Why Do Accidents Happen?
We are not living in the now. We worry about tomorrow and think about yesterday and are not truly concentrating or focusing on what is going on right NOW!
We neglect to take safety personally.There
is little emphasis on Educating on “Why” safety
is personally important to you and your family on
and off the job. Also, most safety training is in-frequent,
lacks attendee focused objectives and is not measured
for effectiveness.
We lack safety redundancy in
our activities. We
lack safety pre-planning in our activities and we
also do not build redundant safety features based
on the risk level of our activities.
We have the mindset
that Accidents Happen. Most of us feel that there
is nothing that can be done to prevent some accidents
from happening, so we adopt the mindset that Accidents
Happen. And guess what?
What Can You Do?
Practice
Holistic safety and become PRESENT.
Live in the PRESENT versus the past or future. Every
time you catch yourself “daydreaming”,
observe the thought until you become fully conscious
of it. When you do, you are truly paying ATTENTION!
This will also help with enjoying your life in general!
Practice
safety at home. I
am a firm believer that safety begins at home (thus
the Home Meets Work TM concept).
Use your safety glasses when using the saw at home
or when cutting the grass and encourage your family
members to live and work safely. Then, take safety
to work!
Adopt the mindset that accidents
don’t
just happen- Accidents Happen… To
Be Preventable®! The mind moves along the path of expectations.
So if you believe it, guess what?
Build safety redundancy
into our activities in the same manner that automobiles
and airplanes have redundant safety features.
While we are human and all make errors, these
errors do not have to lead to accidents!
Keep
that healthy fear alive! Tight-rope
walkers survive their rope walking adventure because
of skill and a “healthy fear” or respect
for falling. We all have that healthy fear and should
not mute it.
Get regular education about
safety and the risks/hazards encountered. Do it often and in
different ways with a focus on prevention and skills
building versus just getting it done! Then go out
and have a safe but fun time!
Copyright ©2011,
Milton Jacobs, CSP, Accidents
Happen…To Be
Preventable!®
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