Reprinted from the Sept./Oct. 2014 GRAIN JOURNAL
So, you want to keep safety in front of your employees, but you don’t have a lot of time to communicate with your employees. Just one activity per day can have an impact. This is Week Five of five weeks of daily safety tips.
Monday: Know where the required permit forms are kept. Lockout/tagout, hot work, and confined space permits are important. Know where the forms are kept and how to use them.
Tuesday: Ask if you don’t know. If you have questions about a job assignment, ask for more information. Don’t risk getting hurt, because you didn’t understand the work procedure.
Wednesday: Report accidents as soon as possible after they happen. They are easier to investigate, easier to treat – especially first aid cases, and you may prevent someone else from being hurt.
Thursday: Wear your seatbelt! Make sure that you get home alive.
Friday: Only trained drivers should be using a forktruck. The same goes for front end loaders, trucks, and switch engines.
Prepared by Lynn Larsen, retired president of Safety Solutions Inc.