Common Hazards associated with "routine" jobs cause most incidents in industry. However, these hazards are the ones most often overlooked.
The S.O.S. 10 Point System© guides employees to look for hazards using the "10 Situations of Potential Accidents."
Simply put, employees learn the pictorial memory system and it guides them to look for "types" of hazards much like a pilot uses a pre-flight checklist.
PRE-JOB SAFETY MEETING: Prior to the job, initiate a discussion with employees about the task at hand, and visit each of the ten pictures and insure that no hazards of that type are present.
JOB SAFETY ANALYSIS: Rather than randomly searching for Hazards use the pictures similar to the way a pilot uses a pre-flight checklist. For each step of the job review the ten pictures with each picture suggesting a type of hazard to search for. In this manner, more hazards are recognized and routine hazards are not overlooked.
SITE SPECIFIC: If a pre-printed JSA is being utilized for this task, a site specific must be done. The JSA was prepared with certain assumptions being made about the work location, terrain, weather, types of people present, etc. The site-specific guides us in identifying the hazards specific to this work location.
The cause or contributing causes of most incidents are contained in a list of only 10 such causes. We refer to this list as the "10 Situations of Potential Accidents."
Since these 10 causes represent most incidents that occur, searching for these types of hazards provides us with a targeted direction for finding workplace hazards.
The S.O.S. 10 point System© assigns a picture to each on of these 10 causes. A picture works best because:
A picture is easier to remember than a word or phrase;
A picture works equally well in any language;
A picture allows the employee to understand the underlying message even if reading is a challenge;
A picture allows the employee to search for a type or category of hazards;
The ten pictures are then taught to employees using a memory system. A picture is easy to remember and because it represents a category of potential hazards to search for, the S.O.S. 10 Point System© works with any job in any industry.
Posting proper warning signs;
removing unnecessary warning signs;
Using proper hand signals;
Performing someone else's job;
Performing a job we don't fully understand;
The next column depicts three of the "ten situations of potential accidents." To view the entire list contact us.
Using the wrong tool;
Using a damaged tool;
Using a tool without guards in place;
Using an Improper or Damaged Tool:
