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- Over 18,000 categorized unsafe acts/conditions and accident/injury photos
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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 true and unfettered conclusion, make mental notes on:
how...
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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.
I don’t know what happened.
I thought I could do it myself.
I just was not paying attention.
I did not expect...
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(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 travels faster than sound, some people appear bright until you hear them speak.
4. If I agreed with you, we’d...
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On August 30, 2003 a mobile equipment operator was injured while working at a surface coal mine. The miner was operating a Hitachi hydraulic shovel when a 35-foot wide by 35-foot high section of the highwall toppled onto the operator’s cab, pinning him inside. The victim was removed from the shovel and transported to a hospital where he was treated and released. The left...
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When you read the below, it is a success story for two people. We don’t always hear these. If you have these stories, let’s share them with each other and if we have people who take the extra step to protect human lives, let’s recognize them also, not for taking chances, but for working safely and protecting human life.
On July 14, 2004, District 1 experienced a non injury accident at the Girardville...
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A non fatal accident occurred recently where a contract employee was performing maintenance on an operating chemical fluid pump, mounted under a Mack delivery truck, when he became entangled in the P. T. O. shaft. The injury resulted in a compound fracture of the humerus bone with avulsions of the muscle tissue of the left arm. A dozer operator walking by the truck to his job noticed the injured entangled...
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Two mechanics, traveling in separate trucks went to the dragline to trouble shoot a problem with the dragline. This required them to drive around the front of the dragline beneath the boom fairleads and along the edge of the spoil embankment. Because of the dragline’s location near the embankment edge, the dragline operator had to swing the dragline slowly while the trucks traveled between the walking...
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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 rags or other material that may contain the cleaning agent before beginning hot work?
MSHA Near Miss From: The...
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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 is your responsibility to know where the debris...
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Click Here for a GREAT presentation on Wind Chill.
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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)
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