SAFETY

WHAT IS IT ?• Definition – The condition of being safe.

Freedom from danger, risk or injury• Something we learn? Who?• Something we see? When?• A habit? How?

**An Attitude**

Most accidents are caused by unsafe acts. • You work hard to create a safe workplace for your workers and eliminate unsafe

conditions. • But what about employees' own unsafe behavior? • If you examined your accident records for the past few years, you'd likely find that the

root-cause of most of the accidents was unsafe acts rather than unsafe conditions. • If you read between the lines of the accident reports, you might find that the workers

involved in the incidents had become complacent about safety. • They'd gone on "autopilot" and stopped paying attention to what they were doing. • They'd taken shortcuts.

• They'd taken risks. They'd developed an "It won't happen to me" attitude.

What could go wrong • If you are not thinking about what could go

wrong every day, all day, while you work, you are not going to be completely safe.

• You need to be trained to think ahead as we approach each task and consider:

• What we are working with;• What we are doing;• Where we are going;• What could go wrong;

Examine the substances – • Equipment, procedures, and situations that are part of their

job and look for possible hazards. • Remind yourself to be safe;• Focus physically and mentally on your work; • No matter how many times you may have done the same

job. • Impress upon yourself the fact that accidents occur in the

blink of an eye. • All it takes is one second of inattention, one moment of

carelessness.

Stop complacency in its tracks. • Complacency on the job injures and kills. • Spreads like a disease from one worker to another. • One employee sees a co-worker taking a shortcut and figures, "If

he can do it, why can't I?" • You can't afford to let complacency take over in your workplace. • Complacency is dangerous—as dangerous as any machine,

chemical, or other recognized workplace hazard. • Through a strong commitment to safety training and awareness,

you can create a safety culture.• Emphasis on alertness;• Planning;• Hazard identification;• Problem solving, and;• Injury prevention

If A,B,C,E,F,G,H,I,J,K,L,M,N,O,P,Q,R,S,T,U,V,W,X,Y,Z

EQUALS1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26

THEN…

K + N + O + W + L + E + D + G + E

11 + 14 + 15 + 23 + 12 + 5 + 4 + 7 + 5 = 96%

THEN…

H + A + R + D + W + O + R + K

8 + 1 + 18 + 4 + 23 + 15 + 18 + 11 = 98%

BOTH ARE IMPORTANT BUT THE TOTAL FALLS SHORT OF 100%…

HOWEVER…

A + T + T + I + T + U + D + E

1 + 20 + 20 + 9 + 20 + 21 + 4 + 5 = 100%

Safety is really about our ATTITUDE!

Make 100% Safe Behavior your choice, both on and

off the job every day!

POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE ?

How does Attitude impact our lives?

ATTITUDE IS THE KEY • A good attitude toward safety is a

key to preventing unnecessary incidents and injuries. Your attitude affects your safety and the safety of everyone around you, both at work and at home.

ARE WE LEADERS OR FOLLOWERS?

• Leaders – One that leads or guides or one who is in charge or in command of others.

• Follower – A person who accepts the teaching of another, a

servant or a subordinate, or one that imitates another. • Can we be both?• When• Where

• How does this impact others around us?

WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR ME?

• We all have attitudes, We are leaders and followers;

• Our attitudes , our leadership, and as followers impact people around us;

• People observe what we do and follow our example;

• We train others good or bad habits;

• We create the culture which set the tone of our work habit;

• The culture includes bad or good attitudes, leadership, and training;

• We have the choice in our safety behavior;

• This decision impacts our ability to be safe and it also impacts the people that work with or around us.

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REPEATERSAre at a higher risk

DEAD

SERIOUS INJURIES

UNSAFE BEHAVIORS

NEAR MISS EVENTS

MINOR INJURIES

Please Do Your Part!

MY BEHAVIOR , MY CHOICES IMPACTS

• My Life• My Family• Co-Workers• Friends• Job

• Company

I am going to work safe and injury free!

Any Questions?