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Module 1:
Recognizing (and Controlling) Safety Hazards
Created by
with funding from
Oregon OSHA
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Why We’re Here…
Metalworking Shop Owner
Crushed Between Skid Steer
and Forklift Attachment
Metal Shop Employee
Crushed by Falling Steel Plate
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Three Concerns of
Every Business
Schedule jobs;
Set-up & run jobs;
Ship product;
Order raw material
Business
Success
Monthly safety
committee meeting;
Quarterly inspection
Production
Measure parts;
Check blueprints;
QA inspection;
Testing
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Safety
Quality
Four 1-hour Modules
Leading
Safety
Influencing
Safe Behaviors
Embedding Safety
into Work Processes
Recognizing (and Controlling) Safety
Hazards
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This Training May be Different
• I’ll introduce some topics, but you’ll be doing a
lot of the talking.
• Along the way are several activities where we’ll
use our knowledge and skills to tackle real-life
situations.
• We’ll have specific assignments to complete in
our own work areas during/following
the training.
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PREVIEW
Module 1 Preview:
Recognizing (and Controlling) Safety Hazards
• Base Safety – What makes a safe work
environment?
• Hazard Recognition – Can you spot hazards in a
variety of situations?
• Hazard Controls – What are the mechanisms for
ensuring that bad stuff doesn’t happen?
• Assignments
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Consequences of a
Momentary Lapse in Safety
OSHA Safety Video
“Work Place Safety”
Can we wrap ourSeptember
brains around
the life-long impact
2008
of just one momentary lapse of safety?
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Too Little Too Late! or PROACTIVE
• Isn’t it better to invest just a little of this time &
energy BEFORE something bad happens?
• Some companies are able to hire ‘professionals’
whose entire focus is Safety. But, just like with
production and quality, no single individual can
be responsible for such an important outcome.
• Have you thought seriously about your
responsibility to make this shop/plant a safe place
to work?
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Exercise
A SAFE Workplace
Purpose: To identify the characteristics that must be
present to ensure a safe workplace.
• Brainstorm: What goes into making a workplace
like ours a “safe” place to work?
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Safety Issues Found by OR OSHA
Description
Violations
General fall protection
425
Abrasive wheel exposure adjustment
290
Junction box covers
117
Portable fire extinguishers checked
106
Machine guarding
102
Use of compressed air for cleaning
78
Clear space around electrical equipment
77
Portable ladder 3 feet above surface
69
Guarding open-sided floors, platforms
67
*Statistics from 2006, Oregon OSHA, Top 25 Standards Violated report
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Ingredients of a Safe Workplace
Safe Conditions
• Safe design of equipment
(guards, etc.)
• Proper maintenance
• Shop/plant is clean and
organized (5-S)
• Work environment is free
of hazards
• Proper PPE is available
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Safe Actions
• PPE is used properly and
consistently
• Proper work instructions
(and training) are provided
& then followed by all
The proactive approach to
safety is to take steps before
SAFETY:
something bad happens
toI
KNOW it
When
I SEE
ensure safe conditions
and
it!
safe actions.
What is 5-S?
• Sort: Keep only essential items
• Straighten or Set in Order: Arrange the tools,
equipment and parts in a manner that promotes
safety and efficiency
• Sweep: Clean the work area and prevent dirt
• Standardize: Ensure everyone knows what to do
• Sustain: Maintain the focus on this new way of
operating, and don’t slip back to the old ways
5-S: More
Than Just
Good
Housekeeping
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5-S
Wall
Poster
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Exercise
Case Study: Unsafe Situations
Purpose: To practice spotting hazards in a variety of
situations in order to sharpen our safety vision.
• Examine each of the following work situations
• What’s unsafe/amiss here? What concerns you
about this?
• What needs to be done? How can this be
improved? How can this risk be
eliminated/minimized?
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Exercise
Case Study: Unsafe Situations
TOOLS to help us spot safety issues:
Causes
of
Hazards
Wall
Poster
Also listed on:
SAFETY – I
Know it
When I SEE
IT!
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Also listed on:
ANSI Hazard
Categories
Situation #1
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Hazard Controls
• Good Housekeeping (5-S) – Get rid of the unnecessary
clutter, clean and organize; keep area picked up, swept.
• Safe Equipment – Ensure guards are in
place, machines are operating correctly,
safety devices have not been bypassed.
• Safe Work Practices – Follow the safe operating
procedures that have been specified; no short-cuts.
• Proper PPE – Make sure that you (and those around you)
have and use the right safety equipment to prevent injury.
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Business
Success
REVIEW
Module Review
• We all share the responsibility for
making this a safe place to work
Production
Quality
– Safety is an everyday concern, like production/quality
– The consequences of even a brief lapse are too great
• We are proactive about safety because it is better
to be proactive than to do too little too late
• Today we spotted workplace hazards in a
variety of situations and sharpened up our safety
vision
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Safety
Assignments
• Spot and report workplace safety concerns
– Look for hazards in your area? (New eyes!)
– Think: How could this be FIXED?
– Fix IT! (if you can), OR Report it!
• Work as a team to 5S an area. (some time will
need to be set aside to do this.) If possible, take
BEFORE and AFTER pictures.
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Thank You for Participating
REMEMBER: One small action or change today
may potentially have a huge impact. . .
A butterfly flaps its wings . . . half-a-world
away a hurricane decimates a continent.
- Edward Norton Lorenz (American mathematician and
meteorologist, and pioneer of Chaos Theory)
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