Friday, October 17, 2008

Mapping Your Environment Through Safety Walktrough Inspection

...Technically, walk through inspection can be applied in to 2 ways. First, by visual methods. Looking for substandard action and substandard condition. And second, by interviewing employees and their supervisor or their other superior regarding the condition...

Every second is different!. The condition must be always controlling and updated.
One of the important activity for safety engineer to listing the unsafe condition in their surrounding is walk through inspection. This kind of inspection must be done by daily basis. The main goal of this activity is to know update condition of each department in the plant. By knowing those potential hazards, this will help the safety engineer to maintain their daily activity and their focus to the most important program first. Especially when you are new in your working environment, the risk assessment must be conducted. The ideal working time for safety engineer is 60 % outdoor activity and the rest for indoor activity (paper work, formal meeting, etc). No doubt, it is important for safety engineer to know the recent condition regarding what happen in their plan.
Technically, walk through inspection can be applied in to 2 ways. First, by visual methods. Looking for substandard action and substandard condition. And second, by interviewing employees and their supervisor or their other superior regarding the condition at their working place. But off course, it should be done in very smart ways, so they won't feel being watched or being intimidated :-). Remember, safety engineer/ officer is not a policeman. Do it correctly, and win a warm friendship plus accurate update safety finding.