2017 Annual RCEC / HBAGC Golf Outing

Thursday, May 25, 2017
The Highlands of Elgin, 875 Sports Way, Elgin
Registration 9 am / Shotgun Start 10 am 

You can also go to rcecusa.org

Download the Flyer - Includes registration and sponsorships.
If you use the mail in form be sure to send the form to Cathy Kirin.
1333 Burr Ridge Parkway, Suite 200, Burr Ridge, IL 60527

Register and pay online - Sponsorships only.

Register and pay online for golfers.
Register and pay for Dinner Only.

Golfers: $155 per person-Check or Cash
$160 per person-Credit Card
Dinner only: $55 per person-Check or Cash
$60 per person-Credit Card

Sponsorship Opportunities:

• $5,000 Platinum Sponsor
• $2,000 Gold Sponsor
• $750 Hole-in-One Sponsor
• $750 Beverage Cart Sponsor - Sold Out
• $700 Foursome Photos
• $500  Closest to Pin (Men/Women)
• $500  Longest Drive (Men/Women)

• $500 Lunch Sponsor
• $500 19th Hole Sponsor
• $400 Bloody Mary Sponsor
• $200 Contest Hole Sponsor
• $175 Hole Sign Sponsor

Fire Extinguishers - On the job Tool Box Talks

Armed with the right type of fire extinguisher, a person can often extinguish or contain a fire before it becomes a major blaze. But to effectively fight a fire, an individual must be prepared with the right type of extinguisher, have it readily available, and know how to use it properly. Failure to be properly prepared to extinguish a fire not only reduces the chances of containing the blaze, but may also place the individual in an extremely hazardous situation.

If you lack the tools or the skills to fight a fire, no matter how small, get out of the building, call your local fire department and wait for them to arrive.

FIRE EXTINGUISHERS
There are several types of fire extinguishers available, but the best type is a multipurpose "ABC" type extinguisher. ABC type extinguishers generally use ammonium phosphate as the active chemical to extinguish a fire and are capable of putting out most common fires.
Extinguishers are rated for the type of fire they are made to extinguish.
- A - Ordinary combustible materials such as wood, paper, hay, etc.
- B - Flammable liquids such as gas, oil, grease and other petroleum products.
- C - Electrical fires.

As this listing shows, an ABC type extinguisher is capable of extinguishing most fires. When pulling out a generator or using other flammable materials or liquids, make sure there is a fire extinguisher readily available. Knows where your Fire Extinguisher is located and make certain that it is fully charged. A dead fire extinguisher is useless. Visually inspect the Fire Extinguisher daily to for proper charge.

To Operate a Fire Extinguisher:
1. Take extinguisher from mounting bracket.
2. Remove locking pin, ring, clip, level, etc. Get into a crouching position on the upwind side of the fire.
3. Point extinguisher nozzle at base of fire and squeeze the lever or handle.
4. Discharge using a sweeping motion from side to side at the base of the fire.

This information is provided by: Assurance Agency

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Flammable Liquids, on the job tool box talks

They’re called flammable liquids, but it’s not the liquid that you need to worry about—it’s the vapor that begins to form as soon as the container is opened. This vapor can explode at the first spark from a tool, a match, simple friction, static electricity or even high temperatures. Most flammable liquids are volatile, that is, they evaporate quickly and reach a concentration in the air that could lead to an explosion. Flammable vapors are especially dangerous because you can’t see them, and often you can’t smell them. Solvents, cleaning fluids, acetone, alcohol and fuels are some of the flammable liquids you may use on the job.

Working Safely With Flammable Liquids

- Control the three potential hazards: temperature, concentration of vapor and ignition sources.
- Read the safety data sheet (SDS) for each liquid you use so you’ll know its flash point as well as its upper and lower explosive limits—the range in which vapors are at the right concentration to explode if they’re ignited.
- Follow your employer’s flammable liquids safety policy.
- Always wear the correct, properly fitted personal protective equipment.
- Ventilate the area to keep vapor concentration down.
- Know which chemicals, such as oxidizers, increase the fire dangers of flammables.
- Know the location of the correct fire extinguisher to use in a flammables fire.
- Never smoke in areas with flammable liquids.
- Avoid mixing flammables; even small amounts of highly volatile liquids can lower the flash point of the mixture to dangerous levels.
- Check with your supervisor for instruction on how to dispose of flammable liquids.
- Store flammable-soaked rags and other waste materials in tightly covered, specially designated containers.
- Never pour flammable liquids down drains.
- Keep flammables away from welding, cutting and grinding operations.
- Be cautious with empty drums that have contained flammable liquids.
- Never do repair work or welding on an empty flammables drum without getting clearance first.
- Make sure that areas below where you’re working are ventilated or sealed off to prevent the vapors from flowing down into them.
- Special spark-proof switches and fixtures should be installed in areas where flammable liquids are used.

