Safety Topic
Are YOU The
Hazard?
Quality Testing Services
It is everyone’s responsibility to check for
hazards in your work area and to mitigate
them before starting work.
You use the JSA checklist as a guide to the
potential hazards that you may find.
You use the Job Task List to break down the
job, identify the hazards and document the
steps taken to mitigate the hazards.
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But have you ever thought that…
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…YOU
Could Be The
Hazard?
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Are YOU The Hazard?
What types of equipment may be affected by
your actions?
Some examples follow this slide.
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What equipment may be affected
by your actions?
Electrical Switches
Accidental bumping of
the switch may turn
critical equipment on/off.
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What equipment may be affected
by your actions?
Valves – ball checks
Accidental bumping of
the handle may shut down
critical equipment.
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What equipment may be affected
by your actions?
Flexible Conduit
Damage to conduit
or wires.
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What equipment may be affected
by your actions?
Tubing
Crimped tubing or
separation from the
equipment.
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What equipment may be affected
by your actions?
Cables
Damage to armor or
insulation.
Separation from the
equipment.
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What equipment may be affected
by your actions?
Gauges
Broken faces/dials.
The gauge stem could
crack or be broken.
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What equipment may be affected
by your actions?
Steam Tracing
Crimped or cut tubing;
separation of fittings
causing steam leak.
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Are YOU The Hazard?
Examples of actions that could cause a
hazard to equipment:
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Materials Handling (Manual or Mechanical)
Body position
Moving or stowing ladders
Pulling cords, rope, cables or hoses
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Are YOU The Hazard?
What can your actions affect besides
equipment?
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Are YOU The Hazard?
How about other workers?
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Are YOU the Hazard?
Remember to survey the area for hazards
that may harm you and the hazards that you
may cause.
Special thank you to JJ White Safety and P 66 Inspection Department for
providing photographs.
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