BackgroundPeopleoftenfocusontheideaofunsafeconditions,whileignoringtheirownunsafeacts.Asateam,wecanreduceunsafeconditions.Butwecannotentirelyeliminatethem.Onlyyoucanpreventyourunsafeacts.Youractionscancreateunsafeconditions,clearthoseconditionsup,allowyoutoworksafelyinunsafeconditions,orcreateadangerwhereconditionsaresafe.Someconditionscanbemadesafer,butneversafe.Forexample,switchgearismadesaferthroughtheuseofmetalenclosures.Butliveswitchgearalwayspres-entsanarcblasthazard.Onlyyoursafeactswhenworkingaroundswitchgearcanmakeyousafe.UnsafeconditionsandunsafeactscomparedICurrentbackfeedonalockedoutcircuitisanunsafecondition.Workingonthatcircuitbeforeusingtestequipmenttoverifyit’sde-energizedisanunsafeact.Soisworkingonitbeforetrackingdownandisolatingallpossiblesupplypaths.IAnunsafeconditionexistswhentheequipmentyouneedtoworkonhasspringsorotherenergysourcesinadditiontotheelectricalones.Performinglockout/tagoutontheelectricalenergysourcesisasafeact.Stoppingthere,ratherthanidentifyingandisolatingallpossibleenergysources,isanunsafeact.IAnunsafeconditionexistswhencombustiblesandfluorescentlampsarestoredinanelectricalclosetthatcontainsadistributiontransformerandpanel.Anunsafeactisremovingthepanelcoverwhilethoseitemsarestillinthatroom.IOilleakedontothefloorisanunsafecondition.Unsafeactsincludeleavingitthereandnotreportingit.IYouhaveanunsafeconditionwhenyoucansmellgasolinefumesfromaportablegenerator.Unsafeactsincluderefuelingwithapaperfunnelandclos-ingthedoorthatwasprovidingventilation.IAladdernotratedfortheloadyourjobrequiresyoutoputonitisanunsafecondition.Usingthatladderforthisparticularjobisanunsafeact.IAconfinedspaceisinherentlyanunsafecondition.Enteringthatspacebeforeyoureviewtheconfinedspaceentrypermitandmeetitsconditionsisanunsafeact.IWhenyouaretakingvoltageandcurrentmeasurementsina480Vpanel,youareworkinginanunsafecondition.Youareexposedtopotentialshockandarcblast.It’sanunsafeacttoholdonemeasuringprobeineachhand.It’sanunsafeacttoopenthepanelbeforeputtingonthecorrectarcblastPPE.Reviewanddiscussion1.Whyisitnotpossibletomakeyourworkconditions100%safe?2.Ifyourworkconditionswillalwayspresentsomedanger,howcanyoubesafewhileworking?Discussionleaderdutiesforthissession:Developashortlistofunsafeconditionsthatcouldbeencounteredonthissite,whatactionscanreducethedanger,andwhatunsafeactscanincreasethedanger.Bepre-paredtousetheseasexamples.WhatthisSafetyTalkcovers:Mostinjuriesoccurnotduetounsafeconditions,butduetounsafeacts.ThisSafetyTalkaddressesdifferencesbetweenthetwo.Discussionnotes:046:UnsafeActsVs.UnsafeConditionsParticipant’sSignatureandDate_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________...
