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- 2. Your Work Experience!
How many of you have ever had a job?
Where did you work?
What did you do?
Did you have safety guidelines to follow?
Have you ever felt uncomfortable performing
a task at work?
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- 3. Does a safe workplace
exist?
Safety is the CONTROL of accidental loss.
A true safe work place DOES NOT exist.
Regardless of the job, hazards are going to
take place!
HAZARD
An activity, event or condition that could create an
incident that causes damage, injury or illness.
CAN YOU THINK OF ANY HAZARDS?
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- 4. Hazards
Most people think of hazardous jobs as those
that involve construction or heavy lifting, but
this is FALSE.
Hazardous Jobs
Office Jobs
Teachers
Engineers
Preachers
Healthcare
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- 5. Facts about Hazards
HAZARDS can not be removed, only
CONTROLLED.
Hazard Control
Reducing risk on injury, damage or loss
ALL jobs have some form of Hazard.
WHAT ARE THE HAZARDS ON YOUR
JOB?
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- 6. Types of Hazards
Physical
Noisy Equipment
Vibrating Equipment
Falling Objects
Chemical
Strong products
Oil based paint
Biological
Insect Stings
Mold
Ergonomic
Poor lighting
Inappropriate job or
workstation design
Repetitive strain
Psychological
Workplace-induced
stressors
Discrimination
Excessive work hours
Relationships
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- 7. Incidents & Accidents
INCIDENTS
Events that could
have, but did not, cause
an injury
Near Misses
ACCIDENTS
Incidents that have
caused one or more of
the following:
Injuries to Workers
Property damage
Environmental damage
Loss of profits
Loss of productivity
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Hazards can eventually lead to:
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- 8. So how do you Promote
Safety?
Ergonomics
The study of the fit between people and their jobs
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- 9. Goals of Ergonomics
Increase the well-being of workers
Increase the productivity of workers
Improve the health of workers
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- 10. Ergonomics
Workers who feel well work better!
Workers well-being can be improved by
Having a healthy and safe workplace
Reducing worker stress
Increasing job safety
Reducing repetitive strain injuries
Studies how:
People work with people
People work with equipment
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- 11. Ergonomic Hazard
Any hazard that can cause injury or harm to a
body part or system
Repetitive Strain Injuries
Injuries caused by doing the same task over and
over again each and every day
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- 12. Ergonomic Fit Checklist
What task(s) needs to be done?
What tools and equipment are needed?
Is a lot of physical work needed?
Is a lot of mental work needed?
Is paying attention important to the work?
Is the workplace adjustable?
Something that can be made to fit or be used in
many different ways by many different people
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- 13. Preventing Accidents
Read signs and know the meanings of signs.
Obey Rules set forth by your company.
DO NOT do anything that will put you in a
situation where you feel unsafe.
Always use protective equipment.
Always notify a supervisor of a hazardous
situation.
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- 14. Common Injuries
Back strains
Slipping on slippery floor
Strained eyesight
Tripping over a ladder
Can you think of any other common Injuries?
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- 15. Controlling Hazards
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Remove
Potential
HazardsObey Work
Policies and
Procedures
Wear Protective
Equipment
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- 16. Scenarios
We will now evaluate a few scenarios and
determine what Type of Hazard it is, the
potential workplace, and how it could have
been avoided!!!!
AND REMEMBER…
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