SAFETY MOMENTS

Thought for the day!!! After resolving to work safely this year with a safety mindset and resolution to choose safety at all time, how will you respond to an emergency at your workplace­ ? What is workplace emergency?   A workplace emergency is a sudden unexpected crisis in you place of work (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action. An emergency procedure is a written set of instructions that outlines what workers and others at a workplace should do in an emergency. All employees at every workplace must always know what to do in an emergency. Adequate information and awareness of the company’s emergency response plan or procedure is of utmost priority and importance. This usually ensures that risk to life and revenue loss is adequately minimized. Workplace emergency plan usually involve the following: In the event of an emergency, do the following: Arrange for evacuation of employees Render First Aid Salvage and r...

Advanced English Dictionary defines choice as an act of or selecting or making decisions. As we continue our safety moments this week, our emphasis today still goes to the employee WHO HAS THE POWER AND THE FINAL AUTHORITY   TO CHOOSE safety and wellbeing ABOVE ALL. A new working year is here with a myriad of choices to make during the course of doing our various works. These choices could either be beneficial or detrimental to our personal safety and wellbeing. Studies have shown that the three most common factors affecting employee’s decisions or choices are in the acronym- MAP : M OTIVATION- The driving force behind the way a person acts or the way in which people are stimulated to act A TTITUDE- The tendency to behave in a particular way or certain situation. P ERCEPTION – This is the way in which a person believes or understands a situation. EMPLOYEES’ BEHAVIOR SHOULD ALWAYS BE SAFETY GUIDED, THEIR DRIVING FORCE SHOULD ENHANCE S...

“Safety doesn’t happen by accident” Our behavior - safe and unsafe is driven by our mindset. A Safe behavior depends on having a safety mindset and team culture that supports communication and cooperation between individuals. With a safety mindset we mean a deep understanding of one’s own beliefs and mindfulness on how these beliefs can result in safe or unsafe actions. Safe behaviour depends on having a safety mindset and a team culture that supports communication and cooperation between individuals. A safety mindset is about making the time to take care of yourself and those around you. Company HSE MS, Policies and Procedures, Assessments and the entire Organizational H&S documents are worthless if employee do not have a habitual way of thinking, seeing and behaving that puts safety at the fore front. “MINDSET IS ALL ABOUT ATTITUDE”. HAVING THE RIGHT MINDSET TOWARDS SAFETY IS HIGHLY FUNDAMENTAL TO PREVENT WORKPLACE ACCIDENT. ...

WELCOME to a Brand new year 2019 and most importantly welcome back to work. It is highly imperative for us ALL to know and be reminded that this new year is a year to WORK SAFE IN ORDER TO LIVE SAFE. WORKING SAFE is an important responsibility of the employee or worker called YOU which connotes that SAFETY is every employee’s PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY. Working safe therefore means Ø   Following the Safety Rules laid down by the organization or by law Ø   Wearing the right personal protective equipment provided by the employer Ø   Keeping your work area clean and safe. Ø   Keeping away from unsafe acts and unsafe conditions. Therefore the best worker in 2019 is one who obeys company policies not by compulsion but on knowledge that working safe to live safe is HIS OR HER responsibility. Have a safe working year to every employee and worker out there. Kindly note that the smart workers work safely Be Smart!!!