Unsafe Acts at workplace with examples and types of Unsafe Acts at a workplace

 

Unsafe Acts at Workplace

Let's start with an example to better understand the unsafe acts. In a MEP store, pipes of some lengths were being stacked.

Same time morning tea break starts.

The workers who were stacking quickly finished their work and went for tea.

After tea, they resumed work in the other part of the store.

Unfortunately, they left some pipes in the first stack and these pipes are in the access area.

Later, at sunset, another employee arrived, turn the yard lights on, and slipped over the faulty stacked pipes.

 

 

 

In another example, in the same area, one of the other workers used a defective tool, resulting in an injury to his hand.

In the result of an investigations observed that the tool was damaged and rusty and the worker tries to fix it on his own, which he is not capable of.

In both cases, the accident occurred due to an unsafe operation. In one case, a third party was injured. In the second, the unsafe act was committed by the injured party.

 

 

Unsafe Acts Examples

 

Unsafe acts of the personal may be considered as following:

Operating the tools and equipments when not authorized.

Working at unsafe speed .

Bypass the safety devices.

Using unsafe tool and equipment, or using it in an unsafe manner.

Working in unsafe methods.

Unsafe position or posture while working.

Working while moving or dangerous equipment used.

Horseplay, while working.

Failure to wear PPE (personal protective equipments).

Lack of attention; routine activity without thought.

 

Unsafe Act Types

 

From an accident prevention perspective, it is helpful to categorize the unsafe acts into two types:

 

Active and inactive

 

Active Unsafe Act.

A clear example of the active nature of the unsafe act is the case where a worker intentionally.

Removes a protective shield to potentially improve its production rate. This act, together with

The fact that he is working faster now can cause more mistakes. Many of them may go unnoticed, some may cause faults, but ultimately, On average, there will be an accident at the end.

Of course, it is difficult to control a person's behavior, but the most effective measures are to proceed with proper training and proper supervision.

 

Inactive Unsafe Acts.

Inactive unsafe acts are usually more difficult to deal with. for an example.

Failure to wear an employee's personal protection when clearly everyone knows they have to wear before commencing the activity. There will be lot of possible reasons for not wearing.

Inactive movements are often very difficult to change. This can be done by counseling schemes, training programs and with effective monitoring.

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