Our Chance of Being Injured (We Can Prevent Injuries)

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Our Chance of Being Injured (We Can Prevent Injuries)

Asking for Trouble?
As a crewmember, we know that incidents can occur because we have not thought things through before starting to work. We should be asking ourselves the beside questions “Am I asking for trouble?” when we:

• Climb a ladder while trying to carry tools by hand.
     • Jump out of a truck or from a piece of heavy equipment.
     • Operating heavy equipment or travelling in vehicles without wearing safety belts.
     • Not wearing eye protection when chipping, grinding, or cutting.
     • Try to lift something by yourselves when you should ask for help or use mechanical equipment.

Are We Using Common Sense?
It may seem simple, however, using common sense and the benefit of your training to make decisions result in the safe completion of your work. If you ever feel like you don’t have the necessary information to make the right decision, ALWAYS ask for help. Some recent injuries that could have been prevented if other decisions were made are:

• Wheel guard on angle grinder not in use during operation. The cutting wheel broke and sent shrapnel flying at the user. Fortunately, the user had the proper PPE on at the time of incident and no injuries sustained. This stresses the importance of using small hand tools the way the manufacturer designed them. 
     • Property damage case where a lull was being used to boom out and lift a pallet of stored materials off a box tailer. The lack of the use of a spotter caused the pallet to tip over and cause damage to stored materials. Had a spotter been used this incident could have been prevented.
     • Improper rigging and lack of inspection of the nylon strap prevented the discovery of significant damage to the strap. The red line was visible on the strap signifying that the strap was too damaged to be used safely. Fortunately, this was identified before any incident occurred.

What Chance do YOU Have of Being Injured?
Studies on workers who fail to follow safety procedures show that out of every 330 incidents:

• About 300 results in an injury
     • 29 results in minor injuries
     • 1 result in serious injury

The probability of an injury occurring greatly increases when safe procedures are not followed. The chance of a serious injury also increases when unsafe procedures are repeated.

WE Can Prevent Accidents!
     • Safety is our responsibility; we all make a lot of choices every day, working safely greatly lowers our risk of getting injuries. Even when the safety department or a supervisor is not watching, it is expected that all McPhee employees work safely. 
     • Report unsafe conditions. You might be the first to discover a frayed electric cord, cracked ladder rung or an unprotected floor opening. Reporting that condition may prevent an injury.
     • Keep our work areas clean and orderly. Good housekeeping practices keep people safe by picking up material or tools particularly when they fall in walkways. This controls slips/trips/falls hazards and keeps people safe.
     • Taking “safety shortcuts” to speed up the work is a poor choice. Sometimes it takes longer to get the proper ladder or tool than it does to do the job, but it will control the amount of risk associated with the task and help get the job done safely.

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