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Module 1:

Recognizing (and Controlling) Safety Hazards

Created by

with funding from

Oregon OSHA

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Three Concerns of
Every Business
Schedule jobs;
Set-up & run jobs;
Ship product;
Order raw material
Production
Measure parts;
Check blueprints;
QA inspection;
Testing
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Business
Success

Monthly safety
committee meeting;
Quarterly inspection

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

Ill introduce some topics, but youll be doing a
lot of the talking.
Along the way are several activities where well
use our knowledge and skills to tackle real-life
situations.
Well 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 doesnt 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

Isnt 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 dont 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
Whats 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

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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

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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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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