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64 • FEBRUARY 2012 • WORLD FENCE NEWS Improve your ability to see safety hazards continued from page 62 environment or situation? The degree to which you perceive that you have control over the conse- quences of a situation is known as the "locus of control" or LOC. People generally have a strong internal or ex- ternal safety LOC. One of the first things you can do to train yourself to see hazards is to consider your LOC. If you have a strong external LOC, you are likely to think you have little control and therefore may not look for or consider the hazards. This calls for some deep introspection. Think about the times that you've been able to avoid injury by wearing your personal protective equipment or by following a procedure. You can even look back on inci- dents that occurred because you, or someone else, didn't follow safe work practices. Challenge yourself to look for the things that you can control. 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