11 MOST IMPORTANT COMMANDMENTS FOR WORK PLACE SAFETY

The joy of every employee when they leave their houses to get to work is to accomplish the assigned duties and get back to their families and friends safely.
 This is the most important goal at the back of each one of us. Its therefore most unfortunate and sad when some are caught up in work place accidents and get injured or even in the worst scenario, die!

The 11 Commandments below emphasizes again the need to take personal responsibility over your safety and that of others around you.

1.  All Accidents are preventable, take your time to learn your work, be very conversant with your environment and the tools or machines you are exposed to in the course of your work.
2.  Everyone is responsible for their own Safety and the safety of others around them. This can be achieved by doing the following things:

•  Wear Personal Protective Equipments(PPE) and Safety Wear at all times in your work place.
•  Use the right tools and machines for the right job or purpose, when a wrong machine is used in a certain job, chances are that and accident will occur and the operator and other people will be at risk.
•   Take Safety ideas with you at Home, teach them to your children and friend, spilled fluids should be cleaned by anyone immediately. They should not think it's someone's else responsibility.
•   Look out for new and transferred colleagues who may not be doing the right thing and talk to them, you could also speak out and help another colleague who may not know how to use a certain tool or machine.

 
3.  Follow company rules , regulations and procedures diligently as outlined in a Safety handbook.

4. Assess any risks, stop and think over it and communicate to the relevant authority or office for mitigation.
5   Always be proactive about Safety and your surrounding.

6.  If for some reason you are not properly trained to handle a particular task, do not try to take it up.
Wait for proper training of use of tools and machines before you can handle the task! it will save your life.
7.  Before you embark on manual work and lifting, assess the work load and manage the lifts. Don't carry more than your body can handle, wear chemical PPE.

8.  Don't take short Cuts, take your time and finish the work safely. Life is important to you.

9. Practice good house keeping in the offices, yards, warehouses and any other work place. Do not leave rubbish of any kind on the floors or spilled fluids. Keep the ares free of any congestion for easy movements.

10. Be prepared at all times, identify the locations where fist Aid boxes have been placed and learn the use of its content. Get trained in emergency rescue, Trauma bag, First Aid and administering CPR. Learn how to use a fire extinguisher and other tools in case need arises.

11. Remain Calm and call for help. You also need to be attentive to the instruction of the emergency rescue personnel on location so that you and your colleagues can be moved to a safe location in case of an emergency or accident.


If we try and follow the commandments above even a little bit, then we will have safe working environments and when all has been said and done, returning home safe and sound to your friends and family must be VERY IMPORTANT to you.

Think Safety, Save Lives!

Have a safe and very productive time at work.



Love
Jael Omunyangoli