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SAFETY SCANNING. ELIMINATE HAZARDS THRU: RECOGNITION, EVALUATION, CONTROL. OBJECTIVES. Become effective “Safety Scanners” Constantly be looking for hazards Spot and recognize hazards Take action to reduce or eliminate Understand basic hazards Safety is not a Spectator Sport.
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SAFETYSCANNING ELIMINATE HAZARDS THRU: RECOGNITION, EVALUATION, CONTROL
OBJECTIVES • Become effective “Safety Scanners” • Constantly be looking for hazards • Spot and recognize hazards • Take action to reduce or eliminate • Understand basic hazards • Safety is not a Spectator Sport
RECOGNIZING HAZARDS • Training • Job Experience • Familiarity with operation • Lack of familiarity with area • Use of safety scanning survey technique
Caught in/on/between Contact by/with Struck by/against Fall to surface/below Slip/Trip Over-exertion Bodily Reaction Over-exposure What if? WHAT IS A HAZARD
HOW TO SCAN • Sweep eyes around work area • Hazards present? • Analyze possible/probable results • React to hazards • Proceed
TAKE SMALLER BITESCannot eat a whole pie at once • Look at one shop • One wall area of shop • One piece of equipment • One aspect of that equipment
HAZARDS IDENTIFIED • Correct Yourself • Contact Building Manager • Refer to Supervisor or Safety • Bring up in Safety Meeting • Refer to Safety Committee • Reduce the Hazard until Fixed
PRACTICE • Must practice to be effective • Start with small area and short time • Increase area and time practiced • Make it AUTOMATIC