Safety Begins with ME! Module 4: Leading Safety Created by with funding from Oregon OSHA Safety Begins with ME!

Safety Begins with ME!

Module 4: Leading Safety

Created by

with funding from

Oregon OSHA

Safety Begins with ME!

Safety Begins with ME!

Who noticed an unsafe action and gave feedback to the other person? (or who had someone give feedback to you?) How did they/you respond?

Assignments

• Catch someone working safely – Praise them!

• Notice an unsafe action – Speak up and give the other person feedback

• Respond non-defensively to someone’s feedback to you

Who actually noticed someone working safely and gave them an atta-boy/girl?

Who noticed an unsafe action and gave feedback to the other person? (or who had someone give feedback to you?) How did they/you respond?

Safety Begins with ME!

Safety Begins with ME!

Embedding Safety into Work Processes

Recognizing (and Controlling) Safety Hazards

Influencing Safe Behaviors

Leading SafetyLeading

Safety

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Module Preview

Leading Safety

• Review Assignments• The Huddle• Safety Suggestions • Assignments

PREVIEW

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??Poorly Planned Work . . .

. . . Is an accident looking for a victim

If only these employees had stopped to THINK through the job from a safety perspective

before they started to work

?

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The Huddle

WHAT are we about to do?

How could we get HURT?

HOW will we work SAFELY to minimize the risks?

Think!

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The Huddle - Example

WHAT are we about to do?

How could we get HURT?

HOW will we work SAFELY to minimize the risks? Change this band

saw blade

Cut hands;Pinch finger

Wear gloves;LO/TO the saw;Release tensioning spring

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The Huddle - Example

WHAT are we about to do?

How could we get HURT?

HOW will we work SAFELY to minimize the risks? Move this machine

Crush body partBack injury

Adequate help Person in-chargeCommunicate!Stay clearUse right tools

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Practice Huddle

Purpose: To practice using the three huddle questions to prepare to safely perform a task.

• Form small groups of two-three persons. Each group draws a task slip from a hat

• Answer the three questions for your task:

Exercise

WHAT are we about to do?

How could we get HURT?

HOW will we work SAFELY to minimize the risks?

?

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The Solo Huddle

• Just me, myself, and I – or maybe just myself and my team leader or my supervisor

• Take just a minute to ask the three questions:

WHAT am I about to do?

How could I get HURT?

How will I work SAFELY to minimize the risks?

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At Work or at HOME

WHAT am I about to do?

How could I get HURT?

HOW will I work SAFELY to minimize the risks?

Pour Drano into this clogged drain

Splash burn to my skin or eyes

Wear gloves, long sleeves, and goggles

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Practice SOLO Huddle

Purpose: To practice using the three huddle questions to prepare to safely perform a task.

• Complete the Solo Huddle worksheet on a common task you perform at work

• Be prepared to share something you noted that would make your work safer

Exercise

Solo Huddle Worksheet

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Safety Suggestion System

“A” Priorities1. Purchase Guards2. Repaint walkway3. Move fire extinguish

Just DO IT!

IDEA

Ensure the suggestions are reviewed:

• Weekly safety walkthrough – often conducted by higher level management, sometimes by rotating employees

• Safety committee members may check each area weekly

• An administrative function can be added every Friday to retrieve the sheets from each area, copy them, and repost them (with responses added)

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IDEA

Safety Suggestion System

“A” Priorities1. Purchase Guards2. Repaint walkway3. Move fire extinguish

RES

PON

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Just DO IT!

IDEA

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Immediate Safety Suggestions

Purpose: To “seed” the suggestion list with immediate ideas for improving safety.

• Spend 5 minutes brainstorming any immediate suggestions for improving safety (Ideas and/or Concerns)

• Write these on the Suggestion List(s) which you will then post in your work area(s)

Exercise

Safety Suggestions

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Module Review

In this session (and the previous one) we focused on tools to keep the culture of safety alive every day

• Speak up for safety

• Practice the Huddle – Whether formally as a full team or solo answer the three questions:

• Make Safety Suggestions

REVIEW

WHAT are we about to do?

How could we get HURT?

HOW will we work SAFELY to minimize the risks?

?

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Workshop Wrap-up

• Provide your feedback on this workshop series • Complete the Post Test• Closing Story

Course Evaluation

Course Post Assessment

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