What Is An What Is An Unpreventable Unpreventable Accident? Accident? Bob Pierce: Safety & Health Manager ESD Bob Pierce: Safety & Health Manager ESD 113 – WCT 113 – WCT Richard Kelm: Program Administrator ESD Richard Kelm: Program Administrator ESD 113 – WCT 113 – WCT
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What Is An Unpreventable Accident? Bob Pierce: Safety & Health Manager ESD 113 – WCT Richard Kelm: Program Administrator ESD 113 – WCT.
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What Is An Unpreventable What Is An Unpreventable Accident?Accident?
Bob Pierce: Safety & Health Manager ESD 113 – WCTBob Pierce: Safety & Health Manager ESD 113 – WCT
Richard Kelm: Program Administrator ESD 113 – WCT Richard Kelm: Program Administrator ESD 113 – WCT
The MythThe Myth
There is nothing that could have prevented There is nothing that could have prevented the accident.the accident.
There was no unsafe condition.There was no unsafe condition.
There was no unsafe action.There was no unsafe action.
It was bound to happen and it did.It was bound to happen and it did.
I can’t be responsible for what someone I can’t be responsible for what someone else does.else does.
The list of excuses goes on and on.The list of excuses goes on and on.
Unpreventable AccidentsUnpreventable Accidents
The only unpreventable accident The only unpreventable accident is the accident that never is the accident that never occurred.occurred.
Mechanics of an AccidentMechanics of an Accident
Unsafe actionUnsafe action What a person has done or failed to doWhat a person has done or failed to do Horseplay on the jobHorseplay on the job Working without trainingWorking without training Disregarding safety training proceduresDisregarding safety training procedures
Unsafe conditionUnsafe condition Inclement weatherInclement weather No personal protective equipment (PPE)No personal protective equipment (PPE) Cluttered work areaCluttered work area Inappropriate toolsInappropriate tools
You Make The CallYou Make The Call
Unsafe ActUnsafe Act
Unsafe ConditionUnsafe Condition
UnpreventableUnpreventable
Preventable Preventable
Unsafe Acts or ConditionsUnsafe Acts or Conditions
ACTSACTS
Not Walking on Designated Walkways Not Walking on Designated Walkways Not using PPENot using PPEHorseplayHorseplay
CONDITIONSCONDITIONS
Stairway With No RailingsStairway With No RailingsWorking With Improper Office SetWorking With Improper Office SetOperating Broken Down EquipmentOperating Broken Down Equipment
Tools For PreventionTools For Prevention
Safety CommitteesSafety Committees
Building Assessment ChecklistsBuilding Assessment Checklists