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Rolling the Dice with Safety?

Everyone has a built in level of risk they are comfortable with. While some may not be high risk takers, the less the penalty, the greater risk they may be willing to take. Driving is a good example. Most people don’t show up to a drivers ed class with a cell phone and sandwich demonstrating their prowess driving, talking and eating at the same time. Over time, however, they can become complacent, thinking that driving is a secondary or subconscious task and they can add other activities during this often mundane event. The longer they have success avoiding “accidents” while driving like this, the more comfortable they are at taking the risk. The question you need to ask yourself is: Should you be willing to roll the dice hoping that your number will not come up? An even better question is:

How can you address the hazards in what you do in order to reduce or eliminate the safety risks/impacts?

With this in mind, let’s take a look at some hazards you may encounter both on and off the job and ways you can address those hazards.

Slips, Trips and Falls!

Walking is a regular part of daily activities for most people. We will walk around the house, job, community and shopping malls. Walking is definitely one of those things we do often, without even thinking about it. It’s no wonder that we frequently find ourselves complacent and oblivious to the walking and working hazards around us. Slips, trips and falls are a major causes for injuries. We need to be more careful or we will find that we have rolled the dice and it is our turn for an injury. Just how bad is this slip, trip and fall hazard? The National Safety Council Injury Facts for 2004 states that there were over 300,000 work related lost time injuries and 7.4 million non-fatal falls treated in emergency rooms in 2002. The fact is, millions of people are impacted by slips, trips and falls every year. It is time that we recognize the severity of this problem and work to minimize or eliminate the hazards we face daily. With that in mind, let’s find out what we can do to avoid being a slip, trip and fall statistic.

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