What Is An Unpreventable What Is An Unpreventable Accident?Accident?

Bob Pierce: Safety & Health Manager ESD 113 – WCTBob Pierce: Safety & Health Manager ESD 113 – WCT

Richard Kelm: Program Administrator ESD 113 – WCT Richard Kelm: Program Administrator ESD 113 – WCT

The MythThe Myth

There is nothing that could have prevented There is nothing that could have prevented the accident.the accident.

There was no unsafe condition.There was no unsafe condition.

There was no unsafe action.There was no unsafe action.

It was bound to happen and it did.It was bound to happen and it did.

I can’t be responsible for what someone I can’t be responsible for what someone else does.else does.

The list of excuses goes on and on.The list of excuses goes on and on.

Unpreventable AccidentsUnpreventable Accidents

The only unpreventable accident The only unpreventable accident is the accident that never is the accident that never occurred.occurred.

Mechanics of an AccidentMechanics of an Accident

Unsafe actionUnsafe action What a person has done or failed to doWhat a person has done or failed to do Horseplay on the jobHorseplay on the job Working without trainingWorking without training Disregarding safety training proceduresDisregarding safety training procedures

Unsafe conditionUnsafe condition Inclement weatherInclement weather No personal protective equipment (PPE)No personal protective equipment (PPE) Cluttered work areaCluttered work area Inappropriate toolsInappropriate tools

You Make The CallYou Make The Call

Unsafe ActUnsafe Act

Unsafe ConditionUnsafe Condition

UnpreventableUnpreventable

Preventable Preventable

Unsafe Acts or ConditionsUnsafe Acts or Conditions

ACTSACTS

Not Walking on Designated Walkways Not Walking on Designated Walkways Not using PPENot using PPEHorseplayHorseplay

CONDITIONSCONDITIONS

Stairway With No RailingsStairway With No RailingsWorking With Improper Office SetWorking With Improper Office SetOperating Broken Down EquipmentOperating Broken Down Equipment

Tools For PreventionTools For Prevention

Safety CommitteesSafety Committees

Building Assessment ChecklistsBuilding Assessment Checklists

Investigation Process/ProceduresInvestigation Process/Procedures

Ergonomic Assessments – Pre InjuryErgonomic Assessments – Pre Injury

Onsite Specific – Safety TrainingsOnsite Specific – Safety Trainings

Incident ReportsIncident Reports

Any Questions?Any Questions?