Accident Prevention Safety Tags

What does Accident Prevention mean?

Accident prevention refers to the plans, preparations, and actions taken to avoid accidents or stop them from taking place.

Accident prevention includes all measures taken in an effort to save lives, escape from injury, lessen the degrees of injury, avoid damage to property, reduce treatment and compensation costs, and prevent the loss of productive time and morale.

Source: https://www.safeopedia.com/

Accident Prevention is working!!!

• Worker deaths in America are down-on average, from about 38 worker deaths a day in 1970 to 14 a day in 2017.
• Worker injuries and illnesses are down-from 10.9 incidents per 100 workers in 1972 to 2.8 per 100 in 2017.

Source: https://www.osha.gov/oshstats/commonstats.html

Today's focus is on Accident Prevention Tags
Help Warn of Potential Hazards and Provide General Information On The Job Site

Caution Unsafe Do Not Use

    Danger Do Not Use 

1910.145(f)(3) Tags shall be used as a means to prevent accidental injury or illness to employees who are exposed to hazardous or potentially hazardous conditions, equipment or operations which are out of the ordinary, unexpected or not readily apparent. Tags shall be used until such time as the identified hazard is eliminated or the hazardous operation is completed. Tags need not be used where signs, guarding or other positive means of protection are being used.

1910.145(f)(4)(i)(A) The Signal Word shall be either "Danger," "Caution," or "Biological Hazard," "BIOHAZARD," or the biological hazard symbol

1910.145(f)(4)(i)(B) The Major Message shall indicate the specific hazardous condition or the instruction to be communicated to the employee

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Wet Floors Due To Weather Conditions

With the fall season weather becomes a greater issue from wet floors in entry ways.  Although during the summer we do occasional have a problem from excessive rain it usually is not as large a hazard as during the winter months from snow and ice.

1910.22(a)(2)

The floor of each workroom is maintained in a clean and, to the extent feasible, in a dry condition.

This may apply to problems with rain,ice and snow.  Depending on the situation it may require more than just general maintenance of the area.

Provide Signs For Wet Floor Areas

1910.145(c)(2)(i)

Caution signs shall be used only to warn against potential hazards or to caution against unsafe practices.

1910.145(c)(2)(ii)

All employees shall be instructed that caution signs indicate a possible hazard against which proper precaution should be taken.

1910.145(c)(3)

Safety instruction signs. Safety instruction signs shall be used where there is a need for general instructions and suggestions relative to safety measures.

1910.145(d)(1)

Design features. All signs shall be furnished with rounded or blunt corners and shall be free from sharp edges, burrs, splinters, or other sharp projections. The ends or heads of bolts or other fastening devices shall be located in such a way that they do not constitute a hazard.

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