Weekly Safety Recap for WK 10 Aug 2020

Of the several jobs I visited this past week, attitudes and productivity appeared well in line…good attitudes with high levels of productivity. Good Job
There were a few safety items of note and I will cover them after a few words about having a Can-do attitude and succeeding in life.
I, from time to time, have guys with doubt (me sometimes as well) so I was researching developing a good attitude and came across this article by Dean Bokhari and I would like to share a portion of it with you.
How to Develop a Can-Do Attitude and Succeed in Life
In life, attitude is everything.
If you’ve got a negative attitude, it will taint your entire outlook on life and dramatically decrease your ability to succeed. With a negative attitude, you will make little (if any) progress on the goals and ambitions you set for yourself.
Instead of consciously crafting a successful life, your negative disposition will often lead to a passive personality, one in which you shrug your shoulders and let life happen to you, rather than making things happen for you.
If that’s not the life you imagined for yourself, then it’s time to transform your current attitude into a can-do attitude.
Here are some powerful and practical ideas you can start using today to make that attitude shift and start an upward cycle of success for yourself that will reverberate into every area of your life.
1. Starts with Your Mindset
2. Focus on Being Congruent
A. Remember that the way you think needs to be in alignment with the way you act.
B. Understand that the way you act is going to have an impact on the way you feel.
C. Realize the way you feel is going to help reinforce the way you think.
The way you feel right now has a lot to do with how you’re carrying yourself…
3. Be Mindful of Your Self-Talk
Your self-worth depends upon your self-talk.
4. Become an Activationist
There are two types of people on the planet: “activationists” and “passivationists.”
Activationists come up with ideas and execute them without hesitation—the embodiment of a “can-do” attitude.
When these folks decide to take a vacation, they take it. When they decide to call a client, an old friend, or even a potential romantic interest—they do it. Activationists decide to become successful and they will that decision into reality with a can-do attitude.
Passivationists on the other hand, might have just as many ideas as an activationist, but the passivationist executes none of them. They postpone and procrastinate their dreams and goals continually.
This lack of action – this lack of success – is the result of having a passive mentality about life and neglecting to cultivate a can-do attitude.
So, what can we do to break ourselves of the passivationist habit?
We can start by breaking the habit of perfectionism.
Perfectionists put things off because they fear doing something wrong. However, the activationist goes ahead and does things, and then deals with any problems that arise along the way.
This also includes waiting for the “perfect” time to do something. There is no perfect time, and every minute that you wait makes it that much more likely that you will chicken out of the whole thing. Now is the magic word of achievement.
It’s time to get rid of tomorrows, laters, and sometimes—and replace them with the readiness and urgency of a can-do attitude.
You Can Do This!
On with the recap…
Respirable Silica Dust-Respirable silica dust is found in may places on a job site. Concrete breaking, truck loading, dry wall demolition, on and on again. The OSHA Silica standard table one describes the required methods of protection for many activities. Dry Seeping is Prohibited. OSHA takes silica very seriously and attached high fines to valuations of its standard, we should take repeatable silica dust exposure seriously as well.
Working on Roofs (leading Edges)-When employees are working on a roof the OSHA standard requires warning lines to be installed. Warning lines are to be established at no less than 15 feet from the edge of the roof.
Working near openings-Employees are to be protected from falls thru walking/working surfaces by the use of a guard rail system and/or PFP equipment. Openings must be protected by the use of barricades, warning lines or covers. Covers must be secured against movement, marked and capable of supporting 2 times the intended load.
Storage of torching gasses-Flammable gasses and oxidizers must be stored a minimum of 20 feet apart and secured against tipping.
Face Protection-While performing grinding operations, torching operations or other operations that create sparks or flying debris, eye and face protection is required.
Look around your jobsite…do any of these items present themselves? If so, take the time to train team members on the hazard and why and how they should protect themselves.