Be Aware Take Care

A Safety and Health Management System (SHMS) is a systematic approach to managing safety and health activities by integrating occupational safety and health programs, policies, and objectives into organizational policies and procedures.

A safe and healthy workplace not only protects workers from injury and illness, it can also lower injury/illness costs, reduce absenteeism and turnover, increase productivity and quality, and raise employee morale. In other words, safety is good for business. Plus, protecting workers is the right thing to do.

Work-related injuries and diseases occur as a result of unsafe acts and conditions. Unsafe acts occur when employees are unaware of hazards and proper work practices.

Unsafe conditions may arise out of ignorance or a lack of diligence in ensuring a safe and healthy working environment.

Work-related accidents and diseases can be prevented by first identifying the hazard and then taking appropriate preventive measures. Preventive measures and recommended good practices are described in this section.

Identify hazards

If employees don’t know what the hazards are or could be they can’t effectively protect against them. Employees therefore should:

Think about the tasks they perform and what could go wrong and cause an accident.

Inspect their work area and workstation at the beginning of every work shift.

Inspect equipment, PPE, and materials before use.

Consider their safety attitude and fitness to work (for example, are they rested? concentrating? limber?).

Plan ahead

Before starting a job, employees should think about such things as:

PPE, equipment, and materials they will be working with

Specific tasks they will be performing

Where and with whom they will be working

Applicable safety procedures and rules

What they would need to do in the event of an emergency

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Stay alert

To work safely, employees must pay attention while they work.

Give the task their full attention.

Avoid distractions.

Beware of becoming complacent about safety or taking shortcuts, no matter how many times they’ve performed a task or how many years of experience they have.

Pay attention to people and conditions around them and of any changes in activities or conditions that could create new or different hazards.

Ask questions

Employees should ask their supervisor whenever:

They’re not sure what to do or do not understand a safety rule or procedure

They’re unsure whether something is a hazard

They don’t know what type of PPE to use

They’re dealing with a new substance, procedure, or piece of equipment

Something seems wrong, but they are not sure what

Take near misses seriously

Near misses should be taken as a warning that something’s wrong and needs to be corrected. According to the National Safety Council, 75 percent of all accidents are preceded by one or more near misses.

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