is an additional way to think about safety
- it's not about telling you what to do
- it's not designed to replace sound engineering or good management practices
- it's not intended to replace training on specific workplace hazards
- it's about keeping those hazards in mind and in sight on-the-job, off-the-job and on-the-highway
These four states...
can cause or contribute to these critical errors...
...which increase the risk of injury.
Rushing:
When you exceed the pace at which the job is usually done.
Frustration:
Caused by relationships inside and outside of the workplace, malfunctioning equipment, inadequate tools, conflicting objectives and pressures.
Fatigue:
Too tired to do the job safely, physically or mentally. Too tired to react quickly and prolonged concentration is difficult.
Complacency:
Familiar enough with the hazards to become considerably less concerned over time. Contributes significantly to not watching or thinking about what you are doing.
Eyes not on Task:
Not looking where you are going and looking at what is coming towards you. Includes moving your eyes before moving your body, being able to see where you are stepping/walking and where your hands are reaching into.
Mind not on Task:
Not concentrating on the job. Being unaware of dangers or deficiencies. Forgetting things, making more errors than normal, going on "auto-pilot", "going away".
Line-of-Fire:
Being conscious of where you are or where you are going in relation to the direction of the hazardous energy. Includes protection barriers and P.P.E. if line of fire cannot be predicted accurately.
Balance/Traction/Grip:
Doing something that could cause you to lose your balance, traction, or grip. Could include not wearing good footwear/gloves, not having a good grip in the first place, or not seeing or thinking about the hazard.
SAFESTART™ is an advanced safety awareness course that focuses on how to prevent mistakes or errors you didn't want to make in the first place. This five-module video/workbook course examines four states that cause four critical errors. It also explains four techniques you can use to minimize the majority of errors that increase the risk of injury on-the-job, off-the-job and on-the-highway.
Modules
MODULE 1
An introduction and overview to SAFESTART. It covers the concepts of safety, risk and error; critical errors or behaviors; and the states that cause errors.
MODULE 2
Covers the first two critical errors, eyes not on task and mind not on task, and explains how to avoid them.
MODULE 3
Covers the last two critical errors, putting yourself in the line of fire and losing your balance, traction or grip. It explains how to avoid line of fire injuries and how to improve your balance, traction and grip.
MODULE 4
Covers the states that cause these critical errors: rushing, frustration, fatigue and complacency. For each state, specific tips are given to prevent injuries.
MODULE 5
Covers four techniques that you can use to prevent critical errors and explains how to use these critical error reduction techniques to prevent injuries.