Prevention of Personal Injury

Q3 2022

Step Change in Safety is committed to making our sector the safest place to work by preventing predictable incidents, working with our colleagues in the industry to achieve that. With that in mind, between July and September the focus will be on the Prevention of Personal Injury, with the aim to:

🔺 Increase awareness of the potential of personal injuries

🔺 Reinforce the hierarchy of control in reducing personal risk

🔺 Understand the part you play.

By understanding the hazards at site, the harm they can cause us and how we can control and communicate them, can prevent potential injuries to ourselves and colleagues.

By continually Dynamically Risk Assessing our environment, we can remain spatially and situationally aware whilst identifying any new hazards that have arisen due to changes in circumstances.

We can prevent potential injuries to ourselves and colleagues by rectifying and reporting any unwanted conditions we observe. Reporting unwanted condition allows our organisations to act on them and communicate any applicable learnings.

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Prevention of Personal Injury Topics

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Slips Trips and Falls

The most common cause of injuries at work

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Manual Handling/Lifting

Manual handling is the second most common cause of injury at work

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Ergonomics

Ergonomics is the ‘fit’ between people and their work, taking account of their capabilities and limitations.

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Hand Safety

Whether gripping, moving or feeling, hands are critical to the majority of the physical work activity that we do.

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Eye Safety

Maintaining good eye health and avoiding eye injuries in the workplace.

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Hearing

Hearing damage is one of the most common health problems and can be difficult to detect as the effects build up gradually over time.

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Personal Health

The physical and mental wellness of an individual

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Personal Exposure Limit

Know your limit

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