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MORNING!!!

CONSTRUCTION SAFETY

THE ACCIDENT

WHAT IS AN ACCIDENT?

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Almost Hit

Near Miss

"Just Missed !"

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"Watch Out"

L U C K Y

WHAT IS AN ACCIDENT?
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Call an Ambulance

AN ACCIDENT IS:

a. An unexpected and undesirable event,

especially one resulting in damage or harm: car
accidents on icy roads.
b. An unforeseen incident: A series of happy
accidents led to his promotion.
c. An instance of involuntary urination or
defecation in one's clothing.
2. Lack of intention; chance: ran into an old
friend by accident.
3. Logic A circumstance or attribute that is not
essential to the nature of something.

THE ACCIDENT
An
unplanned and unwelcome event
that interrupts normal activity

Accidents are What Happens to

Somebody Else
BUT REMEMBER:
YOU
are somebody else
to somebody else

PROACTION VERSUS REACTION

Well thats an
accident waiting to
happen
Someone ought to
do something
That someone is
YOU!

Accident
Prevention

 CONTACT WITH
TYPES OF ACCIDENTS

FALL TO
same level
lower level

CAUGHT
in
on
between

chemicals
electricity
heat/cold
radiation

BODILY
REACTION FROM
voluntary motion
involuntary
motion

TYPES
OF
ACCIDENTS
STRUCK
(CONTINUED)
Against
RUBBED OR
stationary or
moving object
ABRADED BY
protruding
object
sharp or jagged
edge

By
moving or flying
object

friction
pressure
vibration

FATAL ACCIDENTS WORKPLACE

1. Vehicle Accidents
2413
2. Contact With Objects and
Equipment
983
3. Falls
4. Assaults & Violent Acts
754

809

 Direct
Basic Causes
ACCIDENT
CAUSING
FACTORS
Management
Environmental
Equipment
Human
Behavior

Indirect Causes
Unsafe Acts
Unsafe
Conditions

Causes

Slips, Trips,
Falls
Caught In
Run Over
Chemical
Exposure

Basic Causes

Unsafe

Policy & Procedures

Environmental Conditions
Equipment/Plant Design
Human Behavior
Indirect Causes

Acts
Direct Causes

Slip/Trip Fall
Energy Release
Pinched Between

ACCIDENT
Personal Injury
Property Damage
Potential/Actual

Unsafe
Conditions

BASIC
CAUSES
Manageme
nt
Environmen
t
Equipment
Human
Behavior

Systems & Procedures

Natural & Man-made
Design & Equipment

MANAGEMENT

Systems &
Procedures
Lack of
systems &
procedures
Availability
Lack of
Supervision

ENVIRONMENT

Physical

Lighting
Temperature

Chemical
vapors
smoke

Biological
Bacteria
Reptiles

ENVIRONMENT

DESIGN AND EQUIPMENT

Design
Workplace
layout
Design of tools &
equipment
Maintenance

DESIGN AND EQUIPMENT

Equipment
Suitability
Stability

Guarding
Ergonomic
Accessibilit
y

HUMAN BEHAVIOR

Common
to
all
accident
s
Not limited to person
involved in accident

HUMAN FACTORS
Omissions &
Commissions
Deviations from
SOP
Lacking Authority
Short Cuts
Remove guards

Human Behavior is a function of :

Activators (what needs to be done)
Competencies (how it needs to be done)

Consequences
(what happens if it is/isnt done)

OUTCOMES OF ACCIDENTS

NEGATIVE OUTCOMES
POSITIVE OUTCOMES

DIRECT COSTS
Medical
Insurance
Lost Time
Fines

INDIRECT COSTS
Equipment Rental
Cancelled Contracts
Lost Orders
Equipment/Material
Damage
Investigation Team Time
Decreased Production
Light Duty
New Hire Learning Time
Administrative Time
Community Goodwill
Public/Customer
Perception
3rd Party Lawsuits

REAL COSTS

WHAY IS HAZARD???

HAZARD
condition with
the potential
to cause
personal
injury, death
and property
damage

HAZARD
Existing or Potential
Condition That Alone
or Interacting With
Other Factors Can
Cause Harm
A Spill on the Floor
Broken Equipment

WHO IS AT RISK?
Workers
Visitors
Invited
Customers
Emergency
services
Delivery drivers

Uninvited
Trespassers
Burglars

Contractors
Janitorial
Maintenance
Others
Members of Public
Passers-by
Neighbors

RISK
A measure of the probability
and severity of a hazard to
harm human health, property,
or the environment
A measure of how likely harm
is to occur and an indication of
how serious the harm might be

Risk 0

WHAT CAN WE DO TO REDUCE THE RISK?

IMPLEMENT CONTROLS

Substitution
Engineering controls
Administrative Controls
Personal Protective
Equipment

HAZARD CONTROLS
Source

Path

Receiver

HAZARD CONTROL

Administrative
Engineering

Protective Equipment/Clothing

ADMINISTRATIVE

Safety Rules
Disciplinary Policy Accountability
Preventative Maintenance
Training
Proficiency/Knowledge
Demonstrations

Hazard
ENGINEERING
Elimination
Add-On Safety
Design
Active vs.
Passive
User
Instructions
(Manual)

Ventilation

Design/Layo
ut
Safety Devices

SAFETY
FREEDOM FROM DANGER OR
HARM
Nothing is Free of

BUT - We can almost always make

something SAFER

SAFETY IS BETTER DEFINED

AS.

A Judgment of
the
Acceptability of
Risk

THE ACCIDENT
NEAR-MISS
Also know as a Near Hit
An accident that does not quite
result in injury or damage (but could
have)
Remember, a near-miss is just as
serious as an accident!