SAFETY VS RISK

ATTITUDE It’s really all about how you look at the risks associated with your job. It’s really all about how you look at the risks associated with your job. That’s Your attitude!! That’s Your attitude!! Are you willing to take a shortcut or do you do everything you can to reduce the risks? Are you willing to take a shortcut or do you do everything you can to reduce the risks?

Attitude Imagine this attitude in charge of safety and work procedures at your utility.

ATTITUDE We need to be willing to stand up for what’s right! We need to be willing to stand up for what’s right! We also need to be sure that we’re not willing to take the easy way out? We also need to be sure that we’re not willing to take the easy way out?

Safety Vs Risk What are some of the major concerns at Your Utility? What are some of the major concerns at Your Utility? 1. Safety 1. Safety 2. Equipment 2. Equipment 3. Production 3. Production 4. Job planning 4. Job planning

Safety Vs Risk Where are you ( personally) on safety? Is it the first thing you think about on each job? about on each job? Is it someone else's responsibility? Is it someone else's responsibility? Or does it just take to long to do all Or does it just take to long to do all that “stuff”? that “stuff”?

SAFETY VS RISK Let’s take a look at what effects a contact injury might have on your personal life! What are you putting at RISK??

Safety Vs Risk Why should I try to work safely? Why should I try to work safely? 1.Your co-workers 2. Income 3. Family 4. Job Security 5. 6.

Safety Vs Risk Hospital (scared) Hospital (scared) Rehab (bathroom) Rehab (bathroom) Stress (me-wife) Stress (me-wife) Bills (income-repairs) Bills (income-repairs) Play (hobbies, kids, grand kids Play (hobbies, kids, grand kids Depressed (what good am I ?) Depressed (what good am I ?) What happens if I get hurt?

Safety Vs Risk Picture this: Two little five year old boys talking. Picture this: Two little five year old boys talking. Hey I went fishing with my dad last weekend and we caught some bluegills and some frogs and he showed me how to cast a fishing pole. Hey I went fishing with my dad last weekend and we caught some bluegills and some frogs and he showed me how to cast a fishing pole.

Safety Vs Risk Really? Can I go with you sometime? My dad can’t go cause he got hurt at work. He don’t have a hand clear to his elbow and he says he can’t make a fishing pole work. Really? Can I go with you sometime? My dad can’t go cause he got hurt at work. He don’t have a hand clear to his elbow and he says he can’t make a fishing pole work. And besides he never wants to go do much any more. And besides he never wants to go do much any more.

Safety vs risk Let’s say someone was hurt today And you have to tell his family, his wife, or maybe his kids. What could you say? Let’s say someone was hurt today And you have to tell his family, his wife, or maybe his kids. What could you say? I’m sorry but your daddy’s in the hospital. I’m sorry but your daddy’s in the hospital. Child: Why? Child: Why? Well he got shocked at work today. Well he got shocked at work today. Child: Why? Child: Why?

Safety vs risk Well….. We were trying to hurry and I didn’t think…. Well….. We were trying to hurry and I didn’t think…. Well…sweetheart… we were sure it was off and the tester was in the other truck so I told him to….. Well…sweetheart… we were sure it was off and the tester was in the other truck so I told him to….. Well…we were talking about you guys going camping and I guess he just forgot where he was. Well…we were talking about you guys going camping and I guess he just forgot where he was.

SAFETY VS RISK If your on the ground and a man is in the air you need to keep him focused. If your on the ground and a man is in the air you need to keep him focused. All conversation needs to be on the job he is doing. All conversation needs to be on the job he is doing. There’s no room for jokes, or hunting, or weekend plans. There’s no room for jokes, or hunting, or weekend plans.

Safety vs risk Let’s brain storm just a minute. If someone your working with today doesn’t use his P.P.E., grounds, cover up, body harness, ect. Let’s brain storm just a minute. If someone your working with today doesn’t use his P.P.E., grounds, cover up, body harness, ect. What could you say, what reason could you give him if he: What could you say, what reason could you give him if he: Opened a pad mount trans w/o using his rubber gloves? Opened a pad mount trans w/o using his rubber gloves?

Safety vs risk Used a chainsaw with out using his chaps? Used a chainsaw with out using his chaps? Didn’t put on his safety harness when he got in the basket? Didn’t put on his safety harness when he got in the basket? Didn’t test his gloves or sleeves before doing hot work? Didn’t test his gloves or sleeves before doing hot work?

Safety vs risk Just reflect a minute…have you ever caused your friends to search for the right words? Just reflect a minute…have you ever caused your friends to search for the right words? You know; it’s a lot easier to caution a friend than it is to ever tell his kids what happened. You know; it’s a lot easier to caution a friend than it is to ever tell his kids what happened.

Safety Vs Risk So what should we do? So what should we do? 1. Test for voltage (every time) 1. Test for voltage (every time) 2. Use rubber gloves (every time) 2. Use rubber gloves (every time) 3. Ground (every de-energized line) 3. Ground (every de-energized line) 4. Use PPE (safety glasses, gloves &sleeves, hard toe shoes, cover up) 4. Use PPE (safety glasses, gloves &sleeves, hard toe shoes, cover up) 5. Watch my buddies 5. Watch my buddies 6. Participate FULLY in tailgate briefings 6. Participate FULLY in tailgate briefings

Safety vs risk Don’t have enough time? You get paid by the hour!! Don’t have enough time? You get paid by the hour!! I’ve never met a manager that thinks his company can afford the cost of having an employee injured!! I’ve never met a manager that thinks his company can afford the cost of having an employee injured!!

Safety Vs Risk What should we strive for? What should we strive for? To never cause the men around us to have to search for those words? To never cause the men around us to have to search for those words? To never have to ask that doctor if I’m going to be ok? To never have to ask that doctor if I’m going to be ok? Or just to be sure we all go home to our wife and kids and that no one ever has to take that (drive) to our house. Or just to be sure we all go home to our wife and kids and that no one ever has to take that (drive) to our house.

Safety vs risk So set a good example to everyone around you… be willing to follow the SAFETY rules. So set a good example to everyone around you… be willing to follow the SAFETY rules. Don’t be willing to take the RISK. Don’t be willing to take the RISK.