Warning: Boring but instructive post bellow.
I am a process engineer working in a remote mining camp. In this type if environment, if sh... stuff hits the fan and the weather conditions are bad, maybe it will be impossible to evacuate injured people. Safety needs to be tighter than most workplaces. Part of my duty is to ensure worker's safety. I did kick a consultant out last week after warning him 3 times to wear his safety glasses.
In a meeting with our crew, the general foreman asked a really good question: Do you bring safety back home.
Work accidents have 2 main causes: Unsafe conditions (workplace, equipment) and unsafe acts (or behavior). Most of the time, it's a combination of both.
Let's take my case as an example:
I baked some bread, and cut my index finger when cutting a slice.
Were there any unsafe conditions: Knife was cheap and dull. Bread crust was hard.
Were there any unsafe acts: My left hand was open, fingers lying on the bread instead of curled. I did cut fast because I was hungry.
How it happened: Knife did not "bite" into the bread, and slid in my finger's direction. My skin wasn't that lucky. Fortunately I did not need stitches. It could have been way worst.
What did I change so it won't happen again: Ordered a better knife. Use the right grip for the guiding hand.
Think of the last time you cut yourself, and try an "accident investigation".
Be safe guys.
I am a process engineer working in a remote mining camp. In this type if environment, if sh... stuff hits the fan and the weather conditions are bad, maybe it will be impossible to evacuate injured people. Safety needs to be tighter than most workplaces. Part of my duty is to ensure worker's safety. I did kick a consultant out last week after warning him 3 times to wear his safety glasses.
In a meeting with our crew, the general foreman asked a really good question: Do you bring safety back home.
Work accidents have 2 main causes: Unsafe conditions (workplace, equipment) and unsafe acts (or behavior). Most of the time, it's a combination of both.
Let's take my case as an example:
I baked some bread, and cut my index finger when cutting a slice.
Were there any unsafe conditions: Knife was cheap and dull. Bread crust was hard.
Were there any unsafe acts: My left hand was open, fingers lying on the bread instead of curled. I did cut fast because I was hungry.
How it happened: Knife did not "bite" into the bread, and slid in my finger's direction. My skin wasn't that lucky. Fortunately I did not need stitches. It could have been way worst.
What did I change so it won't happen again: Ordered a better knife. Use the right grip for the guiding hand.
Think of the last time you cut yourself, and try an "accident investigation".
Be safe guys.