1. SAFEtalk Our new safety tool
CAKE session no. 9
SAFEtalk
Our new safety tool

2. SAFEtalk – Our new safety tool!

3. Why a new safety tool?
We know that active reflections regarding one’s own role, general risks and work conditions increase safety
We know that personal risk assessments are important; we frequently see that risk assessment could have prevented personnel, environmental or material injuries
We know that increased management visibility and presence is a crucial for improving our general safety
One of CAKE’s goals is to uniform safety tools on all our units and reducing client dependent tools
SAFEtalk might help us reaching our goals

4. What is SAFEtalk?
SAFEtalk is a risk assessment that are to be done before or during a work task
SAFEtalk may be used as a guide for tool box talks
SAFEtalk is an all-level tool;
Managers
Line managers / leading hands take a SAFEtalk with all involved personnel
before or during the execution of a task
Peer to peer
Two or several involved colleagues do a SAFEtalk before starting a job
Individuals
SAFEtalk is also an individual risk assessment. How do I prepare myself good
enough for the task at hand?

5. Our Questions? What am I going to do, step by step? What can go wrong?
Which tasks do this job consist of – and in what sequence? Do I need to involve others?
What can go wrong?
Which potential risks can I face in this job? Direct or indirect threats, large or small, high or low probability
What have I done to reduce risks for myself and my colleagues (barriers)?
According to my knowledge on risks and barriers, what have I done to reduce known risks? Are my assessments qualified, or do I need others’ assessments?
Who do we need to inform?
Who might need to know about my plans?

6. Only one conclusion of two possible
Risk level is acceptable
I have identified and eliminated or reduced possible risks
Risk level is not acceptable
I have identified risks that I cannot eliminate or sufficiently reduce. Work will stop and I need to replan

7. We will start now
Managers and leading hands will do at least one SAFEtalk a day
Safety delegates will do one SAFEtalk a day
Remaining personnel will encourage each other to do SAFEtallks
It is important that we dedicated time to do SAFEtalks in this initial
phase – only you can make it work

8. Work Shop
How can SAFEtalk improve our reflections regarding our own role, risks and conditions for work?
In which ways can SAFEtalk help us to increase visible management?
In which ways can SAFEtalk improve general safety?
In which situations can we use SAFEtalk?