Safety Management in the Workplace Flashcards

A vocabulary-style flashcard set covering occupational health and safety principles, including legal frameworks, risk assessment methodologies, and specific industrial hazards like noise, vibration, and confined spaces.

Quality of Work Life (QWL)

A programme or process by which an organisation responds to the dignity and needs of employees and develops mechanisms to allow employees to share fully in making the decisions that design their lives in the workplace.

International Social Security Association (ISSA)

A global concern that promotes the exchange of OHS knowledge and expertise, focusing on the principle that risks should not be exported via imports and exports.

Noise-Induced Hearing Loss (NIHL)

A common physical occupational loss resulting from exposure to noise levels above the occupational exposure limit of $85\,dBA$ over an eight-hour period.

Industrial Safety

All aspects within an industrial setting concerning the protection of employees and assets by minimising hazards, risks, incidents, and accidents.

ISO 9000

A quality management series that addresses all aspects of quality and provides guidance to organisations to ensure products and services meet customer requirements.

ISO 14000

An environmental management series that provides tools for companies to manage their environmental responsibilities and reduce pollutant impacts.

OHSAS 18000

An occupational health and safety management system designed to improve and control health and safety risks, transitioning to ISO 45001.

Process Safety Management (PSM)

A standard (CFR 1910.119) consisting of 14 key elements used by industry to manage and control highly toxic, flammable, corrosive, or explosive substances to prevent catastrophic disasters.

Safety-man

An individual appointed by management, such as a safety officer or practitioner, to implement, maintain, manage, and control safety aspects within an organisation.

Fail-safe design

Automated shutdown devices triggered by factors like temperature or pressure that place machines into an idle state to prevent injury or catastrophe.

Interlocks

Safety methods (locks-outs or isolators) that isolate hazards and prevent conflicting events from occurring in the wrong sequence.

Hazard Communication (HAZCOM)

A performance-based standard that ensures workers have the 'right to know' about the hazards of chemicals through material safety data sheets, labels, and training.

Accountability

The duty of individuals or organisations to account for their activities, accept responsibility for them, and reveal the results in a transparent manner.

Employee Engagement

A process where employees become personally involved in the success of an organisation, feeling loyal and contributing to the achievement of organisational outcomes.

Safety Management

The science of controlling recognised safety hazards and constraining those safety risks to an acceptable level through planning, organising, leading, and controlling.

Competence

The combination of knowledge, skill, and practical experience needed to perform a task or deal with the risk level set by a particular situation.

Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (HIRA)

A deliberate, planned, and systematic process conducted to identify variables (hazards) in order to calculate risk so control measures can be implemented.

Baseline Risk Assessment

The first HIRA conducted in an organisation that includes all potential exposures and categorises hazards into priority levels.

Toxicology

The study of the effect of poisonous substances on living organisms, determining the concentration at which a substance becomes poisonous.

As Low As Reasonably Practicable (ALARP)

A risk evaluation approach where risks are balanced against benefit and the potential for harm is reduced until the cost of further reduction is disproportionate to the benefit gained.

5S Site Safety Cycle

A Japanese system for safety and housekeeping consisting of Seiri (Organisation), Seiton (Neatness), Seiso (Cleaning), Seiketsu (Standardisation), and Shitsuke (Discipline).

Raynaud's Disease

Also known as white-finger syndrome, it is a medical condition affecting blood vessels and nerves in the fingers due to hand-arm vibration exposure.

Confined Space

An enclosed or restricted space (like a silo, tank, or manhole) not designed for human occupancy where hazardous substances may accumulate or oxygen deficiency may occur.

Oxygen Deficiency

An atmosphere where the oxygen content is less than $20\%$ by volume, often caused by consumption, displacement, or chemical reaction.

Asphyxiant

A substance, such as carbon dioxide, that reduces the available oxygen necessary for cell metabolism.