Examining an accident

Think about a recent workplace accident and recall it in People-Based Safety terms, including:

* Acting – Did people pinpoint critical actions needed to prevent injury? Did they know why they were doing what they were doing? How could actively caring have changed the situation?
* Coaching – Did people observe the safe and risky actions they and others were doing? Did people communicate feedback?
* Thinking – How do you think people talked to themselves? What choices do you think were influenced by people’s self-talk? How would things have been different if they imagined themselves working safely before they began the task?
* Seeing – Did the people involved scan the environment for hazards? Was selective perception or biased interpretation a factor? Was exposure to risk considered? Was the severity or probability of risk considered?

Injuries can be avoided by applying the four components of People-Based Safety.