Page 8 - JSOD - Shift 3 Newsletter - February 2019

Safety Article Safety

Meeting

Safety as a Personal Driving Safely is an important subject talk about. thus,
one of shift 3 employee was prepared a predestination
Matter and highlighted some points and provided a series advice
i.e. that while you're behind the wheel of a car whether
With all the emphasis on safety programs, alone or with passengers driving safety should always be
safety training, and safety rules, it is easy to your concern and be aware of what other drivers around
forget that when you come right down to it, you are doing and expect the unexpected, assume other
safety is a personal matter. When we all motorists will do something crazy.
make safety our own personal goal, this will
be a safer workplace for all of us. It takes the Incident Reporting Process
same kind of responsibility you accept and
exercise when you’re driving. You know you The safety of employees is one of the company’s
have brakes, and you have them regularly priorities and according to WRISOD manager instruction
checked, but in heavy traffic or bad weather always remember that if you are injured god forbid,
you don’t rely totally on the brakes, you whether at work or elsewhere immediately notify your
make it a point to drive more slowly and be supervisor regardless of the severity of the injury. If the
even more watchful than usual. In the same injury occurs at work, your supervisor or his delegate will
way, even when your machine guards and accompany you to the nearest clinic to ensure that you
safety glasses are in place, you can’t assume receive proper medication and to discuss with your
that means you don’t have to exercise care physician what modified duties may be required. If the
and caution. When you take safety injury occurs outside of work, proceed immediately to
personally and add a generous portion of your registered medical center for proper medical
positive thinking, you have a good formula evaluation and treatment. Your supervisor or safety
for safety success. Positive thinking means department coordinator will coordinate with your
knowing that you are responsible for your physician to assign you to modified duties, if needed.
safety and the safety of others. It also means
believing that your actions count and can
prevent accidents and preserve safety.
Finally it means knowing the difference
between safe and unsafe actions and being
determined always to choose the former. If
there’s one thing I hope you’ll take out on
the floor with you from this session, it’s this:
in our ongoing battle against accident and
injury, two of our most powerful weapons
are positive thinking and taking safety
personally.

Khaled Tunkal
Group Supvr I Security