PSIF Prototype

PSIF Training Welcome! In this course, we will introduce you to a model to understand--and ultimately prevent--serious injuries and fatalities at your workplace. Such incidents can happen (or not) in many different ways, which fall into five basic categories. Let's explore each of these in a simple scenario. [[Continue->Module 1]]

SCENARIO Visual: Worker on oil rig Audio: Izzy is standing 70 feet above a team of workers and begins to lose grip of an 8-pound blowtorch. Text superimposed over visual: NOW WHAT? Audio: Select an option below to see what happens. [[Izzy drops tool->Serious injury?]] [[Izzy regains grip->Direct control?]] ------------------- Dev notes //Audio/video play on first visit only. //Bottom of screen shows markers representing which paths are complete //When all paths are followed, display link to [["Why This Matters"->Why does this matter?]]

Visual: Worker, worried expression Izzy(audio): "Oh no! I hope that didn't hit anyone. Let me look." Is anyone hurt? [[Yes->HSIF]] [[No->Direct Control High?]]

Visual: Worker, relieved expression Izzy(audio): "Whew! That could have hurt someone. Did they remember to put scaffolding below? Let me look..." Is there scaffolding? [[Yes->Success]] [[No->Exposure]]

SUCCESS! Visual: Worker looks more releived Audio: There ''is'' scaffolding below. So even if Izzy had dropped the tool, an injury would have been unlikely. We call this condition "success," and it is what we aim for. A Success condition involves: * High energy - tool held at 70 feet * No high-energy incident - Izzy hung on to the tool * A direct control - Scaffolding was in place [[Try another path->Module 1]]

EXPOSURE! Visual: Worker looks concerned Audio: "Ouch! No scaffolding was installed. That tool could have injured or killed someone." ''Exposure'' incidents like these are a reason to stop work until direct controls are added. Exposure involves: * High energy - tool held at 70 feet * No high-energy incident - Izzy hung on to the tool * No direct control - Scaffolding was ''not'' in place [[Try another path->Module 1]]

HSIF! Oh no! The tool landed directly on a worker, who is now in intensive care. This outcome is a High-Energy Serious Injury or Fatality (HSIF), which involves: * High energy - tool held at 70 feet * A high-energy incident - Izzy dropped the tool * Serious injury [[Try another path->Module 1]]

Visual: Worker, worried expression Izzy(audio): "Yikes! That could have hurt someone. Did they remember to put scaffolding below? Let me look..." Is there scaffolding? [[Yes->Capacity]] [[No->PSIF]]

PSIF! "No scaffolding? If it weren't for pure luck, someone's skull would have been crushed." This is a Potential Serious Injury or Fatality, or PSIF, and grounds for stopping work. A PSIF involves: * High energy - tool at 70 feet * A high-energy incident - Izzy dropped the tool * No serious injury * No direct control - Scaffolding was ''not'' in place [[Try another path->Module 1]]

CAPACITY! Visual: Releived worker Audio: "The system worked! The scaffolding caught the tool, protecting the workers below. This outcome is called "''capacity''" and is the next best thing to removing human error altogether. A capacity incident involves: * High energy - tool at 70 feet * A high-energy incident - Izzy dropped the tool * A direct control - Scaffolding was in place [[Try another path->Module 1]]

WHY DOES THIS MATTER? Visual: SCL Model Flowchart You've just seen different results of what can happen when people... 1. Work with sources of high energy 2. For which high-energy incidents can occur 3. That may cause serious injury or death 4. Which can be prevented via protective measures (called "direct controls"). That's the SCL model in a nutshell. This chart shows how each of these factors influence the outcome of a high-energy incident. By recognizing these factors at your jobsite, you can: * Prevent a ''potential'' severe injury or fatality (PSIF) by reporting the absence of direct controls before it becomes an actual HSIF. * Report PSIFs and HSIFs to (whom?) so together we can refine and improve direct controls that provide greater protection. Now that you've experienced the basic model: * Module 2 will drill more deeply into concepts related to the factors you just saw, which can help you recognize actual PSIFs and other incidents. * In Module 3, we'll apply the model to high energy sources--like steam, toxic chemicals, or heavy equipment--that create the conditions for a PSIF. [[END OF MODULE 1 - START OVER->Start]]