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5 Point Safety System
Hi Everyone,
I just wanted to share the 5ptSS with you and the concept of doing a 5x5.
The 5 Points...
1. Check the Entrance To The Place Of Work.
2. Are Workplace & Equipment in Good Working Order?
3. Are People Working Properly?
4. Do An Act of Safety.
5. Can, and will, people continue to work properly?
Now, how do you do a 5x5?
Step 1. STOP
Step 2. Identify Hazards
Step 3. Assess Risks
Step 4. Action Plan
Step 5. Resume Work
Now, some of you are asking, how does this apply to business management and security? Well, as you will see in the article I quoted at the end of this post, the 5PSS is a tool for Supervisors to check on their crews, and for workers as they travel to their workplace and do their assigned activities.
Applying this to security officers/supervisors/management outside of Mining: As part of their rounds, security officers should be checking the entrance to their workplace as they arrive and do their rounds throughout their shift. Is it slippery? Too much snow? Damaged Concrete/Cobble Stones creating a trip hazard?
Is their gear in good working order? Flashlight in good condition with fresh batteries and a bulb. Do you have spare batteries? If they carry a collapsible baton, is that baton lubricated and in proper working order? If they carry a firearm, is that firearm cleaned/oiled and functioning properly? If they do first aid, is their AED in working order? Oxygen supply sufficient and are the regulators working? Is the company vehicle in working order? Is their personal vehicle in working order before they leave the driveway?
Are people working properly? Are your officers working to standard and within their job description and doing their job safely? Are they driving recklessly in company vehicles or their POV on site? Are they actually looking for hazards while they do their patrols, or are they just looking for the next RFID Sticker/Detex Key? Are they watching the cameras and monitoring traffic on the site, or are they reading a Maxim with their feet up? Are they leaving the coffee maker or stove/hotplate on? Are they behaving in a manner which poses a risk to the client/their co-workers?
Do an act of safety; This can be as simple as housekeeping, airing up the tires on the vehicle, wearing the proper PPE, and practicing good communication. Or it can be something like stopping a co-worker and having them do a 5x5 before they do something.
5 POINT SAFETY SYSTEM
Who was Neil George?
Neil George (1908-1988) is a member of the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame and originator of the famous 5 Point Safety System. His safety system has helped contribute to improved mine safety not only in Canada, but around the mining world.
After graduating in 1936 with an engineering degree in mining, Neil George worked at INCO in Sudbury as a miner, stope leader,. shiftboss, Plant Safety Engineer and finally, as General Safety Engineer. He patiently crafted his Safety System based on his experience, and introduced it in 1942. Two years later, it was adopted at the Levack and Garson mines. The very next year, the Garson Mine won the John T. Ryan Trophy as the safest metal mine in all of Canada. Levack Mine won it for the next two years running.
In 1948, Neil George left INCO to accept a position as Director of Safety with the Western Quebec Mines Accident Prevention Association. In the twenty years up to his retirement in 1970, Quebec mines won the Ryan Trophy for metal mines a total of 17 times. The 5 Point Safety System is often known outside of Ontario as the "Neil George System". Today his system is being implemented with success in mines, across North America, Africa, Australia and now in South America.
The 5 Point Safety System, as the name indicates, is made up of five simple, but practical steps to follow. These steps are to be used by the supervisor as he checks on his work crews, and by the workers themselves as they travel to their workplace and conduct their assigned work activities
http://oldwebsite.laurentian.ca/engr...ASHA5POINT.htm
I just wanted to share the 5ptSS with you and the concept of doing a 5x5.
The 5 Points...
1. Check the Entrance To The Place Of Work.
2. Are Workplace & Equipment in Good Working Order?
3. Are People Working Properly?
4. Do An Act of Safety.
5. Can, and will, people continue to work properly?
Now, how do you do a 5x5?
Step 1. STOP
Step 2. Identify Hazards
Step 3. Assess Risks
Step 4. Action Plan
Step 5. Resume Work
Now, some of you are asking, how does this apply to business management and security? Well, as you will see in the article I quoted at the end of this post, the 5PSS is a tool for Supervisors to check on their crews, and for workers as they travel to their workplace and do their assigned activities.
Applying this to security officers/supervisors/management outside of Mining: As part of their rounds, security officers should be checking the entrance to their workplace as they arrive and do their rounds throughout their shift. Is it slippery? Too much snow? Damaged Concrete/Cobble Stones creating a trip hazard?
Is their gear in good working order? Flashlight in good condition with fresh batteries and a bulb. Do you have spare batteries? If they carry a collapsible baton, is that baton lubricated and in proper working order? If they carry a firearm, is that firearm cleaned/oiled and functioning properly? If they do first aid, is their AED in working order? Oxygen supply sufficient and are the regulators working? Is the company vehicle in working order? Is their personal vehicle in working order before they leave the driveway?
Are people working properly? Are your officers working to standard and within their job description and doing their job safely? Are they driving recklessly in company vehicles or their POV on site? Are they actually looking for hazards while they do their patrols, or are they just looking for the next RFID Sticker/Detex Key? Are they watching the cameras and monitoring traffic on the site, or are they reading a Maxim with their feet up? Are they leaving the coffee maker or stove/hotplate on? Are they behaving in a manner which poses a risk to the client/their co-workers?
Do an act of safety; This can be as simple as housekeeping, airing up the tires on the vehicle, wearing the proper PPE, and practicing good communication. Or it can be something like stopping a co-worker and having them do a 5x5 before they do something.
5 POINT SAFETY SYSTEM
Who was Neil George?
Neil George (1908-1988) is a member of the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame and originator of the famous 5 Point Safety System. His safety system has helped contribute to improved mine safety not only in Canada, but around the mining world.
After graduating in 1936 with an engineering degree in mining, Neil George worked at INCO in Sudbury as a miner, stope leader,. shiftboss, Plant Safety Engineer and finally, as General Safety Engineer. He patiently crafted his Safety System based on his experience, and introduced it in 1942. Two years later, it was adopted at the Levack and Garson mines. The very next year, the Garson Mine won the John T. Ryan Trophy as the safest metal mine in all of Canada. Levack Mine won it for the next two years running.
In 1948, Neil George left INCO to accept a position as Director of Safety with the Western Quebec Mines Accident Prevention Association. In the twenty years up to his retirement in 1970, Quebec mines won the Ryan Trophy for metal mines a total of 17 times. The 5 Point Safety System is often known outside of Ontario as the "Neil George System". Today his system is being implemented with success in mines, across North America, Africa, Australia and now in South America.
The 5 Point Safety System, as the name indicates, is made up of five simple, but practical steps to follow. These steps are to be used by the supervisor as he checks on his work crews, and by the workers themselves as they travel to their workplace and conduct their assigned work activities
http://oldwebsite.laurentian.ca/engr...ASHA5POINT.htm
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