Well,
we are about a week away from Christmas.
Although many feel the holidays and year-end are time to reflect on the
year and recharge with family and friends, there, also, is so much going on. I thought I should remind everyone to use a
little common sense during this time of year (you all know how I feel about
ladders (see Safety Tidbit #5). As an in industrial hygienist, please employ
my mini risk assessment throughout the holiday season and hopefully into next
year - both at home and on the job.
Count 5 and Stay Alive is a
simple qualitative assessment tool anyone can use at the start of your day or the beginning of a new task, or any time you wish.
Identify
– List 5 items that might harm you.
Quantify – Assess how great is
the risk.
Control – Understand what to done
to reduce the risk.
Choose – Determine and execute a
course of action.
Manage – Assess hazard and revise
control as necessary.
Therefore, I ask you to please whether
stringing lights or driving home from holiday parties - Take 5 minutes, use
this quick 5-step process and identify 5
hazards that may hurt you.
Count 5 – Stay Alive!
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