Enhancing Your Skills
Formal Observations
Key Concepts
Housekeeping
Seeing Safety
100
Talking with others to find underlying causes is an important step to prevent ______ _______ from happening again.
What are Unsafe Acts?
100
The ONE piece of information you should NOT include on the STOP Observation Checklist?
What is the name of the person you observed?
100
______ injuries and work-related illness can be prevented.
What is All?
100
These are the direct result of this practice:
Improved morale.
Efficiency.
Reduced hazards and, therefore injuries.
What is keeping your work area neat and orderly?
100
When your safety standards are high—and when you actively address safe or unsafe behaviors—people will know you ____ about safety.
What is Care?
200
The last step of the observation before going away and completing the checklist.
What is Thank the employee?
200
Formal safety observations should be conducted on a _________ ___________
What is regular basis?
200
This individual has a greater responsibility for safety than those who report to them.
What is a Supervisor?
200
The result of these type of environments
What are unsafety conditions?
200
Head to toe is the correct technique for this action.
What is checking for PPE?
300
First step of the STOP Safety Observation Cycle. This takes planning.
What is Decide?
300
Decide
Stop
Observe
Act
Report
What is the STOP Safety Observation Cycle?
300
This is the action you should take when you see someone working safely to reinforce and encourage safe practices.
What is talking to them to encourage safe work?
300
This should be done immediately when spills occur to prevent hazards, especially in high-traffic areas.
What is cleaning up spills right away?
300
To do this one must:
Look ABOVE, BELOW, BEHIND and INSIDE.
Listen for unusual sounds
Smell for unusual odors
Feel for unusual temperatures or vibrations
What is Total Observation?
400
This is the time frame in which people typically react to your presence during an observation.
What is 10 to 30 seconds?
400
Time that should be spent on a formal observation. 
What is 30 minutes?
400
Unsafe actions create __________ conditions.
What is Unsafe?
400
This practice helps prevent slips, trips, and falls by keeping walkways and work areas clear of clutter.
What is maintaining good housekeeping?
400
The actions of people are a _________ part of safety
What is Key?
500
The underlying cause of this unsafe act "An employee is observed standing on a stack of pallets to reach for materials. When asked about it, the employee says he does not have time to look for the ladder because it would affect his numbers."
What is a belief that production is a higher priority than safety?
500
This type of observation is recommended as it is one of the best ways to develop safety awareness since two pairs of eyes and ears are better than one.
What is observing in teams of two?
500
If you witness someone putting themselves or others in danger during an observation, this is the appropriate course of action to take.
What is stop the observation and address the issue immediately?
500
Thinking what could happen and how can this be improved.
What is using your Mind's Eye?
500
This is the safety principle that ensures stability and reduces the risk of falls when climbing ladders or mounting equipment by always keeping two hands and one foot, or two feet and one hand, in contact.
What is 3 points of contact?