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Recognizing Hazards to Prevent Future Injuries Gary Timmer, United Water Thursday April 18th, 2013 Frankenmuth, MI
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Recognizing Hazards to Prevent Future Injuries
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If Only Training Were Enough!
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Why Reduce Injuries?
• We Care About People
• It Saves Money
• We Need All Of Our Employees At Work
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Hazard
Ability to cause harm or danger
Risk
Likelihood that harm or damage will result
A few quick definitions….
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Relationship between Exposure, Hazard and Risk
Area of Hazard Area of
Exposure
Area of Risk
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What Are Common Injuries?
• Lifting/pulling
• Contact With Objects
• Slips, Trips, & Falls
• Automobile
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What is out there that can bite?
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Basics?
Safety is everyone's responsibility
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Basics?
The more people you have looking for hazards, the more likely you are
to find them
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Inspections
• Continuous (supervisory, management)
• Planned (safety committee level)
• Intermittent or special focus inspections
• General or full scope (audit)
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Inspections
• Insurance Company
• Peers (Other facilities, other departments)
• MIOSHA
• Contractors
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Basics?
Two heads (or More) are better than one.
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Preparing for an inspection • Be prepared to inspect/observe both human
and physical elements
• Know the purpose of the inspection
• Know the area (+/-)
• Know the limits of inspection (time, expertise, authority, etc.)
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Preparing for an inspection cont..
• Know the accident history
• Know the internal and external standards
• Know relationships; superintendent, employee, Manager
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Use all your senses... • Sight • Hearing • Smell/taste • Tactile senses • Sense of ‘order’ • Sense of space • “Gut” • Sense of motion • Sense of weight
Look above,
below, behind
and into.
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10 Killers of inspection techniques
• Speed
• Pre-determined results
• Hidden agendas
• Fatigue
• No completed corrective actions
• Lack of experience
• No structure or too much
• Lack of a Colombo attitude
• Over reliance on a few tools or senses
• Disagreeable nature
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Now a little practice with hazard
identification.
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What can you find on each slide
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Policies, Procedures, and Guidelines
Administrative Prevention?
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Full Compliance
Near Miss Reporting
Near Miss Reporting Process
E a r t h T e c h , I n c .
N e a r M i s s R e p o r t
U n s a f e C o n d i t i o n U n s a f e A c t / B e h a v i o r
D a t e I d e n t i f i e d : _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ P e r s o n I d e n t i f y i n g
D e s c r i p t i o n o f U n s a f e C o n d i t i o n o r B e h a v i o r
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F o r S u p e r v i s o r U s e O n l y
S u m m a r y o f F o l l o w - U p
D a t e C o r r e c t i v e A c t i o n s C o m p l e t e _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ N e a r M i s s R e p o r t N o .
S u p e r v i s o r S i g n a t u r e
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Root Cause Investigations
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Things to Look For
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Is This OK?
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Positioning
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Machine Guarding
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Machine Guarding
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Machine Guarding
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Machine Guarding
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Machine Guarding
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Machine Guarding
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Energy Control (LOTO)
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Competent Persons
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Proper Storage
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Slips, Trips, & Falls
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Floor Openings
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Unprotected Ladders
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Hoses Left Out
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Junk Laying Around
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Pipes in Walkways
12”
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Trip Hazards
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Fall Hazards
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Fall Hazard
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Fall Hazard
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Fall Hazard
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Quick Fixes
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Cell Phones/Radios
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Cars Stop Faster Then Trucks
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Case Study for Can Station
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“CAN” We Make It Better?
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Step was installed inside
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Installation of Grab Bar
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Treads Installed on Step
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Cover Was Rotated
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QUESTIONS
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Thank You!
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