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.
