SnugZ USASafety Training

INTRODUCTION• “For safety is not a gadget, but a state of mind.”

Eleanor Everet

Contents• Safety Knowledge• Safety Awareness and Operations• Safety Tips

Common InjuriesCost of Injuries

OSHA most Common safety violationsImportance of being trained

Safety Knowledge

Common Injuries• Overexertion• Fall on same level surfaces• Fall to lower level• Struck by object/against object• Highway incident• Caught in/compressed by• Repetitive motion• Assaults and violent acts

Compsourcetpa.com

Cost of Injuries$55.4 Billion

Liberty Mutual – Research Institute for Safety

OSHA most common safety violations(2011)Compsourcetpa.com

• Fall protection• Scaffolding• Hazard Communication• Respiratory protection• Lockout/tagout• Electrical, wiring

methods• Powered industrial trucks• Ladders• Electrical, general

requirements• Machine guarding

Importance of being Trained

Importance of Being Trained• Demonstrate that your business is addressing its health and

safety obligations• Show that your business is committed to working within a set of

health and safety principles• Clarify functions and responsibilities in your business• Ensure that safe systems of work are recorded, communicated to

workers and implemented in a consistent way throughout your business

• Guide the future actions of workers in a formal way.• Help your business manage staff more effectively by defending

acceptable and unacceptable behavior in the workplace.• Save time by allowing health and safety matters to be handled

quickly through and existing procedure, rather than staff dealing with problems as they occur or responding differently each time the same issue arises

Health and Safety Handbook

Safety is fun!

You are half way there!!

Types of Work Place HazardsAddressing Dangers

Safety Awareness and Operations

Types of Work Place Hazards

• Physical Hazards

• Ergonomic Hazards

• Chemical Hazards

• Biological Hazards

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Addressing Dangers• Listening to the concerns

of workers and supervisors• Gaining further

understanding of Jobs and tasks

• Identifying existing and potential hazards

• Monitoring hazard controls (Personal protective equipment, policies, procedures)

• Recommending corrective action.Takeonestep.org

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Safety Tips

Safety Tips• General

precautions• Safety is a team

effort• Lifting and climbing

safely• Tools and

Machinery: Putting safety first

• Beware of fire Hazards

• Gearing up for safety

Conclusion

Work Cited• “Top 10 Most Common Workplace Injuries.” CompSource

TPA. n.p. 20 November, 2012. Web. 11 October 2014.• “Workplace Hazards.” Takeonestep.org. Your safety. n.p.,

n.d. Web. 12 October, 2014.• “Workplace Safety Tips. A comprehensive Resource.”

Complianceandsafety.com. n.p. n.d. web 12 October 2014• “2013 Liberty Mutual Workplace Safety Index.” Liberty

Mutual Research Institute for Safety. Research to Reality. n.d. Web. 11 October, 2014

• Weekes, Joanna. “7 advantages of having effective workplace health and safety policies and procedures.” Health & Safety Handbook. n.p. 23 October, 2013. Web. 12