This bottle holds a lot of history, culture, and lore.
You are part of an industry with a rich heritage.
That's been around for thousand of years.
Growing grapes, tending vines, harvesting, crushing,
making the wine, aging the wine - all culminates to this
point with you at the bottling line.
You play an important role in one of California's prize industries.
That is why working safely and avoiding injury is so
important.
This video will explain how you can help reduce the risk of an injury while working
on the bottling line.
Uh oh!
Could this be a problem?
Do you think someone arriving to work late or
in a rush, might be a little stressed?
Someone stressed is more likely to be distracted and therefore unsafe on the job.
Other contributing factors to accidents are coming to work tired,
hungry, hungover, or upset.
So come to work on time, well rested, well feed, and able to
be an active participant in your work environment.
Don't you hate missing out on a good joke?
Or can you imagine not being able to hear your friends or
family, and join in a good conversation?
Good hearing is part of living well.
Music, chatting with friends, communicating is a
basic need.
So protect your hearing!
It's really worth itt and using hearing protection is
required by law in California!
One thing to remember though, is when wearing hearing protection, be
even more visually alert to your surroundings.
You may not hear other people or vehicles
approaching, so keep your eyes open when wearing hearing protection.
And use hand signals if you need to help communicate.
Do you see a problem here?
These guys do!
Do you think are friend here is wearing the right
kind of shoes for the job?
Let's see what his boss has to say!
"What are you doing?
Those are not the right shoes!"
This is a joke to exaggerate a point.
These shoes are obviously not right.
But what about this pair?
Or, this pair?
Can you see how any kind of sandals, high heels or open
toes shoes put your feet at risk?
Safe, appropriate footwear for the wine bottling area are rubber
soled, non skid, close toe shoes.
If you are lifting, you may also want to consider steel toe shoes or
boots in case you drop anything on your foot.
You may also want to consider steel toe shoes or
boots in case you drop anything on your foot.
Rubber soles will help cushion your feet, which in turn help reduce
fatigue and back ache.
Get comfortable from the ground up by wearing the right shoes for the
job.
Rubber soled or non skid shoes also help maintain contact with the floor.
It's not uncommon for the floor to become wet.
So shoes that offer some skid protection and traction are also a good
idea.
Cool shades!
But for work?
Some people think that if they are wearing their regular prescription
glasses, or even sun glasses, they don't have to wear safety glasses.
Wrong!
Everybody has to wear safety glasses, even if you wear
prescription lenses.
Safety glasses are specially made to
deflect particles and debris, and help keep any splashes of liquid
out of your eyes too.
They tend to wrap around, offering some side
protection as well.
There are some prescription glasses that can be
rated to wear as safety glasses, but you would need to check to see
if they have ANSI rating on the lenses.
If not then safety glasses can be worn right over your regular
glasses.
If you are unsure, speak with your employer or your eye
doctor before wearing your prescription glasses as safety
glasses.
There is so much beauty in the world to see - don't miss out on
any of it.
Protect your eyes!
Here is are goofy friend again!
With more inappropriate clothing!
dangling jewelry and loose clothing can get caught in machinery.
It's dangerous to wear such things on the bottling line.
So roll up any loose sleeves, or better yet,
don't wear loose clothing to begin with.
And, tuck in a necklace or better yet, don't wear any dangling
jewelry to work.
Keep long hair tied back..if you wear a hooded sweatshirt, make sure the string ties are
tied and tucked in.
Pinch points may sound like a hazard from a younger sibling, but
along the bottling conveyor, pinch points are parts of the machinery
in which your fingers, other body parts, loose clothing, dangling
jewelry or hair could get caught.
Be aware when working near pinch points, and use all available
machine guarding.
The interlock system at many bottling lines is designed to shut
down when the access doors open.
If you open the doors and it doesn't shut down, do not proceed
with any repairs, but instead let your supervisor know.
You may really love doing a particular task, and feel you could
do it all day long.
