WEEKLY SAFETY THEME

DISTRACTION AND INATTENTION

WHAT IS DISTRACTION AND INATTENTION?
TYPICAL EXAMPLES
1. The worker was walking along the road listening the music in headphones, suddenly
stopped and was hit by the vehicle driving behind
2. The driver during driving stooped to pick up the paper fell
down from a dashboard. So 1-2 seconds of distraction
caused loss of control and skid to side ditch with further
overturning of vehicle
3. The welder was climbing down on staircase from the height keeping in both hands
welding cables. When his mobile phone rang suddenly he not stopping shifted all cables
to left arm what caused trip and fall of people from staircase.
In all cases the workers received serious injuries. The main cause of
mentioned accidents is distraction of attention; the workers did not
pay proper attention for work only in short time caused all these
accidents.
But all mentioned accidents were possible to be avoided in proper
concentration over performing work.
MAIN METHODS TO AVOID LACK OF ATTENTION

Going to work always think how to come back home safe

Plan your work day avoiding any shortcut

Do not listen to a music in headphones during the work

Sleep enough to avoid fatigue

DO SAFETY BY ALL WAYS AND ALWAYS!