Accidentsoccurformanyreasons.Inmostindustriespeopletendtolookfor"things"toblamewhenanaccidenthappens,becauseit'seasierthanlookingfor"causes,"suchasthoselistedbelow.Considertheunderlyingaccidentcauses.Haveyoubeenguiltyofanyoftheseattitudesorbehaviors?Ifso,youmayhavenotbeeninjured-butnexttimeyoumaynotbesolucky.TakingShortcutsEverydaywemakedecisionswehopewillmakethejobfasterandmoreefficient.Doyourtimesaverseverriskyourownsafety,orthatofothercrewmembers?Shortcutsthatreduceyoursafetyonthejobarenotshortcuts,butanincreasedchanceforyoutobeinjured.Beingover-confident:Confidenceisagoodthing.Overconfidenceistoomuchofagoodthing."It'llneverhappentome"isanattitudethatcanleadtoimproperprocedures,tools,ormethodsinyourwork.Anyofthesecanleadtoaninjury.StartingaTaskwithIncompleteInstructions:Todothejobsafelyandrightthefirsttimeyouneedcompleteinformation.Haveyoueverseenaworkersenttodoajob,havingbeengivenonlyapartofthejob'sinstructions?Don'tbeshyaboutaskingforexplanationsaboutworkproceduresandsafetyprecautions.Itisn'tdumbtoaskquestions;it'sdumbnotto.PoorHousekeeping:Whenclients,managersorsafetyprofessionalswalkthroughyourworksite,housekeepingisanaccurateindicatorofeveryone'sattitudeaboutquality,productionandsafety.Poorhousekeepingcreateshazardsofalltypes.Awellmaintainedareasetsastandardforotherstofollow.Goodhousekeepinginvolvesbothprideandsafety.IgnoringSafetyProcedures:Purposelyfailingtoobservesafetyprocedurescanendangeryouandyourco-workers.Youarebeingpaidtofollowthecompanysafetypolicies-nottomakeyourownrules.Being"casual"aboutsafetycanleadtoacasualty!MentalDistractionsfromWork:Havingabaddayathomeandworryingaboutitatworkisahazardouscombination.Droppingyour'mental'guardcanpullyourfocusawayfromsafeworkprocedures.Youcanalsobedistractedwhenyou'rebusyworkingandafriendcomesbytotalkwhileyouaretryingtowork.Don'tbecomeastatisticbecauseyoutookyoureyesoffthemachine"justforaminute."FailuretoPre-PlantheWork:ThereisalotoftalktodayaboutJobSafetyAnalysis.JSAsareaneffectivewaytofigureoutthesmartestwaystoworksafelyandeffectively.Beinghastyinstartingataskornotthinkingthroughtheprocesscanputyouinharmsway.Instead,PlanYourWorkandthenWorkYourPlan!“Todayisthefirstdayoftherestofourlife“
