Some Fun/Interesting Safety facts (2024)

FAQs

What is a fun fact about safety? ›

An automobile driver traveling at 50 MPH involved in a sudden impact/stop accident will experience 25,473pounds of impact if wearing a seatbelt. Without a seatbelt, the pounds impact is 127,366. Strong suggestion, wear a seat belt, only takes 4 seconds to put on.

Try a game like “safety bingo” or “spot the hazard.” Hand out prizes like branded t-shirts or points that add up and can be cashed in for a bigger prize at the end of training.

In today's fast-paced work environments, ensuring the safety and well-being of employees is paramount. This quiz encompasses a variety of topics related to workplace safety, including the proper use of personal protective equipment (PPE), emergency procedures, hazard identification, and more.

Defining the Little Things

When we say “the little things,” we are referring to hazards such as a cord on the ground, a screw sticking out of a board, a slippery rung on the bottom of the ladder, or a hammer hanging off the top of a cabinet.

What is The Safety Game®? The Safety Game® is an interactive learning experience based around a traditional board game, designed to reinforce safe working procedures and behaviours, played between two teams, each made up of 3-5 employees.

Safety professionals know that at its core a good safety program requires the three E's: establish, educate and enforce. Specifically, establish specific safety rules, educate employees about those rules and the hazards they face on the job, and enforce those rules consistently.

The top four causes of construction fatalities are: Falls, Struck-By, Caught-In/Between and Electrocutions. Wear and use personal fall arrest equipment. Install and maintain perimeter protection. Cover and secure floor openings and label floor opening covers.

What is a true fun fact? ›

79. The sun and moon are not the same size. While they might look the same size from Earth, the moon is actually 400 times smaller than the sun. It just looks bigger because it's also 400 times closer to us!

A fun fact is a tidbit of interesting or entertaining trivia.

“The key to safety is in your hands.” “Make safety a reality and don't be a fatality.” "Every accident is a notice that something is wrong with men, methods, or material — investigate — then act.” "Shortcuts cut life short.”