But a lot of people begin to lose focus after a
while doing the same task over and over.
Your mind may drift.
It's when you lose your focus that
accidents are more likely to happen.
And doing the same motion over and over, in addition to possibly
getting boring, can also lead to repetitive stress injuries.
Even a small motion, if done hundreds or
thousands of times a day, can put stress on your body.
There are a couple of ways to avoid both the
problem of mental and physical burnout.
An ideal solution is to rotate jobs every so often throughout the day.
That way you aren't doing any one thing too long.
While you are at a particular work station for an
extended period, you can do a few things to reduce stress to your
mind and body.
An ideal solution, is to rotate jobs every so often throughout the day.
That way you aren't doing any one thing to long.
While you are at a particular work station for an extend period, you can do a few things
to reduce stress to your mind and body.
Maintain good posture.
Keep your weight evenly distributed.
Avoid letting your head drop forward which can put stress on your neck and shoulders.
Keep your body in alignment.
When standing in place for long periods of time, using a foot stool can help
alleviate fatigue in your lower back, legs and feet.
Ideally your work space should be at waist height, so you're not
reaching up or down.
Use a platform, or other device if that helps you
get to the right height.
Stretching throughout the day will also help reduce fatigue.
You can often stretch while you work.
Depending on your work station, foot rotations, head
tilts, shoulder rolls, can all without missing a beat.
When you do get a break, take the opportunity for bigger stretches.
You might just be amazed at how much better your body feels after a
good stretch!
Which item do you think is more dangerous to lift?
A bottle or a whole box of bottles?
The answer is that almost any item, no matter how big
or how small could cause injury depending on how you
lift it.
It's all in technique!
From a safety standpoint, the safest lifts occur at waist height.
That's because at waist height, you're not having to bend over
putting strain on your back.
If the item you're lifting is lower than
waist height, don't bend over at the waist, but rather bend your
knees, keeping your body as upright as possible throughout the entire
lift.
Turn using your feet while carrying a load.
Do not twist at the waist.
Keep the load close to your body_ Avoid holding the item away from
your body.
When you reach your destination, do not extend the load
away from your body to set it down.
Instead, use your body to get right up to your destination, set the
item down and push it into place.
If you choose to wear a back brace, remember it's only a tool for lifting and
should not be worn when performing other tasks throughout the day.
The Lock out/tag out procedure, also known as lock
out/block out, involves locking out the power source to a piece of
machinery when doing regular maintenance, or during repairs.
That way no one can inadvertently turn on a piece of equipment while
someone else is working on it.
In many businesses, employees with the training and authority to work
on machinery have their own locks tagged with either their name,
picture, or number code on it.
So that way when you see the equipment
locked out, you can tell who did it, and check with them about the
status of a piece of machinery.
Use lock out tag out even if you're only doing a quick repair.
The few seconds you take to lock out the
machine, could save you or a coworker from a serious injury.
And, this might be a good point to mention
that everybody, whether you do repairs or not, should know where the emergency
shut off switches are located.
No one wants to be seen as a complainer, or a big baby, but in the
case of an injury on the job, stop and tell your supervisor!
Don't be the tough guy, and keep working if
you are hurt.
You could make an injury worse.
All injuries, big or small, must be reported to your
supervisor immediately.
And if you were hurt before coming to work,
let your supervisor know about that too.
Depending on the severity of your work place injury, you may be
entitled to worker compensation insurance benefits to help with
medical and rehabilitation costs.
But worker compensation benefits are only for injuries suffered
while doing your job.
And just so you know, it's a felony to file a
claim for worker compensation benefits for an injury that
happened outside of work.
We hope you are never injured on the job.
But if you are, it's good to know help is available for your care
and recovery in order to get you back on the job.
We hope you enjoy a healthy, happy career in the wine industry.
If you ever have any questions or
concerns about how to do your job safely, please ask your supervisor.
Your work is the pride of California.
Be safe, and cheers to you!