IMPulse Volume 2, Issue 4 - Fall 2011 - IMP Group

OH&S Battles Complacency in the Workplace
Employees often become complacent towards,
or are less aware of, health and safety
hazards in their work place due to the familiarity
of the routine tasks they perform in a
well known work environment. An alarming
number of accidents and incidents occur at
work as employees become inattentive to
their surroundings. Because they have been
performing their job for so many years, they
feel that their experience alone will protect
them from a workplace accident or incident.
Complacency towards health and safety in
the workplace is extremely dangerous. When
we get used to things being “the way they
are,” we no longer take notice of our surroundings.
This lack of alertness can underestimate
the risk of tasks that we perform regularly,
or cause us to fail to notice a change in
our work environment that may now present
a workplace hazard.
When a workplace accident happens,
more often than not, there were a series of
events or actions that led up to the moment
when the accident occurred. It could have
been a decision an employee made to do (or
not do) something, such as not putting an
item away properly or not following the
proper safety procedures that were detailed
during their training for completing a task or
using a piece of equipment.
Unfortunately, complacency towards
safety in the workplace can easily spread
from one employee to another. If an employee
sees a colleague taking a shortcut or
not following proper safety procedures he or
she may think "If he can do it, why can't I"
This is the exact reason why safety in the
workplace is everyone’s responsibility – we
must all lead by example!
Through a strong commitment to safety
training and awareness, we can create a
safety culture at IMP that seeks out and
eliminates complacency, replacing it with an
emphasis on alertness, planning, hazard identification,
problem solving, and accident prevention.
If you are aware of any hazards in your
workplace, you should immediately report
them to your Supervisor, Manager, or a member
of your Health & Safety Committee.
Fall 2011 I M P u l s e Volume 2, Issue 4
Killer Bees Football Club
Each week, a swarm of IMP Aerospace employees
and friends exercise their teamwork
skills on the soccer pitch. Throughout the
year, the “Killer
Bees Football
Club” competes
in the Halifax
Sport and Social
Club indoor and
outdoor recreational
soccer
leagues. Despite
occasional roster
changes over the
past year and a
half, the cornerstone
of the Bees
has always been
a large contingent
of IMP Aerospace
employees.
Recaps of their
on‐the‐field high
jinks have become
highly anticipated
break
room chatter,
extending the
social aspect of
the game to the
Bees' colleagues as well – fans and hecklers
alike. Diverse talents, eye‐catching yellow
jerseys, and a winning spirit have proven to
be a successful combination for the Killer
Bees.
Back Row L to R: Michel Hanna (ASE), Joseph Mitchell, Paul Bottomley (Fixed Wing Engineering), Dave Bortolussi, Glenn
McDonald (ASE), Nick McGrath (ASE), Robert Pottle (ASE), George Beatty, Mike Devanney Front Row L to R: Bronwyn Lynn,
Kirsten Plante (ASE), Robert Bernard (ASE), Rebecca Shaw, Maria Vasardani, Jenna Richards Missing: Angela Pike
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