7/24/2019 TBT - Attitudes - Accidents

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TOOL BOX TALK

Attitudes -- Accidents

Animals Have Neither: Man Has Both -- Any Connection?

Animals, as nearly as psycholoists have !een a!le to "etermine, have #e$ i# any attit%"es& Neither"o they have many acci"ents& 'o% sel"om see an animal et $or(e" %p over anythin, other than its

!o"ily nee"s - #oo", $ater, e)ercise, etc an" a!o%t the only time they in*%re or (ill themselves is

$hen they tanle $ith some man-ma"e "evice #or $hich nat%re "i"n+t prepare them&

t+s a oo" i"ea to ta(e stoc( once in a $hile !y as(in o%rselves: o any $ron attit%"es apply to

me?

.& /el#ishness - the 0me #irst0 attit%"e responsi!le #or so m%ch lac( o# consi"eration #or others,

commonly re#erre" to as "isco%rtesy&

1& /el#-importance - the i"ea that 0+m too !i #or r%les - they apply to the other %y&0

2& Overcon#i"ence - 0 +m oo" - "on+t have to !e care#%l - (no$ it all&0

3& Chance-ta(in - the 0 Live "anero%sly 0 concept, sometimes involvin reat #aith in l%c(& 0 it

can+t happen to me &0

4& 5atalistic attit%"e - 0 yo% o $hen yo%r n%m!er is %p, an" $hat yo% "o "oesn+t ma(e any

"i##erence&0

6& Hostility - a constant 0%n#oc%sse"0 #eelin o# aner to$ar"s others, res%ltin in an attit%"e o#aression&

7& Attit%"e o# in#eriority - 0 $ont et p%she" aro%n"&0

8& Competitiveness - 0 tryin to et ahea" 0 - to !eat the other #ello$&

9& nconscio%s sel# "estr%ction - an attit%"e #re;%ently note" !y psycholoists - a nee" to in*%re

one+s sel#&

.MMB> : Control these $ron attit%"es an" yo% stan" less chance o# !ein h%rt&

Any @%estions?

/B-=CM /a#ety ept&

John D`Cruz