10 Essential Components For a Safer Working Environment

  • Engineering world
  • kata
    • kata lucu
    • kata bijak
    • kata mutiara
    • kata cinta
    • kata gokil
  • lucu
    • gambar lucu
    • pantun lucu
    • tebakan lucu
    • kata lucu
    • cerita lucu
  • berita
    • berita unik
    • berita politik
    • berita artis
    • berita aneh
  • kesehatan
    • asam urat
    • kanker
    • jantung
    • hepatitis
    • ginjal
    • asma
    • lambung
  • gambar
    • gambar unik
    • gambar lucu
    • gambar aneh
    • gambar animasi
    • video lucu
  • hoby
    • burung
    • ikan
    • piaraan
  • contoh
    • surat lamaran
    • recount text
    • descriptive text
    • curriculum vitae
    • deskripsi
  • video
    • video lucu
    • video hantu
    • video polisi
    • video totorial
    • video panas
    • video lagu
  • blog
    • SEO
    • template
    • script
    • widget
    • backlink
    • imacros
  • komputer
    • excel
    • macro excel
Home » Accident » Chemical Engineer » Chemical Engineering » Environmental » Equipments » Safety » 10 Essential Components For a Safer Working Environment

10 Essential Components For a Safer Working Environment

No matter where you are or work, safety is crucially an important issue that cannot be ignored. I have experienced a number of accidents throughout my years as an engineer and that's why I must emphasize this seriously. Luckily the accidents I was involved in were not fatal. On top of my personal accidents, I also witness some fatal accidents and also near death incidents.

That is why every time before commencing a job/project or event a shift, it is important to conduct safety briefing. It doesn't matter if it is a short meeting or a casual one (normally in between shift in a plant). For huge project, a more intense meeting / documentation such as Job Safety Analysis (JSA), Method of Statement (MOS) plus filling up permit to work (PTW) and hot work /cold work permit is imperative. As an engineer, it is our duty to ensure the safety of the entire project or area under our responsibility. Safety involves our manpower, equipment and so on.

So, what and how do we create a safety working environment? To answer that question, I consulted with Mr. Mitchell, an experienced guy who specializes in workplace behavioral change through performance management.

According to him, a safe working environment is a condition or state, it is not necessarily an event like an incident of an accident. This means that the low number of incidents or accidents doesn't mean that the workplace is particularly safe. What really counts is the process of safety because it is an integral part of every day activities in the workplace. There are a number of activities which are clear indicators of a safe working environment and this article lists 10 of them.

  1. Daily safety briefings. Every morning at the beginning of the work day or the shift, the leader holds an interactive safety briefing with his or her team. It lasts less than 10 minutes and has contributions from the team members.
  2. Weekly inspections to identify unsafe conditions. Every staff member participates in turn and conducts a regular safety inspection where they look for hazards and unsafe conditions. This can occur weekly or twice a week.
  3. Weekly inspections to identify unsafe behavior. Each week two staff members carry out a regular inspection where they are identifying unsafe behavior. The objective is to identify the unsafe behavior and mention it at the next daily safety briefing. Of course no names are mentioned.
  4. Accident and incident investigation. Every accident or near accident is investigated with the sole objective of prevention in the future. The process of investigation is not a witch hunt to apportion blame
  5. Constant improvement. During the daily safety briefings, the group members have an opportunity to recommend and discuss improvements to the workplace and the processes that are carried out within it
  6. Reporting near hits. Every single near hit (this is an incident where no damage or injury occurs) is investigated and prevention measures are put in place so it will not happen again.
  7. Positive reinforcement. Each day the leader goes into the workplace and gives positive reinforcement to those members of staff for working safely. This encouragement and enthusiasm for safety is a great motivator for safe working practices.
  8. Blame. It is noticeable that all safe working environments do not use blame or punishment as tools for creating safe behavior. Instead, they use positive reinforcement, encouragement and recognition.
  9. Practical on-the-job training. Group members are continually receiving on-the-job training from experts within the company and outside.
  10. Effective leadership. Is no coincidence that all safe workplace environments have good leadership. This means that the leader is prepared to listen and has the skills to create followers. These leaders engender cooperation and most of all discretionary effort. They are the main reason why people are working safely. They are not invisible and spend between 30 and 50% of their time with their team members.

For much more information on this and related subjects, you are welcome to visit the http://plmitchell.com/.

Bottom line, in what ever you do no matter during work or out of work, think about safety. Think about those love ones who are waiting for you at home... :)

For further reading on this Safety Working Environment topic, I highly recommend you to get this article: Support OSHA Compliance and Create a Safer Work Environment.

Find out how automating workforce management policies help to improve workplace safety and allows you to meet documentation requirements for OSHA compliance. With workforce management solutions, energy companies can create a safer work environment and maintain compliance. Download this brief to learn more about how you can put safety first while complying with OSHA.

Get the FREE article HERE.


.
Ditulis oleh Bidadari, Senin, 13 Desember 2010 02.17- Rating: 4.5

Judul : 10 Essential Components For a Safer Working Environment

Deskripsi : No matter where you are or work, safety is crucially an important issue that cannot be ignored. I have experienced a number of accidents thr...
keyword :10 Essential Components For a Safer Working Environment, Accident, Chemical Engineer, Chemical Engineering, Environmental, Equipments, Safety

Belum ada komentar untuk "10 Essential Components For a Safer Working Environment"

Posting Komentar

Posting Lebih Baru
Posting Lama
Beranda
Langganan: Posting Komentar (Atom)
Postingan Populer
  • Industrial Tools at their Best
     What exactly are industrial tools? Let me provide my understanding on what industrial tools actually are. Briefly, industrial tools are equ...
  • Xi Jinping , A Chemical Engineer to rule China
    Do you know that the present leader of China is trained as a chemical engineer from Tsinghua University , China? Let's get to know abou...
  • New Year 2013 - New set of Goals
    Time move so fast that 2012 has just left us just like that. 12 days has passed since we entered the new year 2013 and I have not yet wish y...
  • Getting A Hoist
    I need a hoist in the store (warehouse) to lift pallets and other heavy stuffs efficiently. Therefore, I looked and searched for companies s...
  • How to Calculate Your Carbon Footprint
    As a chemical engineer, it is imperative for us to care and know more about environment. It is our responsibility to educate those people ar...
  • Engineering Award
    Would it be nice to be awarded handsomely for our good and brilliant effort? Would it be wonderful to be recognized by our peers and profess...
  • How did thay do that? Great Infographic
    As an engineer, it is imperative for us to have basic and extra knowledge and facts. It is useful for our communication and personal usage a...
  • Understanding Plant Tips
    For you chemical engineers out there who happen to become a production executive or a process engineer (or what ever position it is named af...
  • (tanpa judul)
    My first Heat Exchanger Encounter.... It was in my third working place that i learn and have better comprehension about the heat exchanger. ...
  • Importance of Boiler Chemicals Water Treatment
    Since I have written my experience visiting a boiler manufacturing company recently, I think it is good if I follow up with another article...

Info Engineering world © 10 Essential Components For a Safer Working Environment