The document discusses accident prevention. It states that accidents are avoidable and usually caused by someone not paying attention or not recognizing safety hazards. Effective safety attitudes result in lower injury rates. Accidents are not caused by evil spirits but usually due to one's own actions, others' actions, or a combination of factors. The document provides general safety rules and four hazard avoidance rules, including knowing the safe work procedures, maintaining safe conditions, encouraging safe work, and reporting all accidents and close calls. It emphasizes that following basic safety rules can prevent accidents for oneself and coworkers.

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Tool Box Talk No. 5
Accidents are
avoidable

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Background
Each time someone is injured, we need to ask ourselves
“how did it happen?”
BUT
Accidents just don’t
happen,
they are caused

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usually a result of
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How
Someone not paying attention or
Not knowing how to recognize a job safety hazard.
Jobs with effective safety attitudes have
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Low injuries rate compared to those without the
safety attitude.

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Accident are avoidable
Let’s suppose
Someone fall on the stairs at home and got an injury.
Is there any evil spirit putting the hex on?
or
lurking in the shadows to trip him?
NO
There was at least one quite tangible cause.
Maybe
YOUR OWN FAULT—Due to any act of yours
There was someone else involved
Or there could be dozen of maybes

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General Rules to avoid:
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Learn the safe way to do your job.
Don’t jump from one elevation to another.
Beware of open excavations, excavation edges.
Don’t work under suspended loads.
Remove protruding nails or bend them over.
Keep the work area clear of debris.
Use the personal protective equipment required for the
job.
Treat all electrical wires as being ―live.‖
Use the right tool for the right job.
Be sure all tools are in good shape.
Etc.

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Four Hazard Avoidance Rules
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Know the safe way to work, and then follow the safe way all
the time.
2.
Maintain safe working conditions – for yourself and others
around you.
3.
Work safely, setting the example, and encourage others to do
so.
4.
Report all accidents and near misses.

7. *Remember!
Always follow the basic common sense rules?
If you aren’t following
then
take the chance  will have or cause an accident.
Keep asking yourself “how can I make my work safer?”
Doing so Prevent serious accident for you &fellow
worker.

8. Exercise
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