - Cache 7 of 8 – Hand Safety – Cut
Resistant Gloves
Bonus Multi-Cache!
Beyond
Safety Series #2 - Cache 8 of 8 – Hand Safety –
Mechanical Hazards
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Below are the links for the first Beyond Safety cache
series:
Beyond Safety Series #1 - Cache 1 of 6 – Hearing
Conservation
Beyond Safety Series #1 - Cache 2 of 6 - Eye and Face
Protection
Beyond Safety Series #1 - Cache 3 of 6 - Voluntary Protection
Program
Beyond Safety Series #1 - Cache 4 of 6 - BZ Walking Club
Beyond Safety Series #1 - Cache 5 of 6 - Earthquake
Preparedness
Beyond Safety Series #1 - Cache 6 of 6 - Slips, Trips, and
Falls