Unlike a television shootout, serious accidents cause real anguish and suffering. So real and vivid that those involved rarely forget the flow of blood, the broken limbs or the screams of pain. Any accident without injury, though, is more like the bloodless, painless fakery of television violence. Without sense or propose in the drama and […]
Most of us have the necessary knowledge and experience to do our jobs and we don’t want to hurt ourselves or others. Why, then, do we often ignore our good friend “safe practices” and set ourselves or others up for an accidental injury? Carbon monoxide can kill – but we sometimes work in a closed
By far, the single most important aspect is the personal interaction with the hourly employee is in “Their Comfort Zone” (e.g. their work area). Come to them on their terms, watch and absorb , don’t judge. Take off the “Production Hat” and become human for an instant. Watch the work task being performed in it’s
Excuses Heard After Someone Gets Hurt! Bullet Aiming Toward an Accident/Incident I was hot. I was cold. I was tired. I got distracted. I was in a hurry. The PPE is too hot. I did not notice that. I did not know any better. I was not properly trained. I was not paying attention.
(Winston Churchill loved them) are figures of speech in which the latter part of a sentence or phrase is surprising or unexpected; frequently humorous. 1. Where there’s a will, I want to be in it. 2. The last thing I want to do is hurt you. But it’s still on my list. 3. Since light
When cleaning grease or other materials off of the different type parts, do you recognize what is going on in the atmosphere? Is there a build up of the clean up material? Do you let the build up of the material dissipate in the atmosphere before doing any type hot work? Did you remove any
FLYING DEBRIS & PROJECTILESAnother “line of fire” hazard we must consider is flying debris. There are many operations we perform that create flying debris and projectiles. Before starting these types of operations, make sure to protect yourself by wearing the proper protective equipment and performing the task in a safe manner. As the operator, it
Documents from a friend who attended training at UNIVERSITY of WASHINGTON – Northwest Center for Occupational Health and Safety Preparing for Global Harmonization: Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (pdf) Classification Summary for GHS (pdf) APPENDIX A TO §1910.1200– HEALTH HAZARD CRITERIA (MANDATORY) (pdf)
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
Some may find this “sexist” and some may find it “offensive”, but everyone will have to admit that it is on target for the male dominated construction trade! I put the “adult only” label on the video myself, but IT IS SAFE FOR WORK.
