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Why are we talking about safety?

Workplace safety is paramount. This urgent message emphasizes the need to prevent injuries and maintain a safe environment. Learn why safety measures are crucial, and what you can do to promote a culture of safety in your workplace.

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Why are we talking about safety?

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  1. Why are we talking about safety? • Roger told me to. • We want you to be safe! • Nothing we do here is worth anyone getting hurt!! • SLAC just had a very bad experience. • Severe electrical injury • Investigation totally blasted the lab’s safety policies • Still not back in operation. • We don’t want OSHA to regulate us. • Must rank on top 10% of government laboratories Proton Source, Feb 4th, 2005 - Prebys

  2. Reportable Injuries • An injury is “reportable” if • It requires a medical procedure, like sutures • It requires any prescription medication (including prescription strength versions of OTC drugs) • Any work time is lost or restricted • “Reportable” is “reportable” • No accounting for severity • No accounting for whether or not any mistakes were made or rules broken. • Figure of merit: • Reportable injuries per 200,000 man hours (100 man years). • Goal: 1 in FY05, .75 in FY06 • For our department, that’s on injury per 3 (4) years. • For comparison, the average rate in an administrative office is 3.7 Proton Source, Feb 4th, 2005 - Prebys

  3. Two example from NuMI • Case A: • Worker illegally modified an air hose fitting for a pneumatic tool (contract agreement clearly states no field-modified equipment). • The coupling broke loose and the hose hit the man in the head, requiring several stitches • He was knocked to the ground, injuring his knee • Case B: • A worker was indoors during a lightening storm standdown. • The worker was wearing safety goggles, even though he wasn’t working, nor was there any work going on in the area. • A piece of dust blew around the side of the goggles and got in the person’s eye, causing irritation. • Medical flushed the eye and prescribed a prescription ointment, making it reportable. • In DOE counting, these two cases are exactly the same • Using this accounting, an office is more dangerous than a coal mine! Proton Source, Feb 4th, 2005 - Prebys

  4. What You Can Do • These rates are basically consistent with “unavoidable” injuries (e.g. tripping while just walking down a hallway), so there’s no margin for error. • Our goal must be NO preventable injuries. • Always take the time to do the job safely. • Always keep an eye on each other. • Tell someone if you think they are doing something in an unsafe way. • Inform me immediately of any safety concerns you might have, no matter how minor. • Finally, • WE ARE NOT ENCOURAGING YOU TO LET PROBLEMS GO UNREPORTED TO KEEP OUR NUMBERS DOWN Proton Source, Feb 4th, 2005 - Prebys

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