Safety Begins with ME Module 4 Leading Safety

Safety Begins with ME! Module 4: Leading Safety Created by with funding from Oregon OSHA Safety Begins with ME!

Assignments • Catch someone working safely – Praise them! • Notice an unsafe action – Speak up and give the other person feedback • Respond non-defensively to someone’s feedback to you Safety Begins with ME! Who actually noticed someone working safely and gave them an attaboy/girl? Who noticed an unsafe action and gave feedback to the other person? (or who had someone give feedback to you? ) How did they/you respond?

Safety Begins with ME! Leading Safety Influencing Safe Behaviors Embedding Safety into Work Processes Recognizing (and Controlling) Safety Hazards Safety Begins with ME!

PREVIEW Module Preview Leading Safety • • Review Assignments The Huddle Safety Suggestions Assignments Safety Begins with ME!

Poorly Planned Work. . . ? ? . . . Is an accident looking for a victim ? If only these employees had stopped to THINK through the job from a safety perspective before they started to work Safety Begins with ME!

The Huddle WHAT are we about to do? HOW will we work SAFELY to minimize the risks? How could we get HURT? Safety Begins with ME! Think!

The Huddle - Example WHAT are we about to do? HOW will we work SAFELY to minimize the risks? Change this band saw blade How could we get HURT? Cut hands; Pinch finger Safety Begins with ME! Wear gloves; LO/TO the saw; Release tensioning spring

The Huddle - Example WHAT are we about to do? HOW will we work SAFELY to minimize the risks? Move this machine How could we get HURT? Crush body part Back injury Safety Begins with ME! Adequate help Person in-charge Communicate! Stay clear Use right tools

Exercise Practice Huddle Purpose: To practice using the three huddle questions to prepare to safely perform a task. • Form small groups of two-three persons. Each group draws a task slip from a hat • Answer the three questions for your task: WHAT are we about to do? ? How could we get HURT? Safety Begins with ME! HOW will we work SAFELY to minimize the risks?

The Solo Huddle • Just me, myself, and I – or maybe just myself and my team leader or my supervisor • Take just a minute to ask the three questions: WHAT am I about to do? How will I work SAFELY to minimize the risks? How could I get HURT? Safety Begins with ME!

At Work or at HOME WHAT am I about to do? Pour Drano into this clogged drain HOW will I work SAFELY to minimize the risks? How could I get HURT? Splash burn to my skin or eyes Safety Begins with ME! Wear gloves, long sleeves, and goggles

Exercise Practice SOLO Huddle Purpose: To practice using the three huddle questions to prepare to safely perform a task. • Complete the Solo Huddle worksheet on a common task you perform at work • Be prepared to share something you noted that would make your work safer Solo Huddle Worksheet Safety Begins with ME!

Safety Suggestion System Ensure the suggestions are reviewed: IDEA • Weekly Just DO IT! safety walkthrough – often conducted by higher level management, sometimes by rotating employees • Safety committee members may check each area weekly • An administrative function can be added every Friday to retrieve the sheets from each area, copy them, and repost them (with responses added) Safety Begins with ME! “A” Priorities 1. Purchase Guards 2. Repaint walkway 3. Move fire extinguish

Just DO IT! IDEA Safety Suggestion System “A” Priorities Safety Begins with ME! RESPONSE IDEA 1. Purchase Guards 2. Repaint walkway 3. Move fire extinguish

Exercise Immediate Safety Suggestions Purpose: To “seed” the suggestion list with immediate ideas for improving safety. • Spend 5 minutes brainstorming any immediate suggestions for improving safety (Ideas and/or Concerns) • Write these on the Suggestion List(s) which you will then post in your work area(s) Safety Suggestions Safety Begins with ME!

REVIEW Module Review In this session (and the previous one) we focused on tools to keep the culture of safety alive every day • Speak up for safety • Practice the Huddle – Whether formally as a full team or solo answer the three questions: WHAT are we about to do? • Make Safety Suggestions Safety Begins with ME! ? How could we get HURT? HOW will we work SAFELY to minimize the risks?

Workshop Wrap-up • Provide your feedback on this workshop series • Complete the Post Test • Closing Story Course Evaluation Safety Begins with ME! Course Post Assessment

Safety Begins with ME!