Hazard Awareness (Unsafe Act & Unsafe Conditions)

• Welcome to our Orientation Course

on

Hazard Awareness
(Unsafe Act & Unsafe Conditions)

The main cause of accidents are PEOPLE 1

 Hazard Awareness / Unsafe Act & Unsafe Conditions

• What are Hazards ?

– What are
• Unsafe Acts ?
• Unsafe Conditions

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 Hazard Awareness / Unsafe Act & Unsafe Conditions

• A Hazard is
– Something that can cause YOU or somebody else
harm / injury
– Normally remains constant
– The more you see it,
the LESS it is perceived
to be a threat

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• Unsafe Act is
– an individual exposing
themselves to unnecessary
risk from a hazard

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• An Unsafe Condition is
– Something in your environment that has the
potential to cause you immediate
harm / injury if not corrected

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A Typical Hazard

Poison Ivy

Poison Ivy

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Unsafe Condition
Chain Block Hook, No Safety Latch

Unsafe Condition
Rusted Drum’s Unmarked

The main cause of accidents are PEOPLE 7

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Unsafe Condition
Angle Grinder without Guard

Unsafe Condition
Leaking Fuel Line Flange

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Unsafe Act ?

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Unsafe Condition
Pipeline Repair ??

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Unsafe Act
Standing on Top
of Ladder

Unsafe Condition

Worm-drive
Hose clips

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Unsafe Condition
Fire Extinguisher Obstructed

Electrical
panel,
No
Rubber
Mat

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Unsafe Condition
Hook - No Safety Latch
Air Receiver - Not Certified
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Unsafe Condition
Welded Padeyes, Shackle Use

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Unsafe
Condition

Knotted
Chain
Oxy Torch
NO
Flashback

Regulator
No
Flashback
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Unsafe
Condition

Cluttered work
Environment

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Unsafe Condition

HP Hoses Not Secured

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Unsafe Condition

Fire Hose Obstructed

Fast Rescue Boat !

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Unsafe Condition

No Handrails

The main cause of accidents are PEOPLE 20

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Good & Bad Rigging Practices

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Good & Bad Rigging Practice

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Good & Bad Rigging Practices

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Unsafe Crane Operations

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Hazard Awareness (Unsafe Act & Unsafe Conditions)

Unsafe Crane Operations

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 Hazard Awareness (Unsafe Act & Unsafe Conditions)

Birds Accident FATALITY

IF, you don’t take
Triangle care of the little stuff,
1 you will be pushed up
into a FATALITY
A Few Lost Time
2 - 3 +/-
Injuries

10 - 12 +/- Several Medical Treatments

40 - 50 +/- Dozens of First-aid Treatments

100’s Efforts Here

Hundreds of Unsafe Acts / Conditions

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Birds Accident WHEN, you take care of

Triangle the little stuff, you
REDUCE the chance of
Removes 0 injury, thus remove the
Risk of a FATALITY
Reduces Zero - Lost Time
Injuries

Reduces Reduces - Medical

Treatments

Reduces Reduces - First-aid Treatments

Efforts Here
Reduce Reduce - Unsafe Acts / Conditions
to REDUCE
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Make sure this is

NOT YOU !

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