Safety Plan for Accident Prevention

When planning for your day, you probably make a list of priorities, tasks, and items to be followed up on. Factoring in daily time to address workplace injuries and accidents is not typically a line written into a daily planner. Accidents are never planned, and it’s impossible to know when one will occur. However, it is possible to plan for accident prevention. The best way to prevent workplace injuries is to eliminate any potential safety hazard. This is accomplished through the use of engineering controls such as designing a process to remove the hazard, substituting a less hazardous process or chemical, or establishing a physical barrier or local ventilation to reduce exposure. Engineering controls are the best