Lesson 2 (Part 1) Flashcards
What makes a safe work environment? (11)
- Rules
- Policy and procedures
- Protocols
- Cleanliness
- wipe up spills - Enforcement of policies
- management - Education
- Know locations
- emergency exits (maps in hallways/rooms)
- alarm systems
- exits signs
- emergency generator - Organization
- WHIMIS
- Sharps
- Wear PPEs
What can you do to make sure your work space is safe? (4)
- Cords are not on the floor
- Bed is locked
- Clean and organize
- Know your role
- have a scenario in your head on what could happen (eg. shooting) so you are prepared
What is really important to always know when you are in a work environment?
An evacuation plan
What is the 1st evacuation route at CNIH?
Main school door on Dalhousie St
What is the 2nd evacuation route at CNIH?
Rear door into Faculty Parking Lot
Muster station
Place where everyone meets after some kind of emergency
Where is the muster station at CNIH?
Faculty Parking Lot at rear of school
When an evacuation is occurring, who is in charge?
Someone will be in charge of a specific room
What is a tool to make sure the rooms have been checked and are all clear?
Red tag flips on door to indicate no one is in the room
- once the door is open the red tag flips down and it needs to be checked again
What are 3 types of human errors?
- Skill based errors
- Mistakes
- Violations
What are 2 types of skilled based errors?
- Slips
2. Lapses
What are 2 types of mistakes?
- Rule based
2. Knowledge based
What kind of actions are skill based errors?
Unintended actions
Slip
When an action is carried out correctly, but was not intended
- physical action that you do often (so know how to do it) but make a mistake
What is an example of a slip?
When you meant to hit the gas, but instead hit the brakes by accident
Lapse
Omission of an intended action due to memory failure
- you know what to do but forgot
What is an example of a lapse?
You meant to turn off the stove, but forgot
What kind of actions are mistakes?
Intended actions
Mistake
An error of intention caused by a conscious decision in effort to solve a problem
- an incorrect plan of action that is correctly executed
Rule based mistake
The rule that is used to solve the problem is not applied correctly
- Problem not identified correctly –> wrong rule-based solution used
- Problem identified correctly
- -> rule-based decision was applied incorrectly
- When someone is trying to do the right thing, but actually does the wrong thing
Knowledge based mistake
A mistake that occurs due to incorrect
or insufficient knowledge
- mistake because you didnt know
Violations
A deliberate deviation from safe operating practices where you make a decision to intentionally go against what you should be doing that results in harm or potential harm to someone
What is an example of a violation?
Speeding
- intentionally going over the speed limit
What is this an example of “Giving the wrong dose of a medication while being distracted when preparing the drug”?
Slip