Storing Flammable Liquids

- Keep flammable-liquid containers tightly covered, and store away from other chemicals and ignition sources in well ventilated, temperature-controlled areas.
- Storage areas for flammables should be equipped with non-sparking electrical systems and heat sources.
- Store flammables separately from other chemicals, especially reactives such as oxidizers, in well-ventilated, temperature controlled areas.
- Make sure flammables are stored in authorized containers and are correctly and clearly labeled for flammability. Liquids with a flash point of 80° F or less must be marked with a red label.
- Make certain containers are fireproof and have vapor screens and vapor-tight caps.
- Attach grounding wires to flammable storage containers to prevent static electricity buildup.
- Before transferring flammable liquids from a drum to a container, be sure to connect the container to the drum with a bonding wire before pouring the liquid, since the friction of pouring can ignite the vapors.

This information is provided by: Assurance Agency

MSDS for Construction

OSHA requires that construction workers who come into contact with hazardous chemicals be provided with thorough and accurate information on each hazardous chemical present at their worksite. The material safety data sheet, or MSDS, is the means used to provide the required information on worksite chemicals and hazards.

MSDSs are easily stored and can be readily accessible to employees. Your safety director should tell you where those MSDSs are located at your site. If you don’t know where they are, find out.

MSDSs come in all kinds of formats. As long as all the prescribed information is presented on the MSDS in English, requirements have been met. Most MSDSs come on paper sheets; however, technology has led some companies to computerize MSDSs. OSHA approves of this method, but only if the information is in English and readily available to workers. Here are the MSDS sections you will find and what information they contain:

Chemical identity — The identity used on the label, except trade secrets.

Physical and chemical characteristics — Vapor pressure, flash point, and other characteristics.

Physical hazards — Including the potential for fire, explosion, and reactivity.

Health hazards — Including signs and symptoms of exposure, and any medical conditions which are generally recognized as being aggravated by exposure to the chemical.

Primary route(s) of entry — Including skin contact, inhalation, and ingestion.

Exposure limits — Exposure limits used or recommended by the chemical manufacturer, importer, or employer preparing the MSDS, where available.

Carcinogenic properties — Whether the hazardous chemical is listed in the official lists of carcinogens and potential carcinogens.

Precautions for safe handling and use — Any generally applicable precautions for safe handling and use, including hygienic practices, personal protective measures, and procedures for cleanup of spills and leaks.

Control measures — Any generally applicable control measures, such as appropriate engineering controls, work practices, or PPE.

Emergency and first aid measures — How to treat workers who are exposed.

Date of preparation — The date of preparation of the MSDS or the last change to it.

Manufacturer, importer, or responsible party — The name, address, and telephone number of the chemical manufacturer, importer, employer, or other responsible party preparing or distributing the MSDS, who can provide additional information on the hazardous chemical and appropriate emergency procedures, if necessary.

This information is provided by: Assurance Agency

GHS Pictograms

OSHA has updated the hazard communication (HazCom) standard to include the Globally Harmonized System. This will require that all containers of hazardous chemicals be labeled with GHS-compliant labeling.

Part of that label may be pictograms - a black symbol inside of a red diamond border. Each pictogram has a specific meaning to convey health, physical, and environmental hazard information for a chemical's hazard class and category.

OSHA requires the use of nine different pictograms. Since you will be working with these labels, it's important that you become familiar with the pictograms.

 Flame Over Circle represents oxidizers.

Flame represents flammables, self-reactives, pyrophorics, self-heating materials, substances that emit flammable gas, and/or type B, C, D, and F organic peroxides.

Exploding Bomb is used to represent explosives, self-reactives, and type A and B organic peroxides.

