Over the summer, the LSITs received the highest number of safety observations since the beginning of the program in 2015. With 1,080 safety observations in May and 1,052 in June, LSITs prove their commitment to encouraging everyone to fill out an SOC.
Safety observations not only help the LSIT teams identify safety issues, but they also help them respond to safety concerns and work quickly to keep well-maintained worksites across the reservation.
Safety observations are important to maintaining UCOR’s robust safety culture. Filling one out not only makes you think about safety but also makes you four times less likely to get injured at work. Hence, as safety observations increase, injuries decrease.
Safety Observations are integral to our safety and the work we do and can be submitted on the Safety Observation Card website. The three ways you can fill out a safety observation are:
- Positive. Observe the work that’s been done – We do a lot of great work at UCOR, so if you observe someone working safely or notice a safe and well-maintained worksite, fill out a safety observation that recognizes this.
- Trending. Report a hazard that has already been corrected – When you a report a hazard that you’ve already corrected as part of your normal work scope, you give valuable data about hazards that may otherwise go unnoticed. We provide our safety professionals with better leading indicators to help proactively prevent accidents and injuries.
- Elevate. Raise attention to an existing hazard – You should always report immediate hazards to your supervisor or the FM, but you can also fill out a Safety Observation on an existing hazard to help ensure that it is tracked or elevated to a higher priority level within the organization.
Great job to the LSIT teams!
