Hard Target: Hit Zero Tomorrow
by Carl Potter, CSP, CMC
If you've ever been to a Joe's Crab Shack, a popular
chain of seafood restaurants with a rustic, seafaring
ambiance, you've probably notice the cryptic signs:
Free Crabs Tomorrow. The first time my wife, Dr. Deb,
and I took our kids to one of these restaurants, they
were so excited about the idea of getting to go back to
the restaurant "tomorrow" to get free food. They were
young at the time and we had to explain to them that if
they went back the next day, the sign would still be the
same. In other words, tomorrow never comes. For
some, the idea of a zero-injury workplace is like the
free crabs at Joe's - it won't ever happen.
52 Weeks of Safety: Week 49
WEEK 49 LADDER SAFETY
---------------------QUESTIONS------------------
1. What type of material shall wood ladders be treated
with?
a) Orange paint
b) Red paint
c) Nothing at all
d) Transparent non-metallic paint that allows the grain
to show
2. What standards must ladders meet?
a) EEI (Edison Electric Institute) standards
b) ANSI (American National Standards Institute)
standards
c) OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health
standards
d) Both b and c
12- Month Incentive Idea: Increase Near-miss Reporting for Improved Safety Performance
In this video presentation Carl presents an idea for
you to use in the coming 12 months to increase near-
miss reporting.
Carl does not agree with rewards for not being injured
because it leads workforce to cover-up injuries that
are caused by hazards. Those hazards go unreported
and uncorrected.
Organizations can learn from near-miss reporting that
is done correctly. Providing an incentive for near-miss
reporting can have a positive impact as Carl explains
in this online video.
Answer this Safety Question and Win a Mancomm Book
Look before you leap if you are in the Polar Bear Club.
2007-2008 Hardcopy Issues of Safety Spot News Online
Visit this webpage to find online copies of Carl and
Deb Potters Safety Spot News Hardcopy.
SAFETY: Strategic, Tactical, and Personal
Workplace safety has many different facets. I've found
in my work with companies across the country that the
focus on safety is often directly correlated with an
individual's responsibilities. Three facets are directly
related to the business of safety: strategic, tactical,
and personal. Executives and senior managers are
often concerned about the strategy, or big picture, of
how safety fits into the overall business. Tactical
activities are more
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