Skull and Crossbones represents acutely toxic materials.

Corrosion represents skin corrosives, eye corrosives, and materials corrosive to metals.

Gas Cylinder represents gases under pressure.

Health Hazard is used to represent carcinogens, respiratory sensitizers, reproductive toxicity, target organ toxicity, mutagenicity, and aspiration toxicity.

Exclamation Mark is used for irritants, skin sensitizers, acute toxicity, narcotic effects, and respiratory tract irritants.

Environment is used for aquatic toxicity.

This information was provided by Assurance Agency.

Falling Object Protection

The OSHA fall protection rule also covers falling object protection. The rule requires your employer to take measures to protect you from falling objects.

Hard hats are the number one defense against overhead hazards including falling objects. However, hard hats are not enough. An additional method of protection must be used when there are employees working or walking below.

Falling object protection alternatives
OSHA provides a number of falling object protection methods to select from, depending on your company’s need. The choices are toeboards and screens, guardrails, canopies, signs, barricades, or simply moving objects away from the edge.

Falling object protection methods
Guardrails — When guardrails are used to prevent materials from falling from one level to another, any openings must be small enough to prevent passage of potential falling objects.

Toeboards — When toeboards are used as protection from falling objects, they must be erected along the edges of the overhead walking/working surface for a distance sufficient to protect persons working below.

To ensure a toeboard can stop falling objects, it must be capable of withstanding a force of at least 50 pounds applied in any downward or outward direction anywhere along the toeboard.

Toeboards must be a minimum of 3.5 inches tall, have no more than 0.25 inches clearance above the surface, and be solid or have openings no larger than one inch.

Where tools, equipment, or materials are piled higher than the top edge of a toeboard, panelling or screening must be erected from the walking/working surface or toeboard to the top of a guardrail’s top rail or midrail, for a distance sufficient to protect employees below.

Materials storage — To prevent tripping hazards, no materials or equipment, except masonry and mortar, can be stored within 4 feet of working edges.

Excess mortar, broken or scattered masonry units, and all other materials and debris must be kept clear of your working area. Remove these materials regularly.

During roofing work, materials and equipment cannot be stored within 6 feet of a roof edge unless guardrails are erected at the edge. Materials near a roof edge must be stable and self-supporting.

Canopies — When used as a protection from falling objects, canopies must be strong enough to prevent collapse or penetration by objects that may fall onto them.

Being hit by falling objects at construction sites is not only possible but probable at some point in your career. Being prepared is the best defense against serious injury.

This information is provided by: Assurance Agency

Preventing Repetitive Motion Injury

Repetitive motion injuries such as carpal tunnel syndrome result from performing a task or motion repeatedly without giving the body time to rest, recuperate and repair from the activity. These injuries may also be increased by awkward positions or postures, vibration, and using hands to pound or push on things. Other common repetitive motion injuries also include tennis elbow, bursitis of shoulder, hips, and/or knees and tendonitis.

How to apply prevention strategies:

Stretch

You need to warm up muscles before use. Doing a quick five minute exercise can prevent repetitive motion injuries. Almost any stretching regime will help.

BASIC STRETCH EXAMPLE:

Extend and stretch both wrists and fingers acutely as if they are in a hand‐stand position. Hold for a count of 5.

Straighten both wrists and relax fingers.

Make a tight fist with both hands

Then bend both fist done while maintaining the fist. Hold for 5.

Straighten both wrists and relax fingers hold for 5.

Repeat 10 times then relax arms to side and shake out fingers.

Use the right tool
- Handles should be comfortable and fit to the individual. Modifications with foam, tape or other materials can be used to improve comfort of grips. Broken or damaged grips are usually bad from an ergonomic standpoint and should be replaced.

- Keep bladed tools sharp. This will decrease resistance and muscle strain.

Watch the pace
- Mix things up. Try to avoid doing the same repetitive activity for more than 20 minutes or so. Take a break and stretch, clean up scrap, inspect work or other activity to give your muscles a change and/or rest.

- Try not to rush. Pushing speed will increase muscle strain and increase chance of other accidents. Listen to your body

- Muscle pain is a warning. Don’t ignore it.

- Change your position, stretch, modify tool handle or just take a break when your muscles start hurting. You may be preventing a serious accident.

This information is provided by: Assurance Agency

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