Tag

#safety

14 words tagged “safety”

Skid lid
noun

A hard hat — or a motorcycle helmet, take your pick.

#construction#safety#ppe#slang
hot behind
interjection

Behind you with something that will burn you — move.

#kitchen#boh#safety#line
widowmaker
noun

A broken branch hung up in the canopy, waiting to drop on your head.

#firefighter#wildland#logging#safety
behind
interjection

Verbal warning shouted when you're passing behind another cook.

#kitchen#boh#safety#line
sharp
interjection

Knife in motion — hold position.

#kitchen#boh#safety#line
sharps
interjection

Called out when you're walking knives or blades through the line.

#kitchen#boh#restaurant#safety
P.C.
noun

Protective custody — the segregated unit for at-risk inmates.

#prison#jail#custody#safety
freelancing
verb

Going off on your own at a fire — and getting people killed.

#firefighter#fire service#safety#ems
into the black
phrase

Run back into the already-burned ground — it can't burn you twice.

#wildland#firefighter#safety#survival
check in
phrase

Ask the COs to lock you up for your own safety.

#prison#custody#jail#safety
Brain bucket
noun

A hard hat — or any helmet, depending on the trade.

#construction#safety#ppe#slang
two-in, two-out
phrase

OSHA rule: two firefighters inside an IDLH fire, two staged outside ready to rescue them.

#firefighter#fire service#osha#safety
corner
interjection

Blind corner ahead — announce yourself before the collision.

#kitchen#boh#safety#line
Banksman
noun

The person who signals and directs vehicle and crane movements on a construction site.

#construction#trades#british#safety