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| Ergonomics | The science of fitting the job to the worker. |
| Machine Guards | Made to protect the parts of the human bocy from being cut, squashed, or hit by flying fragments. |
| Barrier Guards | Keep a person out or the operation area but are hinged so they can be moved out of the way to preform an operation, when out of position the machine will not move. |
| Decibels | the uit of measure that sound is measured in. |
| Safety Audit | A periodic inspection of the shop to check for possible hazards and to identify possible problem areas. |
| Ink Mist | Tiny droplets of ink thrown into the air by rapidly rotation rollers. |
| Combustible | Materials that catch fire easily. |
| Flash Point | The lowest temperature at which a substance gives off enough vapors to initiate combustion. |
| MSDS | Material Safety Data Sheet |
| OSHA | Occupational safety Health Administration |
| PPE | Personal Protective Equipment |
| Hazard | A potenial source of danger. |
| VOC | Volatile Organic Compounds |
| Nip Points | The point where two rotating cylinders, gears, or rollers come together. |
| Lockout Device | A device that utilizes a lock to pervent the machine from being energized while being serviced. |
| Tagout Device | A prominent warning attacher to the energy isolating device warning that it is not safe to turn the machine on. |
| Toxin | A poisonous substance |
| Waste Stream | The solid, liquid, or contained gaseous material tht is produced and disposed of by a faciltiy |
| EPA | The federal agency required to periodically review and revise national air quality standards to ensure they fully protect human health |
| Accident | Any suddenly occuring unintentional event which which causes personal injury or property damage |
| First Aid | Immediate temporary care given the victim of an accident or sudden illness until the services of a physician can be obtained |
| Right to Know | Statutory right of access to every public record of a state or federal agency |
| Safety | State of conditon of being safe; free from danger, risk, or unjury |