Safety is largely about actions. But it’s also about attitude. We can observe actions objectively. But it’s harder to see into employees’ heads and hearts and examine their attitude toward workplace safety. Every employee must be dead serious about safety—or they could end up dead. As well as taking job safety seriously, a positive attitude…...
Accountability – Responsibility for our actions that influence the lives of our customers and fellow workers. Creating a safe work environment, like any other organization-wide initiative, can only be assured when everyone in every job takes ownership and accountability for making the workplace safe. Balance – Maintaining Healthy life and work balance. When our work…...
EXTERNAL FATAL INCIDENT- FATALITY WHILE INFLATING TRUCK TYRE An operator was inflating a front tyre on a truck when the lock ring on the front wheel flew off hitting the operator in the face. The operator was rushed to hospital, where he died. Basic causes included: Operator was positioned directly in front of tyre. Tyre…...
It is important to establish a safe work zone around every job. Each time we step into certain work areas, we are exposed to nearby hazards. These may include high voltage, high-pressure air, rotating machinery, flammable liquids, chemicals, explosive gases and energized equipment. In addition to these potentially deadly hazards, we are also subjected to…...
Humans instinctively seek to avoid pain and death. And yet, we may behave in a manner that is a threat to our wellbeing. There are a couple of reasons why this occurs. The first is lack of knowledge. What you do not know, can hurt you! The second reason we may act in a risky…...
Setting a good example is not a “put-on”. It’s simply working safety into your daily routine at home and on the job. When we all work safely, everyone’s job is safe and their future more secure. New employees certainly benefit by seeing operations conducted the safe way. As you all know from experience, people new…...
Compiled by the Santa Clara University and the Tom Peters Group: Honest — Display sincerity, integrity, and candor in all your actions. Deceptive behavior will not inspire trust. Competent — Base your actions on reason and moral principles. Do not make decisions based on childlike emotional desires or feelings. Forward-looking — Set goals and have…...
AN INCIDENT !! Can be defined as “any observable human activity sufficiently complete in itself to permit references and predictions to be made about the persons performing the act.” (Whew!) Therefore, it is safe to say that incidents or accidents do not usually just happen; they happen for a reason and are usually due to…...
Rule number one is to follow the rules. Rule number two is to see rule one. We sometimes baulk at the clarity of the rules. We would rather follow the rules when it suits us and we quickly settle for mediocrity. We ‘kind of’ follow the rules or we say to each other “Well –…...
It’s hard for us to imagine a more devastating loss than the loss of our sight. Yet we often take eyesight and eye-safety for granted. About three-fifths of all eye injuries happen to workers who aren’t wearing any eye protection. When Lisa went to get Leonard in the workshop, she didn’t take the warning sign…...
What is housekeeping? It’s a word that makes us think of keeping house or cleaning up at home. Actually, housekeeping is even more important in running a factory, making a product, or performing services of any kind. Messes and clutter are dangerous, especially in the workplace. You might say to yourself that we have maintenance…...
Every person is the architect of their own fortune, good or bad, depends on the individual’s acceptance of personal responsibility. At a young age, we are taught to assume responsibilities. (“Look before you cross the street . . . playing with matches is dangerous . . . be home before dark . . .”) Even…...
