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How workplace factors influence an incident
This video series focuses on a retrospective look at how we assess a job and why we make the decisions we make.
A day in the life of a safety and health representative
This video series focuses on the importance of safety and health representatives (SHReps) and the key roles they play in the consultation and promotion of safe work practices.
Traffic management
The fourth instalment of the Know your Hazards videos focus on the importance of traffic management and how safe systems, safe vehicles and safe people can contribute to a safe mining operation.
Pressing concerns
The third instalment of the Know Your Hazard videos on ‘Pressing concerns’ has a focus on the consequences of getting crushed, caught or trapped. Each of the videos features stories from people who have had serious accidents in the workplace and the consequences it has had on their professional and personal lives. We also examine the basic principles behind what you are doing so we can adopt safer work practices and better risk controls.
- The first video focuses on the consequences of being crushed in the workplace
- The second video looks at what can happen when someone is caught in rotating or moving machinery
- The third video highlights the ramifications of being trapped within.
Being able to correctly identify hazards is the first step towards reducing the risk of accidents.
Down to earth
The set of two videos on ‘Down to Earth’ has a focus on falling from height.
The first video explains why falls from height – whether a stumble of a few centimetres or a fall of metres – can have serious outcomes. The perception of what heights are “safe” is challenged and the effect on the human body is explained.
The second video explores the potential social ramifications of a fall from height on a person’s career, relationships, hobbies and mental health, as well as their family and friends. Three people affected by the consequences of a fall from height at work generously share their stories to raise awareness of the impact of workplace accidents.
Raising the issue
The set of three videos on ‘Raising the issue’ has a focus on the following key areas of concern when dogging, rigging and lifting:
A toolbox presentation is available to assist with discussion of the videos. It looks at resources to raise awareness of lifting and rigging issues. This includes stored energy, gravitational potential energy and issues relating to mechanical handling.
