Photo of the day: Unsafe Conditions

Unsafe conditions are hazards that have the potential to cause injury or death to an employee. Some of these hazards include erroneous safety procedures, malfunctioning equipment or tools, or failure to utilize necessary safety equipment such as goggles and masks. Unsafe conditions can be found in a variety of workplaces, but they pose a special hazard to workers in industrial, manufacturing, or manual labor positions. At the time of hire, companies should provide workers with the information and training they need in order to avoid unsafe conditions. If a single employee engages in unsafe acts, other employees who work in the same environment will be exposed to unsafe conditions.

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7 examples of unsafe working conditions

Every day, workers are exposed to unsafe conditions on the job. Many of them suffer moderate to serious injuries. Others are killed. Occupational hazards abound, even though many steps have been taken to eliminate them.

To help you know what to watch out for, here are seven examples of unsafe working conditions:

Defective equipment: This could include tools and supplies that are defective when they come from the factory or have worn out over time and have never been repaired or replaced.
Inadequate guards: Many tools are inherently dangerous, and guards must be in place to keep workers from harm.
Fire hazards: In some cases, there is even the risk of a serious explosion.
Workplace congestion: As the company grows, the workspace needs to grow with it.
Inadequate or broken warning systems: Workers may not even realize there is a significant risk of injury until it is too late.
Hazardous air conditions: Workers come away with respiratory issues and other workplace diseases after being forced to breathe this contaminated air for shift after shift.
Lack of cleaning and poor housekeeping: When the workplace is dirty and cluttered, injuries are more likely. For instance, workers could trip on extension cords that were not put away properly or they could slip and fall on staircases that have never been cleaned.

Addressing Unsafe Conditions

Depending on what the unsafe condition is will determine what action is needed to correct it. A basic overview of addressing any hazard in the workplace:

Stop and take the time to evaluate your work area and work task.
Recognize unsafe conditions or what can possibly turn into one.
Take action to immediately correct the condition if possible.
Stop work and involve the other person if the situation requires you to do so.
Follow through to ensure any hazards you identified are properly mitigated.
Continue to evaluate your work area throughout the workday for possible new hazards.

Summary

Unsafe conditions do exist all around us and it is true that not every single possible hazard in life can be eliminated. However, we all can take ownership and responsibility for the work that we do to eliminate the ones we identify. Every unsafe condition that is corrected results in a lesser risk of someone being injured on the job.

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