1. Unsafe Acts Prevention
Purpose: To complete an Unsafe Acts Prevention observation to requirements of the training course.

2. Unsafe Acts Prevention
Objectives
Define UAP and the purpose of Unsafe Acts Prevention
State the steps of the UAP process
Demonstrate a UAP observation and complete the UAP form

3. Unsafe Acts Prevention HELPING PEOPLE PREVENT INJURIES
UAP WHAT IS IT?
Is a sampling technique of observing
people doing work and help people
anticipate what could go wrong
so they can prevent injuries.
HELPING PEOPLE PREVENT INJURIES

4. Unsafe Acts Prevention?
Why are we doing UAP?
To change behaviour
Stop people getting hurt
UAP is applied 2 ways:
1. Think before acting - 3 questions:
* What am I about to do?
* What could go wrong?
* How could I do it safely?
2. React when we see:
* Unsafe acts
* Safe behaviours

5. Unsafe Acts Prevention
ICE WORKS FATALITY
Was this the first blockage?
Why did they always do it like that?
Why didn’t anybody say anything?
How would you feel:
If you were a work mate?
If you were the trapped person?
ICE
BLOCKAGE
LOOK OUT FOR EACH OTHER

6. Unsafe Acts Prevention
Stop unsafe behaviour putting people at risk
Recognise & reinforce safe behaviour
Help to correct unsafe behaviour
Improve the likelihood of safe behaviour
Determine general problems in the areas of
attitudes, safe systems or equipment
Creates safety awareness through effective
communication
Has high visibility for
- employees
- clients/customers
Supports and validates JSA
AIMS OF
UAP

7. Unsafe Acts Prevention

8. Unsafe Acts Prevention
How will it affect me?
People will ask you:
what work you are doing
what could go wrong
how it could be made safer
You may become trained to
help others to prevent
injuries, as part of the team
effort
UAP will reduce the chance
of you becoming injured

9. Unsafe Acts Prevention
PLAN
Set Minimum Number
Target Areas/Special Behaviours
Set Roster
Team feedback
JSA Review
Toolbox Meeting
Complete UAP
- observation
- record
information
ACT DO
Data Checked/Recorded
Trend Stats Tracked &
Published
CHECK

10. Unsafe Acts Prevention
lead by example
support & plan UAP
takes required action
gives feedback
Supervisor/Manager
Observee/s
Observer/s
positive response to
observations
participates in the
“3 way analysis”
takes the intiative to
make things better
recognises & reinforcese
safe behaviour
stops unsafe behaviour
putting people at risk
completes UAP process
creates safety
awareness

11. Unsafe Acts Prevention
Who?
Wages employees
Engineering employees
Administration people
Project support people
Sub-contractors
Management people
Everybody

12. Unsafe Acts Prevention
What?
Is a sampling technique of observing
people doing work and help people
anticipate what could go wrong
so they can prevent injuries.
Helping People
Prevent Injuries

13. Unsafe Acts Prevention Any time people are involved
When?
Any time work is going on or
people are moving about.
Any time people are involved

14. Unsafe Acts Prevention
Where?
Plants
Offices
Roads
Project Sites
Workshops
Stores
Stairs

15. Unsafe Acts Prevention
Key Steps in a UAP Assessment:
Stop and
observe
Introduce
yourself (if
necessary)
Explain you
are doing
a UAP
Stop or
Report any
Dangerous
Activities
Complete
the 3 what
analysis
Acknowledge
positive
behaviours
Complete
the UAP
form

16. Unsafe Acts Prevention
Key Steps in a UAP Assessment:
stop any work which puts
people at risk or report immediately
5 to 7 minute duration
2 to 3 max observations per form
DOs
DON’Ts
Offend people
take any folders (checklist OK)
use names in
documentation

17. Unsafe Acts Prevention
Summary
Why: People’s actions can prevent injuries
What: Helping people prevent injury
Where: Everywhere
When: Anytime
Who: Anybody
How: Person to person