Working Safely Outdoors

Identify outdoor hazards

Prevent injury or illness

Apply effective first aid

A variety of outdoor hazards can cause injury or illness.

There’s little you can do to protect yourself from outdoor hazards.

It’s safe to approach wild animals if they appear harmless.

Pesticides can be hazardous to your health.

Leaves of three, let them be.

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Hat

Long-sleeved shirt & gloves

Long pants and socks

Safety glasses

Boots/outdoor shoes

*Normal stings/bites

*Allergic reactions

*Severe reactions

Black Widow Spider Brown Recluse Spider

SEEK IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION

Cover up

Wear white or light colors

Use insect repellent

Wear perfume or cologne

Swat insects

Do outdoor work if severely allergic

For most people:

*Apply ice

*Use Calamine or hydrocortisone

*Remove stinger

If you’re allergic:

*Allergy kit

*Medical ID tag

*Allergy shots

Lyme disease — n. bacterial infection caused by the bite of a tick.

*Avoid tick-infested areas

*Wear long clothing

*Use tick repellent

*Perform tick checks

*Remove ticks properly

Apply ice

Remove with tweezers

Get immediate medical attention

Wash three times

Poison ivy contact

Black widow bite

Insect bite/sting

Tick bite

*Do you understand:

*Poisonous plant hazards, protection strategies, and first aid?

*Insect bite/sting hazards, prevention, and first aid?

*Lyme disease causes and prevention?

*Risks

*Reactions

*Venomous snakes

Wash bite

Immobilize area

Get medical help

Wrap bandage above bite

Use suction device

Snakebites First Aid

Use ice

Use tourniquet

Give electric shock

Make wound cuts

Suck poison with your mouth

*Leave snakes alone

*Stay out of tall grass

*Watch your hands

*Be alert in rocky areas

*Infections

*Rabies

*Stop bleeding

*Wash wound

*Bandage

*Get medical attention

*Locate animal

*Get rabies shots

1. Keep clear1. Keep clear

2. Don’t get between animals2. Don’t get between animals

3. Don’t disturb when eating3. Don’t disturb when eating

4. Back away slowly4. Back away slowly

5. Wrap arm in jacket5. Wrap arm in jacket

6. Stay clear of babies6. Stay clear of babies

*Read Labels

*Use as directed

*PPE

*Dispose properly

*Consult MSDS

*Cuts and amputations

*Eye injuries

*Back injuries

*Fires

*Operation

*PPE

*Lifting and posture

*Focus

*Avoid wearing loose clothing

*Gas

If you see a snake, you should: a. Try to kill it b. Stay 6 feet away

Wild animal bites are: a. Not dangerous b. Could be dangerous

Most pesticides are classified as: a. Hazardous b. Not hazardous

a. Need PPE b. Don’t need PPE

When using outdoor power tools, you:

*Do you understand:

*Snakebite hazards, first aid, and prevention?

*Other animal bite hazards, first aid, and prevention?

*Preventing heat and cold illness?

*Working safely with pesticides and herbicides?

*Working safely with outdoor power tools?

Recognize poisonous plants.

Protect yourself from insect bites.

Avoid snakes and other wild animals.

Take proper precautions when working in the heat or cold.

Be careful using pesticides and herbicides.

Understand outdoor power tool hazards and precautions.