Self-improvement professionals - from weight-loss experts to exercise gurus to motivational speakers - will tell you that attitude is everything. To make any type of positive change in your life, the change must first begin in your own mind. Unfortunately, an unsafe attitude toward workplace practices can have just as much influence on a person's behavior as a positive attitude - except for the worse. A potentially dangerous disregard for safety could lead to a serious workplace accident.
Below are listed six phrases, each reflecting an unsafe attitude that could lead to workplace woe. "Whenever you hear one of these phrases or something similar on the job, you should pay close attention to the situation at hand," said Benjamin Mangan, president and founder of MANCOMM and American Safety Training Inc. These two companies work together to develop and provide Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) compliance products and safety training. "You may be able to stop an accident before it has happened."