Manufacturing Essentials Student Workbook | Unit 2: Safety Awareness (Second Edition)

The Manufacturing Essentials program refreshes and develops the student’s production knowledge/skills sets applicable to incumbent production technician jobs in the advanced manufacturing industry’s 14 sub-industries and prepares the student to sit for the Manufacturing Skill Standards Council (MSSC) Certified Production Technician (CPT) assessments. The complete Manufacturing Essentials program is comprised of the following units:

• Unit 1: Workplace Essentials
• Unit 2: Safety Awareness
• Unit 3: Production and Processes
• Unit 4: Maintenance Awareness
• Unit 5: Quality Assurance

This unit provides you with the knowledge/skills sets pertaining to safety awareness on the production floor. By developing these sets, you will become more productive and improve your ability to move up the production-workforce career ladder. The unit also prepares you to sit for the “Safety Awareness” assessment portion of the MSSC CPT certification.

As the manufacturing industry becomes more technologically advanced, you must continue to develop your knowledge/skills sets to meet the safety-related needs of your company. These sets are addressed in this educational unit, which is comprised of the following modules:

• Module 1: OSHA Standards and Safety
• Module 2: Hazard Awareness and Communication
• Module 3: Personal Protective Equipment/Programs
• Module 4: Fire Safety and Emergency Response
• Module 5: Electrical and Tool Safety
• Module 6: Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) Safety
• Module 7: Ergonomics
• Module 8: Bloodborne Pathogens

This knowledge is designed to assist you in understanding how to ensure the safe operation of the manufacturing process, what to do or how to react when safety is the issue, and will ensure the safe and productive operation of your manufacturing organization. These skills will ensure the success of your company and increase your worth to your present employer, and the manufacturing community in this country, while supporting the expectations of leaders in Florida’s manufacturing community and developing individual goals for your future in manufacturing.