MAKES THE DIFFERENCE PERSONAL
SAFETY POINTS
In this age of rapid change and need for efficiency, we also see an increased emphasis on safety assurance standards & Codes. However, the biggest factor we must consider in this age of more with less, is how we, as individuals, impact the safety process. Our honor and integrity as human beings needs to be confirmed in our work and everything we do. So, you may ask, how does this apply to safety?
Our personal behavior can determine someone else's fate as well as our own. Failure to do things correctly can jeopardize the health and safety of those around us, as well as our own well being. We must beware of letting mediocrity infiltrate our methods. If our methods do not indicate our best effort, they are not good enough. What we do, how we work, and the standards we set for ourselves, make the difference between success and failure. If we accept mediocrity, we accept failure as a way of life.
Consider the example of an employee at a ship building facility who, at the end of a busy day, left a hammer in the hull of the ship. Fourteen years later, the boat sprung a leak in the middle of the ocean because the hammer wore a hole in the ship's hull over time. The boat sank and lives were lost.
What about the oil that was spilled on the shop floor and wasn't cleaned up right away? A fellow employee, a close friend of yours, comes by moments or hours later, doesn't see the spill, slips and falls. Now he has severe back problems that affect his future, his family, and their quality of life for generations to come. By the way, the expense of that injury also put this small business out of operation, affecting the lives of all the workers and the business owner.
Each time we don't do our best, we accept mediocrity as a way of life. To help set standards of excellence in everything we do we must pay attention to detail. If we don't know the right way to do something, we must ask someone who does. If asked for help, we should take the time to demonstrate how to correctly and thoroughly complete a task. We must make an individual contribution, on a daily basis, to the quality process.
When we set higher individual standards for ourselves and give our best to everything we do, it can make a difference. This helps to protect the finest quality of life this world has to offer.
Personal Safety Points to be focused alltime at work:-
- Do not take chances - carry out instructions. Follow
your method statement.
- If you do not know - ask.
- Rectify or report all unsafe conditions.
- Use correct tools and equipment.
- Help to keep the workplace clean and tidy.
- Have all injuries, however slight, properly attended to.
- Do not horseplay or distract others.
- Wear the protective clothing and equipment provided for your safety.
- Do not start or operate machinery unless authorized and without guards being in place.
- Obey all safety rules, signs, and barriers.
- Use only those tools you are authorized to use.
- Don’t leave tools on the floor or where they can fall on people below.
- Use the proper access.
Take a look around at your co-workers. Some are your friends during work hours, and even after work. You know about their families, what they like and don't like, and what they do for fun. So, be on the lookout for unsafe conditions and correct them, or report them to your supervisors as soon as possible. Help your fellow workers get through the shift without an accident:
- I'll help you lift those heavy items, so you don't have to do it by yourself. I know a back injury can mess up your home life, as well as your ability to work.
- I'll be sure to inspect those slings before you lift a load. I know that you are depending upon them to hold the weight of the load until it is set down.
- I'll inspect that ladder and make sure it is in good condition before I set it up for you to use. I will set it at a good 4:1 angle so it won't slip while you're on it.
- I'll be certain that the guardrails, mid rails and toe boards are in place before you get up on that scaffolding, because I know a fall could lead to your serious injury or death.
- I'll make sure that all passageways and walkways are clear so you won't slip, trip or fall.
- I'll label all containers in the workplace, so you don't use the wrong product for a job by mistake.
- I'll check the backup alarms on our heavy equipment, because I can't always see you, and I want to make sure you can hear me.
- When I'm welding, I will always set up the welding shields so the flash won't burn your eyes.
- I'll tag and report all tools that aren't working properly so you won't be injured by plugging in a tool that has a faulty wire.
- I'll know and practice the emergency evacuation procedures, so we can both get out of an unsafe condition together.
Finally, I want to see you leave work exactly the way you arrived. So, if I see you doing something the wrong way, I'll show you the right way to do it. Of course, I expect you will do the same for me-after all, shouldn't everyone on the crew watch out for each other?
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