Tag: PPE
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Site Orientation
Where do you go in an emergency? Who is your supervisor? Where do you lock out? What has been locked out? How do you report an incident or unsafe conditions? Where do you take your breaks? What Personal Protective Equipment(PPE) is required? What specialized PPE is needed? It you cannot answer these questions and more…
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Capacity
Bad safety reduces capacity. Good safety maintains capacity. Great safety increases capacity.
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The Sleeping Bags in My Dad’s Truck
When I was a little kid my Dad worked as a pipeline superintendent. After he came on time my sister and I decided to check out his truck while he slept. There were always something new, toys, tools, etc. One time we found these nifty sleeping bags behind the seat, they had a zipper in…
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What I Look For
When I come on a job site a few things I look for, this is not a comprehensive list but if these things are not there or incomplete, it is time to start digging: 1. Keep a clean job site. There is no need to create unnecessary risks by having a job site covered in…
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Zones
There are three zones: White Grey Black White this is the work that is really clear that you can do safely, driving on public roads, most carpentry, etc. This is work that you need a safe work practice (SWP) for, there is no need step by step instructions. Black is no. You do not do…
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What I Like About Being a Safety Professional
It is the easiest job I have ever had. I explain the painfully obvious to the blissfully ignorant. I read acts, regulations, codes, owner’s manuals, corporate codes of practice, safe work practices, safe work procedures, permits, etc and explain what they mean. If they do not make sense to me there are hundreds of resources…
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Bare Minimum
There is a bare minimum that you have to do, brush your teeth, bathe, eat, … At work there is a bare minimum for safety: Pre-use inspection of equipment Be fit for work Arrive on time Do not go into areas you are not supposed to Pay attention to what you and others are doing…
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Comfort and Safety
Complacency is comfortable, safety is to bring you out of your complacency. Safety is not comfortable.
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Incomplete Information
One of the retorts I often hear in safety is, “I know what I am doing, I’ve been doing it for ‘x’ years” or “This is the way we’ve always done it and now you’re telling me it’s wrong.” This is usually points to a problem of incomplete information. My job is not to do…
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What Safety Does for Us
Safety is the process to make things better. To anticipate problems to avoid them and things will run smoother. If safety is getting in the way, you are doing it wrong and that is on you.