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“SHORT CUTS”

A man by the name of Louis Binstock once said, “Too often the shortcut, the line of least resistance, is responsible for evanescent and unsatisfactory success. ” Simply put, taking shortcuts only results in success for a short duration of time. A shortcut is a quicker or easier way to do a job without following…...

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MIRROR, MIRROR ON THE WALL – A SAFETY LEADERS CALL

Why do some companies succeed in safety and other’s do not?Is it due to the high tech brand new equipment they bought?Could it be they are aliens from a planet that is strange?Or is it something else that brings about their change?****************Exec’s of these companies upon hearing our ponderWould raise up their arm and point…...

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“Some Mistakes During Electrical Work” (By Jim White, Shermco Industries)

Thinking that it’s “only 120 volts” or 208 volts or 480 volts or…”It’s only low voltage.” Okay, I’ll admit that you can have an open casket with a low-voltage hit, but you’ll still be dead.  The only difference between low and high voltage is how fast it can kill you. High voltage kills instantly; low…...

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“Safety Resolution”

1. We resolve…to accept responsibility for our safety and to help others around us do the same.  Each person must examine his/her attitude towards safety.  Do we recognize that we must take responsibility for our own safety or do we think that “stuff just happens?”  We have a lot of control over what happens to…...

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“ZERO WORK HOURS WITHOUT TAKING A CHANCE”

What if we worked ten million (10,000,000) hours without an injury, but after careful analysis we recognize that we also work zero (0) hours without taking a chance.  In other words not an hour in each work day or not one work day passes without at least one worker deviating from standard safety procedure, taking…...

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“Wet Weather Safety”

Given the level of occupational hazards in our workplace during normal weather, wet and rainy weather is bound to dramatically increase the risk of accidents.  A good spell of rain lasting only 30 minutes is enough to create several puddles and make the ground slippery rendering it unstable.  All the mud and slush can seriously…...

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GOOD LEADERS DON’T SET BAD EXAMPLES

The crew felt the pressure to get things done fast, and the supervisor did, too.  The job was to pick truck parts from a series of tall storage racks in the warehouse and rush them out to the front counter, where hurried customers and impatient sales staff waited.  Because of the hurry-up atmosphere, the supervisor…...

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Guide for Safe Use of Isocyanates – An Industrial Hygiene Approach

The IRSST just published a guide for safe use of isocyanates. The guide is intended for anyone working in the field of occupational health and safety. It is designed to educate, inform and raise awareness, and has no regulatory value. Readers will come to understand the chemical hazards associated with isocyanates and will be able…...

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PART II – Scene Management is a function of IC (20 Ton NH3 Release)

AMAZINGLY POOR DECISION?  And I am not referring to the media team, although I question their understanding of the risks they were taking!  I am talking about the IC and the decision to permit a news crew to set up lights and camera in the HOT ZONE of an active release.  This is the 2nd…...

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