Zero accident

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Under Zero Accident means a security philosophy does not accept accidents as inevitable, but uses the opportunity to analyze the causes of accidents and factors of production and to find prevention measures.

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An activity can then be carried out in accordance with Zero Accident if, despite high statistical values ​​(at least six-digit, better seven-digit repetitions), no accident or near-miss has been registered.

If a near miss or accident occurs during an activity , action is taken against it or the activity is no longer performed. The term “unavoidable residual risk ” is incompatible with the term zero accident. There are sports that cannot yet be carried out in accordance with Zero Accident ( rafting , alpine sports, self-secured high ropes courses ...). Top rope secured high ropes courses can very well be operated in accordance with the zero accident philosophy.

Example of a top-line backup according to zero accident

Some of the necessary actions include:

  • The safety instructions are literally written (SOPs - S tandard O perating P rocedures).
  • There is a loud check and countercheck by a second trainer (e.g. "Carabiner 1" - "Carabiner 1." "Carabiner 2" - "Carabiner 2.").
  • The locking carabiners are manually tested to determine whether the gate is closed.
  • The safety personnel are checked: "Safety rope 1 ready?" - "Safety rope 1 ready." Rope 2 etc.
  • Two locking carabiners are always used in opposite directions.
  • The belt loop is guided twice.
  • Two people are used per safety rope.
  • The safety ropes are also routed twice in two independent deflection stations.
  • All critical incidents are written down and evaluated (i.e. where something happens differently than planned).

source

  • Walter Siebert: Zero Accident. Quality standards for experience-oriented business training . 2nd completely revised and expanded edition. Ziel Verlag, Augsburg 2003, ISBN 3-934214-83-5 .