SY 2019-2020
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Day 1 Class 1
Introduction
A. Ensure your safety by following these three (3) rules:
1. Follow safe work practices and procedures
2. Inspect safety equipment before use
3. Use safety equipment properly
B. Safety Culture – means everyone is working safely
C. Benefits of strong safety culture:
1. Fewer at-risk behaviors
2. Lower incident and accident rates
3. Less turnover
4. Fewer absenteeism
5. Higher productivity
Safety is a learned behavior and attitude. It is a way of working that must be
incorporated into the company as a culture.
There are many benefits to having a safety culture. Companies with strong safety
cultures usually have the less turnover.
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Day 1 Class 1
Section 1.1.0 Incidents and Accidents
A. Definition
1. Incident – unplanned event that may or may not result in property damage.
NO personal injury has occurred.
2. Accident – unplanned event that results in personal injury and/or property damage.
Section 1.1.1 Incident Categories
B. Definition
• Near-miss: no one was injured and no damage to property occurred, but during
which either could have happened. These are warnings that should ALWAYS be
reported.
• Property damage: resulted in damage to tools, materials, or equipment, but NO
personal injuries.
• Minor injuries: Personnel may have received minor cuts, bruises, or strains, but
the injured workers returned to full duty on their next regularly scheduled work shift.
• Serious or disabling injuries: Personnel received injuries that resulted in
temporary or permanent disability.
• Fatalities: Deaths resulting from unplanned incidents.
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C. Leading Causes of Death in Construction Work
Big 4, Fatal 4 or Focus 4:
1. Falls
2. Struck-by hazards
3. Caught-in or caught-between hazards
4. Electrical hazards
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Name:________________________________________Date:___________ Mark:____
Quiz 1: Safety Culture, Incident and Accident
A. Write the three (3) rules in ensuring your safety at work.
1. ______________________________________________________________
2. ______________________________________________________________
3. ______________________________________________________________
B. Safety culture means _______________________________________________
C. Write three (3) benefits of strong safety culture
1. ______________________________________________________________
2. ______________________________________________________________
3. ______________________________________________________________
D. True or False?
______________1. Safety is a learned behavior and attitude.
______________2. Companies with strong safety cultures have the less turnover.
______________3. An incident happened when NO personal injury has occurred.
E. List down three (3) examples of MINOR injuries.
1. ____________________
2. ____________________
3. ____________________
F. List down the Big 4 causes of death in the construction work.
1. _____________________
2. _____________________
3. _____________________
4. _____________________
