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For the 4 “What If?” Situations we’ve chosen, we’ll be going from what we feel are most likely to occur, down to least likely. Although we’ll be doing a high-level safety outlook at each of the 4, we’ll dive deeper into each one in upcoming episodes.
With that said, we’ll start with injuries.
Injuries
Injuries can be anything from a simple cut to something requiring medical attention. Regardless of the severity, here are a couple things you’ll want to know. First and foremost, all injuries need to be reported to management. What you think is simple at the moment could change at any time, and management needs to know all the particulars. Next, training is always part of injury prevention and procedures. You need to know (including but not limited to):
- How to best avoid issues by wearing the proper safety gear and following the rules of the job by the book.
- Where First Aid Stations are in your area should you need them.
- Basic procedures to follow until someone trained to handle injuries arrives.
- Who to talk to should an injury occur.
Power Outage
Next in our “What If?” situations are things to do should you experience a power outage. Again, this will be from a high-level, but you’ll need to (including but not limited to):
- Stay calm and not panic.
- Where a flashlight is (even if your facility is equipped with an Emergency Generator or some sort of Battery-Operated Lights) and use it to direct yourself and others to safety. Assure no one is left behind and take attendance when you get to a safe zone.
- Go to the nearest exit available to you.
- Have kits prepared for whatever situations could arise.
- When returning to work, be very mindful of issues that could arise from machinery starting back up once the power is restored.
Fire Prevention
Our next “What If?” situation has to do with Fires – and most importantly Fire Prevention. Again, this will be from a high-level, but you’ll need to know (including but not limited to):
- To stay calm and not panic.
- Where all the Fire Related Safety Areas and Controls are in your facility, and the procedures for implementing them. This could be anything from a Fire Extinguisher to a Halon System
- Who to contact should a fire occur.
- The Fire Exits and Evacuation Plan for your facility.
- That someone is taking attendance once you get to a safe zone.
Natural Disasters
Our last “What If?” situation is something that rarely occurs, and that’s natural disasters. You’ll need to know (including but not limited to):
- That you need to reasonably drop what you’re doing and proceed to designated safety areas ASAP, regardless of it being a drill or the real thing.
- To stay calm and not panic.
- To assure attendance is taken once you’ve arrived in your designated safety area, and that everyone is accounted for.
With all 4 of our “What If?” situations, and any others that can occur, the way your facility handles each situation is never necessarily the best way. You hope the training and procedures you have in place are best. However, if you’re following a 5S/Lean Methodology, then you know you should always be on the lookout for constant and never-ending improvement. On that note, be sure to let management know if you have an idea to improve any procedure.
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