““Safety Is No Accident”Safety Is No Accident”

By: Kurt VonRuedenBy: Kurt VonRuedenFebruary 8, 2010February 8, 2010

““Safety Is No Accident”Safety Is No Accident”• Today’s Objectives:Today’s Objectives:

1. Causes1. Causes

2. Proper Attitude2. Proper Attitude

3. Being Proactive3. Being Proactive

Why Do AccidentsWhy Do Accidents

Happen?Happen?

Causes of AccidentsCauses of Accidents

• 10% Unsafe 10% Unsafe ConditionsConditions

• 90% Unsafe 90% Unsafe ActsActs

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The Accident TriangleThe Accident Triangle

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Serious injury or Serious injury or possible fatalitypossible fatality

Minor injuries or Minor injuries or accidentsaccidents

Near- Near- missesmisses

What Is A “Near-Miss”??What Is A “Near-Miss”??

How Many Times Until Someone Gets Killed?How Many Times Until Someone Gets Killed?

Attitudes-Attitudes- What We Can ControlWhat We Can Control

vs.vs.

Good Safety Attitude = You: HappierYou: Happier

• Safety’s Goal is to get you Home in Safety’s Goal is to get you Home in the very same Health & Condition the very same Health & Condition as when you came to work earlier as when you came to work earlier

that daythat day

There Are Costs To There Are Costs To ALLALL Accidents/Injuries…..Accidents/Injuries…..

Imagine an Iceberg….Imagine an Iceberg….

Direct CostsDirect Costs

Hidden CostsHidden Costs

(Indirect Costs)(Indirect Costs)

Do You Know What The TotalDo You Know What The Total** Average Cost of a Average Cost of a Hand Injury is?Hand Injury is?

$7,500.00$7,500.00

Being Proactive: Being Proactive: CommunicateCommunicate

Responsibilities-Responsibilities- What’s Your Definition?....What’s Your Definition?....

• Obliged to do or answer forObliged to do or answer for

• Involving dutiesInvolving duties

• DependableDependable

• Using Common SenseUsing Common Sense

ALWAYS BE SAFEALWAYS BE SAFE…. …. Your Life Could Depend On It!Your Life Could Depend On It!