This construction safety talk discusses the probability of injuries occurring when safety procedures are not followed. Studies show that out of 330 accidents, about 300 result in no injuries, 29 in minor injuries, and 1 in a serious injury. The chance of an accident and serious injury increases when workers do not use safe procedures or repeat unsafe behaviors. The talk encourages supervisors to have discussions with their crews about specific safety improvements that could be made on the job site to lower the chances of accidents.

1. Construction Safety Talks
A Place For Some Things To Know Before You Give Your Talk.
Percentages As a supervisor, you know that an unsafe worker has a much
(Your greater "chance" of being involved in accidents than a safe worker.
Chances Of
Being Injured) The percentage of probability is determined by the amount of
exposure to safety hazards. For example, a worker shutting down
a motor before maintenance - or wearing a hard hat - has a much
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greater chance of not being injured.
What chance of injury does the person have who fails to follow
safety procedures? Studies show that out of 330 accidents:
How This Talk
Applies To My • about 300 do not result in an injury,
Crew:
• 29 result in minor injuries,
• and 1 results in a serious injury.
How do you know where you will fall in that 330?
The percentage of probability of an accident occurring increases
when safe procedures are not followed. The chance of a serious
injury also increases when unsafe procedures are repeated.
Try This For Show And Tell!
Talk to the crew about what could be done on the job to reduce the
chance that someone will be injured. Ask them to point out specific
areas on the site that can be improved.
Questions You Can Use To Get Them Talking:
• What do you do in your job that increases the percentage of
probability of an accident?
• Would each of you tell us something that could be done on
this job to lower the chances of someone having an
accident?
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the time of publication. No attempt has been made to interpret any referenced codes, standards or regulations. Please refer to the
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