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Occupational Safety Card
Occupational Safety Card
Occupational safety at
a common workplace –
towards proactive safety
CONTENTS
1. ZERO ACCIDENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2. COMMON WORKPLACE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
3. ORIENTATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
4. RISK MANAGEMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
6. IDENTIFYING RISKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
ATTACHMENT 1:
SAFETY OBSERVATION/NOTIFICATION OF A DANGEROUS SITUATION . . . . . . . 26
Yes No
EXAMPLES:
Example 1 Example 2
An employee was run over by a forklift An employee fell 12 metres on a concrete
truck in the harbour area. The employee platform at a construction site. The
suffered several bruises that resulted in employee suffered several bruises of the
a permanent inability to work. The person hip, shoulders and ribs. The person was 29
was 47 years old at the time of the years old at the time of the accident.
accident. The amount of temporary The accident resulted in a 50% inability
compensation was about EUR 100,000, to work. The amount of temporary
and a reserve of about EUR 535,000 was compensation was about EUR 35,000 and
made for workers’ compensation pension. permanent compensation totalled around
EUR 140,000.
Staff from several employers work at a common workplace. What is the industry of the
companies that operate at your common workplace? Do you know the names and roles
of the various operators?
How do you take your colleagues and other operators into account at a common
workplace?
List the operators of occupational safety and health cooperation organisation at your
workplace:
How are multiculturality and young employees taken into account at your workplace?
There is plenty of information at the workplace. Initial information is shown in the figure
below. What existing information can be used in identifying risks and stress?
ASSESSMENT PLANNING
Initial information • Assessment targets
IDENTIFYING RISKS
The evaluation below is one way to determine the current status of occupational safety
at a workplace and specific development targets before the actual assessment process.
Occupational safety today Work is risky: Work is not dangerous: Work is safe:
Accidents happen often. Serious accidents occur There are few accidents.
Work is physically or men- rarely. Minor accidents Work is light and pleas-
Score:
tally stressful. Sick leaves happen occasionally. ant. Employees are
are common. The turnover Work-related stress is content. There are few
of employees is quick. reasonable. Conflicts conflicts. There is a low
There are many conflicts. are addressed when rate of employee turnover.
It is difficult to get funding necessary.
for safetyrelated improve-
ments.
Work supervision Mistakes are covered up: Mistakes are accepted: Preparations are made for
and attitude towards I usually do not interfere I accept incorrect op- mistakes:
problems if employees wish to act erating methods only I do not accept incorrect
foolishly. We do not have when correct working operating methods but I
any major problems. When methods cannot be address mistakes as soon
Score:
there are problems, they followed. Accidents are as I come across them.
are handled quietly. ‘Acci- investigated and the I identify risks related
dents are usually caused recurrence of accidents to work in advance and
by individuals.’ is prevented, if possible. try to resolve problems
Suggestions for improve- beforehand.
ment are made on the I wish to prevent human
basis of problems, but errors by favouring good
they are often not realised. technique. All employ-
Persons who are guilty are ees are informed about
notified of the matter. problems.
Working environment and Not used: Safety equipment Safety devices are
technique We are not accustomed to is allowed: developed:
using protective devices Safety equipment and If necessary, we also
and equipment as they protection must not be develop safety devices
Score:
hinder our work. All unnec- removed. Any safety ourselves if we consid-
essary safety equipment equipment and protective er the protection to be
is removed or bypassed devices that have been insufficient. We only
in machines. However, if removed are reattached. acquire machines that
someone wishes to have New safety equipment and comply with the Machinery
protective equipment, I protective structures are Directive (CE marked). Our
usually select the cheap- installed, if necessary. selection of protective
est options. Basic protective equip- equipment is of high qual-
ment is offered. ity, comprehensive and
versatile.The maintenance
and storage facilities of
spare parts and protective
equipment have also been
organised.
The use of personal
protective equipment
has been agreed upon. I
supervise to ensure that
protective equipment
is used.
Total score: 0
Occupational safety is insufficient. Occupational safety is on an aver- Occupational safety procedures are
If the score is extremely low, it is age level. The basics are in order, well-developed. Active measures
likely that development work will but great risks are still entailed are taken to promote safety, and
require a lot of effort. It is often with everyday operations. The results will definitely be achieved.
difficult to let go off conservative weaknesses of operation must be The weakest areas and any blind
attitudes but it can be achieved by addressed in such a way that new spots must be developed actively so
setting an example. means to address problems are that they do not become stumbling
considered. blocks to safety. Preconditions for
continuous improvement do exist.
Identifying risks
In the above figure, circle any risk factors that occur in your own working environment.
List the risk factors on the lines below and specify where and how they occur at your
workplace: Can the risks be removed? In what ways?
Risk assessment
consequenses - probability
Behaviour at work
Create rules for fair work behaviour at a common workplace. Write the rules on the lines
below.
1.
2.
3.
4.
Notes
2. by email?
3. on the Intranet?
6. on a notice board?
Which factors cause the most stress for you in an unfamiliar work environment or
varying work groups?
Threat of violence
How is the threat of violence taken into account at your workplace? What kind of a
reporting model is used at your workplace? How has it been ensured at your workplace
that all incidents are reported?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Falling
1. scaffolding
2. ladder
3. work platforms
4. passages
5. boom lifts
Machine: Supplier:
Warning signs
User instructions
Protective structures
Safety equipment
Emergency stops
Other remarks:
Signatures:
Recipient Supplier
Manual lifts
1. forklift trucks
2. telescopic handlers
3. cranes
4. mobile cranes
5. loading cranes
The content of a safety data sheet is presented below. A safety data sheet must be available at a
workplace. Which of the following items in a safety data sheet are particularly important in your
work? Circle the applicable options.
1. Identification data of a product and a company, and identified use purposes of a chemical.
2. Risk specification that contains the danger classification of the chemical and warning
markings.
3. The consistence of a product and information on ingredients that are harmful for health or the
environment.
5. Fire prevention procedures and a description of specific risks related to the product.
8. Preventing exposure, limit values for work-based exposure and procedures for preventing
exposure (such as personal protective equipment). Information related to the prevention of
exposure can alternatively be described in the attached exposure scenario.
10. Conditions and materials that should be avoided when handling the chemical are described
under stability and reactivity.
11. Information on the harmful effects of the chemical on health in the event of short-term
and repeated exposure.
12. Harmful effects of the chemical on the environment and behaviour in the environment.
15. Information on restrictions on the use of the chemical and its subjectivity to licence,
and chemical safety assessments related to the chemical.
16. Hazard and safety statements used in a safety data sheet and sources of information used in
preparing the safety data sheet, and information on the latest updates to the safety data sheet.
Notifier:
Date:
Consequences that may have occurred Factors that affect the occurrence of
the situation
Machinery or equipment
Direct procedures:
Before you start working, identify risks and go over this checklist.
Date Target
Yes No
tripping or slipping?
falling?
being squeezed?
exposure to chemicals?
Yes No