SAFETYWHATISIT?•Definition–Theconditionofbeingsafe.Freedomfromdanger,riskorinjury•Somethingwelearn?Who?•Somethingwesee?When?•Ahabit?How?**AnAttitude**Mostaccidentsarecausedbyunsafeacts.•Youworkhardtocreateasafeworkplaceforyourworkersandeliminateunsafeconditions.•Butwhataboutemployees'ownunsafebehavior?•Ifyouexaminedyouraccidentrecordsforthepastfewyears,you'dlikelyfindthattheroot-causeofmostoftheaccidentswasunsafeactsratherthanunsafeconditions.•Ifyoureadbetweenthelinesoftheaccidentreports,youmightfindthattheworkersinvolvedintheincidentshadbecomecomplacentaboutsafety.•They'dgoneon"autopilot"andstoppedpayingattentiontowhattheyweredoing.•They'dtakenshortcuts.•They'dtakenrisks.They'ddevelopedan"Itwon'thappentome"attitude.Whatcouldgowrong•Ifyouarenotthinkingaboutwhatcouldgowrongeveryday,allday,whileyouwork,youarenotgoingtobecompletelysafe.•Youneedtobetrainedtothinkaheadasweapproacheachtaskandconsider:•Whatweareworkingwith;•Whatwearedoing;•Wherewearegoing;•Whatcouldgowrong;Examinethesubstances–•Equipment,procedures,andsituationsthatarepartoftheirjobandlookforpossiblehazards.•Remindyourselftobesafe;•Focusphysicallyandmentallyonyourwork;•Nomatterhowmanytimesyoumayhavedonethesamejob.•Impressuponyourselfthefactthataccidentsoccurintheblinkofaneye.•Allittakesisonesecondofinattention,onemomentofcarelessness.Stopcomplacencyinitstracks.•Complacencyonthejobinjuresandkills.•Spreadslikeadiseasefromoneworkertoanother.•Oneemployeeseesaco-workertakingashortcutandfigures,"Ifhecandoit,whycan'tI?"•Youcan'taffordtoletcomplacencytakeoverinyourworkplace.•Complacencyisdangerous—asdangerousasanymachine,chemical,orotherrecognizedworkplacehazard.•Throughastrongcommitmenttosafetytrainingandawareness,youcancreateasafetyculture.•Emphasisonalertness;•Planning;•Hazardidentification;•Problemsolving,and;•InjurypreventionIfA,B,C,E,F,G,H,I,J,K,L,M,N,O,P,Q,R,S,T,U,V,W,X,Y,ZEQUALS1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26THEN…K+N+O+W+L+E+D+G+E11+14+15+23+12+5+4+7+5=96%THEN…H+A+R+D+W+O+R+K8+1+18+4+23+15+18+11=98%BOTHAREIMPORTANTBUTTHETOTALFALLSSHORTOF100%…HOWEVER…A+T+T+I+T+U+D+E1+20+20+9+20+21+4+5=100%SafetyisreallyaboutourATTITUDE!Make100%SafeBehavioryourchoice,bothonandoffthejobeveryday!POSITIVEORNEGATIVE?HowdoesAttitudeimpactourlives?ATTITUDEISTHEKEY•Agoodattitudetowardsafetyisakeytopreventingunnecessaryincidentsandinjuries.Yourattitudeaffectsyoursafetyandthesafetyofeveryonearoundyou,bothatworkandathome.AREWELEADERSORFOLLOWERS?•Leaders–Onethatleadsorguidesoronewhoisinchargeorincommandofothers.•Follower–Apersonwhoacceptstheteachingofanother,aservantorasubordinate,oronethatimitatesanother.•Canwebeboth?•When•Where•Howdoesthisimpactothersaroundus?WHATDOESTHISMEANFORME?•Weallhaveattitudes,Weareleadersandfollowers;•Ourattitudes,ourleadership,andasfollowersimpactpeoplearoundus;•Peopleobservewhatwedoandfollowourexample;•Wetrainothersgoodorbadhabits;•Wecreatetheculturewhichsetthetoneofourworkhabit;•Thecultureincludesbadorgoodattitudes,leadership,andtraining;•Wehavethechoiceinoursafetybehavior;•Thisdecisionimpactsourabilitytobesafeanditalsoimpactsthepeoplethatworkwithoraroundus.MAKEADIFFERENCESEESOMETHINGSAYSOMETHINGDOSOMETHINGYouHavethe“Ability”YouHavethe“Responsibility”MAKEITRIGHT!17REPEATERSAreatahigherriskDEADSERIOUSINJURIESUNSAFEBEHAVIORSNEARMISSEVENTSMINORINJURIESPleaseDoYourPart!MYBEHAVIOR,MYCHOICESIMPACTS•MyLife•MyFamily•Co-Workers•Friends•Job•CompanyIamgoingtoworksafeandinjuryfree!AnyQuestions?