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Safety Around Powerlines – Part II

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Sydney Delprato, GSP, is the Safety Coordinator at Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative in Hughesville, Maryland. Graduated in 2016 with a Bachelor of Science from Indiana University of Pennsylvania with a degree in Safety Science. For a FREE FDRsafety consultation, please contact us.

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A Few Words On Silo Syndrome And Safety

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We are a nation of silos… A silo, as most of us know, is a tall, self-contained cylindrical structure that is used to store commodities such as grain after a harvest. The Safety Department interacts with Safety, Manufacturing with manufacturing, and so on. For a FREE consultation, please contact us.

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Good Safety Signage

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There are good safety signs, bad safety signs and those that don’t tell you anything. An example of a “bad safety sign” is shown to the right. Regardless of the amount of text or symbols, remember that point of use and clearly stated cautions are key to any safety sign. Below is my idea of a good safety sign.

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Why Another Tool Is Needed to Reduce Safety Risks

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Bureau of Labor Statistics Safety Data. Total rate (Case rate for days away Since 1992, US businesses, governmental agencies, and industry have substantially reduced the number of recordable injuries. Safety Metric Rate Change. In addition, there is more variability in the fatality rate than any of the other safety metrics.

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How To Create Effective Safety Signage

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There is good safety signage, bad safety signage and those that don’t tell you anything. An example of a “bad safety signage” is shown to the right. Regardless of the amount of text or symbols, remember that point of use and clearly stated cautions are key to any safety sign. Below is my idea of a good safety sign.

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“Show Me”: Evaluating Employee To Employee Safety Training

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In some cases, good point of use instruction is augmented by warnings, signs or operational standard work (showing what machine controls to push and their sequence for a given task) These training aids are simple, visual and contain information that comes from the experienced workers. Use “show me” and improve training aids at Point of Use.

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Are Your Safety Policies Asking for Trouble?

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FDRsafety supports and promotes employers developing strong safety policies, training their employees and enforcing those policies. Mike Taubitz spent many years in top positions at General Motors, including stints as Global Safety Director and Global Regulatory Liaison. For a FREE consultation, please contact us.

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