What steps should a person follow if they are involved in an accident? Are the steps different if in a car accident as apposed to an accident on the job?
What is the difference between an accident and an incident? How about a near miss?
Just checking your pulse. Is anyone up to sharing? I am all ears.
Have a super day!
Thursday, July 8, 2010
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Are accident situations avoidable?
After many years of personal and now several years professional experiences, I have some strong feelings about whether many accidents and incidents, both in the workplace and in our personal lives, are (for the most part) avoidable (OR NOT).
If a person keeps a good safety attitude, and stays on the alert, (keeps their head in the game so to speak) many of life's surprises may catch them off guard but they will pretty much have the ability to react quickly and can trust their reflexes to help them avoid a lot of those, near disasters.
I will be sharing several stories with you about my own personal experiences with "accidents" that have happened over the years due to my carelessness, stubbornness and so on. On a personal note: My kids say that I am somewhat accident prone. One of them even bought me a tee short as a gag birthday gift one year that says I do my own stunts.
I would love to hear from some of you about what your personal experiences with sudden calamities or near disaster situations.
My first story took place when I was a young boy about 8 or 9 years old. My aunt and uncle had a close line rope that was tied to a limb in the top of an old, dead elm tree. It was great fun my 2 cousins, several of my friends, and I to swing on. After several days of swinging and a lot of wear and tear and weathering on that old cloth rope, not to mention the fact that I was more than a little pudgy as a young guy, it happened... I was enjoying a great time of swinging when suddenly I fell to the ground with an unexpected thud. Wouldn't you know it, I landed right on my hand and broke my wrist. What a pain. The rest of the summer was spent in a cast up to my elbow.
What do you think? Unavoidable? Preventable? Irresponsible? Unforeseeable? Give us some feedback.
I intend to share many such stories over the weeks and months ahead. I hope to hear from many of you about your experiences. One day, I hope to turn this blog into a resource for a contest to see who can share the best "accident" stories. Let's see what you've got to say! Hold back your best for later when the contest begins.
If a person keeps a good safety attitude, and stays on the alert, (keeps their head in the game so to speak) many of life's surprises may catch them off guard but they will pretty much have the ability to react quickly and can trust their reflexes to help them avoid a lot of those, near disasters.
I will be sharing several stories with you about my own personal experiences with "accidents" that have happened over the years due to my carelessness, stubbornness and so on. On a personal note: My kids say that I am somewhat accident prone. One of them even bought me a tee short as a gag birthday gift one year that says I do my own stunts.
I would love to hear from some of you about what your personal experiences with sudden calamities or near disaster situations.
My first story took place when I was a young boy about 8 or 9 years old. My aunt and uncle had a close line rope that was tied to a limb in the top of an old, dead elm tree. It was great fun my 2 cousins, several of my friends, and I to swing on. After several days of swinging and a lot of wear and tear and weathering on that old cloth rope, not to mention the fact that I was more than a little pudgy as a young guy, it happened... I was enjoying a great time of swinging when suddenly I fell to the ground with an unexpected thud. Wouldn't you know it, I landed right on my hand and broke my wrist. What a pain. The rest of the summer was spent in a cast up to my elbow.
What do you think? Unavoidable? Preventable? Irresponsible? Unforeseeable? Give us some feedback.
I intend to share many such stories over the weeks and months ahead. I hope to hear from many of you about your experiences. One day, I hope to turn this blog into a resource for a contest to see who can share the best "accident" stories. Let's see what you've got to say! Hold back your best for later when the contest begins.
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