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 life and personal...

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 pressure not checked prior to inflation. TYRE BLOW OUT IN CAT 789The front...

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 many perils, which, while...

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 manner is attitude. Now might be a good time to do a quick self-analysis.   What is your attitude...

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 on the job take a while to adjust and to discover...

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 a vision of the future. The vision must be owned throughout...

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 unsafe acts or conditions. The following is a list of ‘incidents’...

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 – technically – this is breaking the rule”.  But because it is just a ‘technical’ breach, it’s deemed acceptable to break...

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 seriously and walked into the area without any protection.  As Leonard...

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 and custodial people to clean up after us, but...

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 today, as adults, we still learn and decide whether to accept certain obligations....

Conscience -. The faculty of recognizing the difference between right and wrong with regard to one’s conduct coupled with the sense that one should act accordingly.This is the first definition listed for the word conscience in Webster’s dictionary.  Each of the other definitions are essentially the same, such as “Conformity to one’s own sense of proper conduct”, and “inner thought.”  If you...