Adding safety data to parts

Add safety data to parts to inform your employees of any hazardous situation that can cause bodily harm and of the precautions to take to protect themselves from these hazards. For example, you can add a precaution to wear a safety harness when you identify a working at heights hazard. After adding the safety data, review and verify the record by clicking the Reviewed By icon. The review fields will be automatically populated after you review the record.

To add safety data to parts:

Select Materials > Parts.
Select the part for which to add safety data, and then click the Safety tab.
Specify this information:

Hazard

Specify the hazard to add to the part. The system automatically populates Hazard Org., Hazard Type, and the hazard description.

Precaution

Specify the safety measure to protect your employees from the hazard. The system automatically populates Precaution Org. and the precaution description.

Timing

Select the timing which is used to identify when the precaution should be taken. For example, if your employee is working with fire, you can enter the timing of pre-work to alert the employee that they should wear fire-resistant clothing before beginning the task.

Sequence

Specify the sequence number which is used to identify the order in which your employee should be made aware of the precaution. All precautions are important regardless of the sequence number entered.

Health Hazard

Specify the health hazard for the part.

Flammability

Specify the flammability safety measure for the part.

Instability

Specify the instability safety measure for the part.

Special Hazards

Specify the special hazards for the part.
Click Submit. The system automatically populates Created By, Date Created, Updated By, Date Updated, Reviewed By, Reviewed by Name, Date Reviewed, and Review Type.