Be Your Coworker's Keeper Safety 2013: Be Your Coworker's Keeper

1. When you keep an eye on a Co-worker's Safety, Your own safety awareness improves Every one of us in this room has a Gift. We see Hazards that other people don't notice!!!! That makes us and our families Safer.

2. Even “Safe" Workers can get Distracted. Asking employees - “Why do you want to Work Safely?” They might say: For their family, For their friends For the opportunity to do “Off-the-Job Hobbies” Ironically, those very things may distract employees from their safe working practices. On a sunny summer afternoon, for example, an employee may be caught in a daydream about spending the day at the beach with his family, going hunting or going golfing. Just like that, he's distracted from his work and might risk an injury. Watching out for your coworkers' safety can help prevent the problems that could arise from distraction.

3. We're all at risk of Occasional Cognitive Failure. When you are staring right at your keys but still can't find them, or For a split second don't notice the car speeding toward you on the road, you are experiencing Cognitive Failure. If this happens during a high-risk job, the consequences can be devastating. We watch out for people because they're not perfect, "Our brains fail us”. Cognitive Failure can set the best worker up for the opportunity to be injured.

4. You'll never have to regret that you could have said something but didn't.  I am a person who saw a safety concern, didn't say something, and the person got hurt and now I am haunted for the rest of my life, By speaking up if you see something potentially dangerous, you'll never have the nightmare of knowing you had the power to help change the outcome but failed to do so.

5. It's just the Right Thing to do. Maybe no one will praise you for pointing out a safety risk – At times, you might even be met with resistance – But it's simply the “Right Thing To Do” There is real power in doing that, You can't argue with “Doing the Right Thing”.

Roadblocks and Concerns!!! The most common reasons people don't say anything when they witness coworkers working unsafely. First, they might not think anything bad will happen as a result. Most of the time when someone takes a risk, it doesn't pay off in a negative way, Too often we are faced with a hazard and think nothing will happen.

Roadblocks and Concerns!!! Second – It also can feel uncomfortable to point out a safety concern, and It's human nature to avoid the uncomfortable. Third – People simply might not know how to go about informing a coworker that he or she is doing something unsafe. What we could say is - "Would you like me to watch out for your safety?" The question begs a "yes" answer and, at the very least, creates curiosity

That's how you create a Safety Culture: Let us create a work environment where employees are praised and thanked for identifying such concerns. That's how you create a Safety Culture: to make people feel so good, they're looking for the next person to help, Pointing out hazards becomes expected when everyone does it and gets praised for it.