Creating a High Performance Safety Team:
When a workgroup comes together, they don't really
know each other's capabilities and sometimes they
aren't quite sure how to work together. Many times
assumptions are made that everyone knows what to
do, when to do it and wants to do it. With that
assumption comes risk - risk of failure and risk of
injury.
You may have seen the team model
52 Weeks of Safety: Week 1 Vol. 2
WEEK 1 Vol. 2 Walking and Working Surfaces
---------------------QUESTIONS------------------
1. Who is the safest person I know?
a) Our safety coordinator
b) My co-workers
c) I am!
d) My boss
2. My attitude about injuries is:
a) If I recognize hazards and make sure that the
controls are in place to prevent injury, I will likely go
home to my family without injury, every day.
b) I work in a dangerous environment where
accidents "just happen."
c) The safety specialist is responsible for my
safety
d) My boss is who can make me safe
BUSTED! Working While Distracted
Daily Distractions
How many times have you found yourself running out
of the door, rushing to get to work with a thousand
thoughts racing through your mind? Think about your
trip to work today. Were you focused on driving or
were you multi-tasking, perhaps talking on your cell
phone, checking your email on your PDA, or even
putting on make-up or combing your hair. Or, if you
weren't doing these things, did you notice other
drivers who were? Driving distracted is a big issue
and it's even getting lots of attention in the media.
While many people drive to their jobs and as a part of
their jobs, stop and consider the impact of working
while distracted.
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Are you a safety hero?
Heroes abound in the safe water landing of US
Airways flight 1549 on January 16, 2009 in the Hudson
River: the flight crew, the New York Waterways ferry
operators and other watercraft operators, police and
fire rescue teams, the Red Cross and other first
responders as well as the 155 passengers. The
whole event has been dubbed "the miracle on the
Hudson". This is a great event - one in which many
things went well. Even without having the benefit of a
full investigation and report, there are many lessons
that we can learn from. Here are just a few things to
consider.
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