The whole category in one page.
MOST ACCIDENTS ARE FORESEEABLE AND PREVENTABLE, WHICH IS ALSO WHY FAILURE IS ATTRIBUTABLE
Your duties extend to contractors, visitors and anyone affected by your work, not only to people you employ.
CONTROL RISK IN ORDER: REMOVE, SUBSTITUTE, ENGINEER, CHANGE THE METHOD, THEN PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
Equipment is last because it protects only the wearer, only when worn, only if it fits. Relying on it alone is the weakest control available.
ISOLATE ALL ENERGY BEFORE ANYONE WORKS ON A MACHINE, AND VERIFY IT IS DEAD
Machines that are switched off still hold stored motion, pressure and raised weight. Assumed isolation kills people.
FALLS ARE THE LEADING CAUSE OF WORKPLACE DEATHS, SO ASK FIRST WHETHER THE WORK CAN BE DONE AT GROUND LEVEL
WALK EVERY ESCAPE ROUTE REGULARLY, BECAUSE THEY BECOME STORAGE PROGRESSIVELY AND IT IS THE COMMONEST FATAL FAILURE
NEVER DECANT CHEMICALS INTO DRINK BOTTLES OR UNLABELLED CONTAINERS — IT HAS KILLED PEOPLE
ESTABLISH THAT ANYONE MAY STOP UNSAFE WORK, AND SUPPORT THEM EVEN WHEN THEY WERE WRONG
Penalising a mistaken stop ends every future one, and that single measure does more than any rule.
DO NOT SET TARGETS BASED ON INJURY NUMBERS, BECAUSE THEY PRODUCE UNDER-REPORTING RATHER THAN FEWER INJURIES
AND INVESTIGATE WHAT ALLOWED AN INCIDENT RATHER THAN WHO CAUSED IT, BECAUSE HUMAN ERROR IS NEVER THE END OF THE CHAIN
