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 First things First

Did you do the required

Hazard Assessment for the
for the job you were going to
perform
Did everyone on the team
understand the risks and
control the Hazards

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 Engaging Your Employees

• Through interactive
presentations, thought
provoking material and
personal accountability, we
can help you get your
employees engaged in a solid
safety program.
Find out how to get your
employees out of park and
engaged in safety.

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 Engaging Presentations
Safety meetings do not need to be a boring requirement. We can show you how to
use innovative presentation tools to help maximize acceptance of solid safety
principles.

Turn your safety meetings

into lively discussions.
Engaging presentations
will make a difference.

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 Shattering Unsafe Mindsets
• Common unsafe mindsets that need to be shattered
are:

•“I’ve been doing it this

way a long time without
getting hurt.”
•“Getting hurt is just a part
of the job.”
•“I can’t do anything to
prevent an injury.”

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 The Difference a Safe Mindset
Makes!
Once these safety myths are exposed, you can start to build solid safety mindsets.

•“I can work safely!”

•“Injuries do not have to
be a part of my job!”
•“I can address the hazard
and not just assume the
risk!”

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 Loss Causation Model
AREAS BASIC IMMEDIATE INCIDENT LOSS
FOR CAUSES CAUSES
CORRECTION

Substandard Unintended
Inadequate Personal Event
acts or harm or
system, factors
practices damage
standards or
compliance Job/system
factors Substandard
conditions

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 Loss Causation Model

AREAS BASIC IMMEDIATE INCIDENT LOSS

FOR CAUSES CAUSES
CORRECTION

Substandard Unintended
Inadequate Personal Event
acts or harm or
system, factors
practices damage
standards or
compliance Job/system
factors Substandard
conditions

Contact with Energy or Substance:

Struck against Caught in
Struck by Caught between
Fall Contact with:
Abnormal operation Spill/release
Equipment failure

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 Loss Causation Model

AREAS BASIC IMMEDIATE INCIDENT LOSS

FOR CAUSES CAUSES
CORRECTION

Substandard Unintended
Inadequate Personal Event
acts or harm or
system, factors
practices damage
standards or
compliance Job/system
factors Substandard
conditions

People: Injury/illness
Environment: Damage
Property: Damage to equipment/assets
Process: Business interruption
Reputation: Potential negative business impact

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 Loss Causation Model

AREAS BASIC IMMEDIATE INCIDENT LOSS

FOR CAUSES CAUSES
CORRECTION

Substandard Unintended
Inadequate Personal Event
acts or harm or
system, factors
practices damage
standards or
compliance Job/system
factors Substandard
conditions

Substandard Acts/Practices:
Operating Equip. without Authority
Making Safety Devices Inoperable
Failure to use PPE
Improper Position for Task
Horseplay
Using Equipment Improperly
Failure to Identify Hazard
Failure to React/Correct
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Failure to Warn
Operating at Improper Speed
Using Defective Equipment
Improper Lifting
Under Influence Drugs/Alcohol
Failure to Follow Procedures
Failure to Monitor
Failure to Communicate/Coordinate
 Loss Causation Model

AREAS BASIC IMMEDIATE INCIDENT LOSS

FOR CAUSES CAUSES
CORRECTION

Substandard Unintended
Inadequate Personal Event
acts or harm or
system, factors
practices damage
standards or
compliance Job/system
factors Substandard
conditions

Personal Factors: Job Factors:

Inadequate Physical Capability Inadequate Leadership/Supervision
Inadequate Mental Capability Inadequate Engineering
Physical/Mental Stress Inadequate Purchasing
Lack of Knowledge Inadequate Maintenance
Lack of Skill Inadequate Work Standards
Improper Motivation Excessive Wear and Tear
Abuse or Misuse Inadequate Communication

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 Loss Causation Model

AREAS BASIC IMMEDIATE INCIDENT LOSS

FOR CAUSES CAUSES
CORRECTION

Substandard Unintended
Inadequate Personal Event
acts or harm or
system, factors
practices damage
standards or
compliance Job/system
factors Substandard
conditions

Inadequate:
• System
• Standards
• Compliance

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Preventing Injuries

People are your greatest asset.

Protecting them should be your
highest priority. Injuries often
have a cascading effect, impacting the employee,
jobsite performance and cost. Preventing injuries on
the job is a smart business decision.

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 Preventing Injuries

• No one wants to be injured yet injuries continue

to happen way too often. Our innovative
approach to safety training effectively engages
people and shows them how they can be safe on
the job.

While it is great to have well equipped

response teams, we want to keep injuries
from happening altogether!

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Saving Money / Improving Profitability

• What do injuries cost at your site?

Reducing work
related injuries will
help make your
business more
profitable.

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 Income - Expenses = Profits
Injury prevention can help you reduce expenses and improve profits. Fewer injuries
can help:
•Reduce workers compensation costs. (Medical bills, lost
wages, fines and legal fees.)
•Reduce replacement labor costs for injured workers.
•Reduce work interruptions/slowdowns due to injuries.

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Recordkeeping

Keeping good training records will

show auditors you are serious about
creating a safe working environment.

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 Accountability

Employees that sign training

records are more likely to consider
themselves accountable and
practice the safety principles
taught.

Everyone on the T.E.A.M. (TOGETHER EVERYONE ACHIEVES MORE)

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 How to Use Safety
1. Establish a Safety Focus
2. Review Lesson Material
3. Create Proper Learning Environment
4. Present Topic Twice a Week at the
Beginning of Each Shift
5. Lead by Example
6. Listen and Follow-up

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 Establish a Safety Focus

• Announcing a focus topic each month has many

benefits:

– Shows employees that safety

is important
– Provides a strong
coordinated presentation
approach
– Helps improve quality and
impact
– Reduces preparation time

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Establish a Safety Focus

• Typical Focus Areas:

– Eyes and Ears
– Hands
– Head and Lungs
– Housekeeping
– Electrical
– Hazardous Materials
– Fall Protection/Ladders
– Heat Illness / Health

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Establish a Safety Focus (Continued)

• Typical Focus Areas:

(continued)
– Rigging
– Welding
– Tool Safety/Inspection
– Driving/Drugs/Alcohol
– Walking/Working Surfaces
and Feet

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Making Your Safety Focus Work for
You
• Unsafe mindsets were not created over night and
are often difficult to change. Presenting your focus
topic using our three different lesson formats can
increase your effectiveness. Help your employees
build a solid safety mindset. It will prove invaluable
for years to come.

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 Create the Proper Learning
Environment
• Do your best to reduce or remove visual and
audible distractions when training employees.

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 Create the Proper Learning
Environment
• Make sure everyone is comfortable and can see
and hear clearly.
• Smaller class sizes encourage participation.

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 Create the Proper Learning
Environment
• Temperatures that are too hot or cold are
distracting and can reduce lesson impact.

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 Create the Proper Learning
Environment

• Keep lessons short – 10

minutes max. The longer
you talk, the less people
will retain. Several short
lessons are better than
one long one.

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Create the Proper Learning
Environment
• Know your audience and
address their needs

– Do you have any hearing or

vision impaired employees?
– Does everyone speak English
fluently?
– What is their experience level on
the job?

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 Lead by Example

1. Show your employees you

care about their safety.
2. Establish safety as a core
value without compromise!
3. Hold yourself and others
accountable. Leading is not pushing,
pulling, dragging or
4. Reward excellence. driving. Leading is
getting out in front and
setting the example to
follow.

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 Listen and Follow-up
• This is where your leadership kicks in high gear. You
are asking your employee’s to apply good safety
principles on the job. They will be asking you for
help. Be a good listener and provide the tools and
procedures needed to support their desire to work
safely.

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Demonstrated Commitment to Safety

• By selecting and using

Safety, you demonstrate
your commitment to the
safety of your
employees. No one
should be injured on the
job site and you are
working to make that a
reality.

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Prevention/Reduction of Injuries

• Injuries occur as a result

of poor choices. Safety
provides the tools
needed to help people
make the right choices
concerning safety. A zero
injury workplace is more
than a dream. It can be a
reality where a safety
conscious mindset exists.

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 Reduction in Injury Related Costs
• Injury reductions will help reduce costs in the
following areas:
– Workman’s compensation
– Hospital bills
– Legal fees
– Replacement labor costs
– Insurance
– Fines
– Lost production

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 Progressively Improving Safety
Mindset
• Safety is designed to shatter poor safety mindsets
while building a passion for safety in the workplace.
The more often people see a safety conscious
mindset modeled, the better they will be at applying
it in the field. It will eventually become a way of life
that provides a lifetime of benefits on and off the
job.

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 So what are you willing to loose
• Other than time, money and good people if
you do not have a good safety program
• ACCIDENTS COST EVERYONE – THE COMPANY
THE CLIENT, THE BRANDING OF THE BUSINESS
AND THE MOST VALUABLE ASSET THE
WORKERS YOU HIRED TO DO THE JOB TO
BEGIN WITH.

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