SAFETY FAILURES

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SAFETY FAILURES

• Cause Effect

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The Following Slides

• Represent safety failures in training, management
  commitment, and in safety culture in general.
• This is not just theory. This is real stuff.
• These things CAN happen to you if you dont keep
  safety first.
• Some of these pictures are graphic and hard to
  look at. If you have a weak stomach, stop now.

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Indicators of a poor safety program

• In addition to high accident / injury counts,
• Do you see things like the following pictures
  show at your facility?
• Why do you suppose conditions like these are
  allowed to exist in the first place?
• If you see this stuff, your safety program is
  not be all that it could be, to say the least.

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Wooden cabinet being used as a flammable storage
container.
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Emergency eyewash blocked
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Un-secured air gas cylinders
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Bench grinder with improperly adjusted guard.
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Un-secured drill press, and operator not wearing
face shield
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Improperly stored flammable materials
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Forklift seatbelt that is never used
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Poor housekeeping issues
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Broken bench vise
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Jump Starting Batteries

• Truck and car batteries generate hydrogen gas,
  which is explosive.
• Improper jump starting procedures can result in
  the battery exploding and pieces of the battery
  flying into your eyes.
• If you are not sure of the procedure, dont
  attempt it.

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Sometimes they really dont see...

• Ever see someone glance at their wristwatch? Wait
  a few seconds and ask them What time is it?
• What do they do?
• They look at their watch again.
• What did they see (or not see) the first time
  they glanced?

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The Result

• Sometimes an accident witness states I saw the
  driver look, and he pulled out in front of the
  truck anyway.
• What did the person see when they looked?
• Obviously, not the truck.
• They were mentally preoccupied with something
  else at the time.

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Safety alarms and interlocks are there for a
reason

• Ever have a driver disable a safety alarm or
  interlock (for example a boom up alarm) because
  the alarm bothers them?
• Ever check your truck for disabled alarms and
  interlocks?
• If not, you may wish to consider the
  following..................

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Why wear seatbelts?

• Sometimes trucks roll over.
• If you are not wearing your seatbelt, you can be
  thrown under the truck as it rolls, or ejected
  through the front windshield.
• The driver of the truck in the next picture
  learned this the hard way................

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So, what really happens in a roll over accident?
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A roll over aftermath...

• Sometimes a rollover can be very violent.
• Sometimes there isnt much left.
• Excessive speed is always a factor in this type
  of outcome........

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Housekeeping is important

• The area between the truck body and the cab (over
  the transmission and exhaust stack) must be kept
  clear of any flammable debris, such as paper or
  cardboard.
• It is the drivers responsibility to clean this
  area as necessary.
• If the driver doesnt do this.............

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Sometimes the customer.....

• Places flammable substances or material in the
  container without thinking of the consequences.
• The next picture resulted from a can of
  improperly disposed of acetone, which burst open
  and sprayed the exhaust stack.
• The driver barely escaped.............

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Landfills are not stable ground...

• Consider carefully the area that you back into to
  un-load your truck.
• Large trucks can and do sometimes tip over while
  dumping their load.
• You dont want to be next to the one that tips
  over............

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Defensive Driving

• Never take for granted that the other guy sees
  you. Not for a second.
• Use you horn and lights.
• Make sure they see you.
• Be ready in case the dont see you.
• Leave yourself a way out.

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This one always leaves me scratching my head in
wonder....

• It happens a lot more often than you think.
• An empty parking lot........
• A driver in a hurry........

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Another light pole cut down in its prime........
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A note about tanker trucks...

• The fluid in the tank will slosh around and cause
  additional forward push when stopping, or
  sideways push when cornering.
• If the driver is not ready for this, such as when
  he runs off the road and attempts to
  correct........

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Winter driving can be hazardous..

• Roadways can become icy.
• Stopping distance is multiplied.
• Steering becomes compromised.
• And...............

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Do you know what to do when power lines are down?
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Fall driving too

• Really, any season can be bad if your drivers
  have never had defensive driving training or
  emergency maneuver training.

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Experience and Training Count

• Would you put a new, inexperienced driver behind
  the wheel of a 250,000 truck?
• Would you fully train the driver, and validate
  the training, or trust in luck?
• Heres a lesson you can keep from learning the
  hard way.............

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Backing up with someone on the rear step

• Is statistically the single most dangerous thing
  a solid waste employee can do.
• Despite training and warnings, people still do
  it.
• The following picture was a fatality accident
  where the helper was pinned between the truck and
  telephone pole while backing down a rural
  road............

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NEVER ride on the rear step while backing!!!!!!!
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Pedestrians

• Always have the right of way.
• Sometimes they are children and dont realize the
  danger posed by the truck.
• Sometimes they are elderly, and cant see or hear
  the truck.
• Never assume that they see you or know what you
  are going to do.

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Container Placement

• Placing dumpsters and roll off containers in a
  safe location is, as you can imagine, very
  important.
• Take a look at the next picture and see if you
  can spot several safety issues.......

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Personal Protective Equipment

• How many times have you heard I dont
• want to wear that stuff or
• Its uncomfortable, or
• I dont need it, or
• any one of a hundred excuses not to wear
• personal protective equipment?

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I bet that hurts a lot.........using gloves would
have helped.
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• Do you provide other personal protective
  equipment such as safety glasses, and do your
  employees wear it?
• Are you sure?
• Or would you rather pay the injury claim?

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Hazard Training

• Do your employees receive job specific hazard
  training?
• Do you teach them not to allow any part of their
  body to get between materials they are crushing
  in the hopper and the truck body or hopper sill?
• Do they know to stand to the side while packing a
  load?

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Do your employees know to report all injuries
immediately?

• Or do they wait to see if the injury gets
  infected or worse before they tell anyone?
• The following picture is the result of a thorn in
  the arm, left un-treated for a week.

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So, what do you think about safety?

• Accidents and injuries CAN happen to you.
• Accidents and injuries are usually a result of
  un-safe behaviors, and not un-safe conditions.
• All accidents and injuries can be prevented.
• You must watch out for yourself and your
  co-workers.
• Safety is everyone's responsibility, from the CEO
  of the company to the line employees.

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Questions?