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THINK SAFE WORK SAFE

BE SAFEPromoting a positive Health and Safety

culture in the Fire Department

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Aim

To inform all Crews of the need to promote a Healthy and Safe working environment with the Fire Department.

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ObjectivesAt the end of this presentation you will be aware of:• What is Health and Safety• Why should we promote it• Why is it important to promote it• How does it affect me• What will it achieve• The future

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What is Health and Safety

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Important Terms• Duty of Care• Safe System of Work• Competent Person• Hazard / Risk / Magnitude of Risk• Accident / Unsafe Act or Condition / Near Miss• Risk Assessment• Control Measure• Safety Culture

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Duty of Care

• NATO has a Duty of Care to look after everyone it employees.

• You have a Duty of Care to Yourself• You have a Duty of Care to everyone else• We all have a Duty of Care to each other

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Safe System of Work

• Combines People, Equipment, Task and Environment

• Think logically • Identify and document all hazards • Introduce safety precautions and safe working

practices in all activities

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Competent Person - KATE

• Knowledge• Attitude• Training• Experience

• Make safe and logical decisions

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Hazard

• Anything that can cause you harm

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Risk

• Likelihood of the Hazard actually harming you

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Magnitude of Risk

• Likelihood x Severity• How badly hurt can you get

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Accident

• Unplanned event that results in an injury, or damage.

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Unsafe Act

• Doing something that you know you should not do.

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Unsafe Condition

• Problem within the work environment

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Risk Assessment

• Careful examination of what in the workplace can harm us

• Ensures we have adequate protection against getting harmed

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Control Measure

• Something that you do to prevent injury

• Reduces severity of an accident

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Safety Culture

• the attitudes, beliefs, perceptions and values that employees share in relation to safety

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Why should we promote Health and Safety

• To reduce accidents• To work together safely• To ensure we are ready to help others• To go home to our families

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Why is it important to promote Health and Safety

• To be better Fire-fighters• To be safer people• To help our families live better lives

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How will promoting Health and Safety affect me

• You will be a more aware Fire-fighter• You will be able to make better

decisions• Your Crew will be more aware of what

you are asking them to do• Your Crew will be more aware of why

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What will promoting Health and Safety achieve

• We as a Fire Department will be better prepared to do our job

• We will be a more aware person at home and in an Emergency

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The Future for Health and Safety

• More training• More opportunity to learn• Reduce accidents / near misses /

unsafe acts in the Fire Department

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Questions

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Thank you and look forward

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