Skiing a Run – Knee Injury Prevention Safety Talk Overview Safety Talks are a and method to refresh an employee’s knowledge and skills, maintain their interest in safety to creating a healthy & safe work environment. Safety Talks can be illustrate the organization’s commitment performed on a weekly basis or before the start of a new scope of work and should be about 15 minutes in duration. Generally, these Safety Talk meetings are led by a supervisor and should be mandatory for all crew members to attend. The content should be centred on a single topic (e.g. a safety rule, safe job procedures, recent incident, Joint Health & Safety Committee (JHSC) meeting minutes, inspection results, etc.). Topic Overview: At helicopter and snowcat skiing companies in BC every year, a number of workers are injured while skiing runs, commonly resulting in knee ligament injuries. Demonstration and Discussion Topics Discuss the hazards involved in skiing a run. Tour the work area with workers pointing out where the accidents can occur. Distribute the & of this handout. “Do’s Don’ts” section Use the section of the handout as your discussion guide “Instructor Guide” Discuss how accidents can happen. Remind employees that they are required to wear adequate personal protective equipment. Explain what can be done to minimize the risk of accidents & in handout) (Do’s Don’ts Emphasize that following safe work procedures is mandatory. Make it real by telling at least two true stories of injuries from your experience. Discuss the attitude of to Remind them that an injury can and will happen if they take “it won’t happen me”. shortcuts or are careless. Answer any questions or concerns they might have. Set a good example by working safely at all times. Document the Safety Talk by completing the Talk section and filing it. “Safety Record”
Skiing a Run – Knee Injury Prevention Safety Talk Overview Safety Talks are a method to refresh an employee’s knowledge and skills, maintain their interest in safety and illustrate the organization’s commitment to creating a healthy & safe work environment. Safety Talks can be performed on a weekly basis or before the start of a new scope of work and should be about 15 minutes in duration. Generally, these Safety Talk meetings are led by a supervisor and should be mandatory for all crew members to attend. The content should be centred on a single topic (e.g. a safety rule, safe job procedures, recent incident, Joint Health & Safety Committee (JHSC) meeting minutes, inspection results, etc.). Topic Overview: At helicopter and snowcat skiing companies in BC every year, a number of workers are injured while skiing runs, commonly resulting in knee ligament injuries. Demonstration and Discussion Topics Discuss the hazards involved in skiing a run. Tour the work area with workers pointing out where the accidents can occur. Distribute the “Do’s & Don’ts” section of this handout. Use the “Instructor Guide” section of the handout as your discussion guide Discuss how accidents can happen. Remind employees that they are required to wear adequate personal protective equipment. Explain what can be done to minimize the risk of accidents (Do’s & Don’ts in handout) Emphasize that following safe work procedures is mandatory. Make it real by telling at least two true stories of injuries from your experience. Discuss the attitude of “it won’t happen to me”. Remind them that an injury can and will happen if they take shortcuts or are careless. Answer any questions or concerns they might have. Set a good example by working safely at all times. Document the Safety Talk by completing the “Safety Talk Record” section and filing it.
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