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September 26, 2006
Send Me Your Safety, Quality, Production, Maintenance, and Environment Incident Pictures (even near misses)
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Did you see the one step away from death video and picture that I posted last Tuesday?
I saw an incident (near-miss) and recorded it.
Now others can learn from it and use it in their safety meetings to raise awareness about fall protection and proper work practices.
If you see something that just isn't right ... for example, a:
- quality problem
- safety problem
- near-miss
- production upset
- maintenance issue
- equipment failure
- environmental release
- or any other "event"
Take a picture or a video and send it to me at "info@taproot.com" and I'll post it here to share it with others.
If you want to remain anonymous, just let me know and I won't use your name or your company's name with the posting.
By passing along pictures of problems you can help others save lives, save jobs (by improving quality and preventing operating and maintenance problems), and save the environment (by preventing accidental releases).
And please feel free to use the pictures, videos, and other information from this blog to make performance better at your site.
And if you want to improve your systematic performance improvement attend a TapRooT® Course and the TapRooT® Summit.
Thanks for your help.
Mark
Posted by Mark at September 26, 2006 11:16 AM
Comments
I would like to know what the outcome of the scaffold incident was as I have been off line for a period of time.
But, it was obvious that the person in charge was not aware of risk assessments to be conducted before hand and the person in charge has either the left the site or did not care about the safety of the workers.
Posted by: Elaine Fourie at November 14, 2006 01:59 AM
As a follow up:
The day after I took these pictures I went to the internet and found the lead contractor for this project. I called their corporate office in Chicago and was transferred to their safety manager ... who wan't in.
I left a message with what I saw, my phone and e-mail address, and the web address where they could see the photos and video.
Result: No one called me back or e-mailed me. They may have done something about the call - but I don't know about it.
Unfortubnately, problems similar to this are very easy to find at most major (or minor) construction sites. A major change in management focus is needed if this type of problem is to be corrected across the construction industry.
Posted by: Mark at November 14, 2006 04:39 AM
Photos will be sent in when taken.
Posted by: Elaine Fourie at November 14, 2006 07:55 AM