Find Faults at The Work Site. How Many Security Hazards Can You Identify?

In the actual operation site, there are often many safety hazards that are easily ignored by operators and supervisors. This can often easily lead to safety accidents and irreparable consequences. It is important to be familiar with these potential safety hazards on the work site and take timely and accurate measures to avoid them.

Below are a few pictures that simulate a real work site. Can you imagine that there are 100 safety hazards hidden in this work site? Find faults at the work site. How many security hazards can you identify? Let’s do it!

· Close-Up of The Upper Left Part of The Work Site

· Close-Up of The Lower Left Part of The Work Site

· Close-Up of The Upper Right Part of The Work Site

· Close-Up of The Lower Right Part of The Work Site

Each label on the images above implies a safety hazard.  Here are the answers of the hidden 100 safety hazards, please find the corresponding location on the images according to the numbers.

1.   The plank between the truck and the pallet is too narrow and too short and unsecure.
2. The wood pallets are stacked too high.
3. The wood pallets are stacked crooked and about to fall over.
4. The worker passes by wood pallets that are about to fall over.
5. The worker puts his hands in their pockets ((if the wooden pallets fall, he must not use their hands to block them.).
6. The worker climbs the stacked goods with bare hands.
7. The worker climbs on the 2-meter-high object without safety protection measures.
8. Goods are stacked too high (the ratio of the bottom edge to the height should not exceed 1:2).
9. Long movable items are placed on top of the cargo.
10. Long planks lean against the railing.
11. The wooden pallet leans against the wall.
12. The worker lifts heavy objects in an incorrect posture.
13. There is a damaged hole on the ground.
14. Ground passage is lack of markings.
15. The worker climbs the railing.
16. The worker watched others climb the railing without stopping.
17. The Hand cart is not parked in designated locations (blocking passage).
18. The ground is randomly littered with garbage.
19. The abandoned wooden board on the ground has nails facing up.
20. The worker is eating at the work site.
21. Wooden boards are mixed with liquid chemical waste.
22. The chemical waste has not been disposed of in accordance with regulations.
23. The chemical waste is dumped on the wooden boards.
24. There are broken glasses that have not been cleaned up on the ground.
25. The forklift is not parked in the fixed parking spot.
26. The forklift has no load marking.
27. The forklift is not locked during repairs.
28. The energy on the fork truck is not released of during repairs (forks should be lowered).
29. The maintenance worker should not stand under the forks during the repair.
30. The maintenance worker does not wear gloves during the repair.
31. The forklift seat has no seat belt.
32. The forklift has no covering for overhead protection.
33. The forklift has no reversing beeper.
34. The forklift under repair is not hung with labels such as “under repair”.
35. The sewer manhole cover is not properly covered.
36. Goods are arbitrarily placed next to the passage.
37. Railings are not painted in conspicuous warning colors.
38. The forklift has no reversing beeper.
39. The forklift has no rated load capacity marking.
40. The forklift driver does not wear hard hat.
41. The forklift has no rearview mirrors.
42. The forklift has no covering for overhead protection.
43. The goods on the forklift are stacked too high.
44. The goods on the forklift block the driver’s sight and the driver does not use the reverse walking method.
45. The goods on the forklift have no fixing measures.
46. The chemical is poured into sewer.
47. The chemical is arbitrarily placed (discarded).
48. The chemical drum has no lid (leak-proof device).
49. The safety devices of the elevator are not complete (the elevator cage door must be closed before it can start up and down).
50. The worker takes the elevator with incomplete safety devices.
51. The fire extinguisher is placed unstably.
52. The number of fire extinguishers configured on site is insufficient.
53. The Fire extinguisher is placed in the wrong location.
54. The car enters the work site at will.
55. The car occupies the safety passage.
56. The car has no license (non-regular vehicle).
57. The car driver have no identification of outsider (registration, badges).
58. The car driver freely enters and exits the work site at will.
59. The car driver is not accompanied by the company staff.
60. The gas cylinders have no anti-falling measures.
61. There is no detection, reminder, hazardous material marking or other marks on the bodies of the gas cylinders.
62. The gas cylinders are placed incorrectly (they are placed at the end of a passage and at a turning point that are easy to be knocked down)
63. There is no safety sign for hazardous materials at the storage point of the gas cylinders.
64. There is no fire-fighting equipment at the storage point of the gas cylinders.
65. There is no warning line drawn in the area where the gas cylinders are placed.
66. The objects on window sills are easy to fall.
67. The temporary power lines are not installed according to specifications.
68. The temporary power lines pass through passageways randomly without protection measures.
69. There are no climbing tools or climbing access for climbing workers.
70. The plank is installed insecurely.
71. The wearing of safety belt for the climbing worker is not standardized.
72. The climbing worker does not wear non-slip soft-soled shoes.
73. The climbing worker does not wear work clothes (wearing shorts).
74. The strap of the safety helmet of the climbing worker is not fastened.
75. The roofing materials are stacked unsafely (easy to fall).
76. There is no protective device at the edge during climbing operations.
77. There is no one supervising during climbing operations at the work site.
78. There are no emergency evacuation signs at the work site.
79. There are no emergency exit signs at the work site.
80. The worker stands directly in front of the door (easy to be hit when the door opens).
81. The worker stands underneath tiles that are easy to fall.
82. The trash can is overturned (no one uprights it).
83. The liquid waste in trash can flows onto the ground.
84. The worker wears a large hanging coat.
85. The worker stands on the ground where there are liquids (easy to slip).
86. The worker stands directly behind a reversing vehicle to direct the reversing (easy to be hit and caught by the vehicle)
87. There is no one supervising during lifting operations.
88. The hoist hook is not raised after lifting.
89. The anti-drop-off clip of the hoist hook is damaged.
90. Other workers pass through under the lifting operations.
91. The long ladder should be carried by two people at each end.
92. The reversing speed is too fast.
93. The safety door at the work site should be pushed open outwards.
94. The worker should push behind the trolley (to prevent being hit by the trolley)
95. There are packing boxes on the ground of the work site
96. There are vertical cross work operations up and down on site.
97. There are no safety isolation measures in front of the door directly opposite the lifting work site.
98. There is oil stain in front of the cargo dock door.
99. Many workers on site do not wear hard hats.
100. There are many violations on site, but there are no safety supervisors.

In the face of security, any small security hazards should be taken seriously. Be familiar with potential safety hazards, improve safety awareness and safety protection measures, strengthen safety supervision and training, and create a good and safe working environment.