SAFETY MANAGEMENT

Role of Workers in the Effectiveness of Safety

Management System.

Workers are key to the effectiveness of the entire

management system. The bulk of the responsibility lies on the shoulders of managers who design the system, define standards, and implement them

management’s role in safety

Create and maintain a safe work environment.

● Determine and arrange for appropriate safety

training.

● Inspect work areas and equipment for hazards

● Enforce company safety procedures.

● Report and correct safety violations or accidents.

● Be a safety role model.

● Follow all safety procedures as detailed in

specs.

● Report all safety hazards and violations.

● Ensure all employees (including contractors and

vendors) comply with safety procedures.

safety violation

● The task being performed contradicts the stated policy, training, or good common sense (not wearing proper PPE for the job).

● Personal safety is impacted by the way a person works (not following specs fix equipment

or using shortcuts).

Four (4) elements comprising

management

People – includes workers & management

Equipment – refers to tools, machines, used by people

Material – what the people work with

or make into

Environment – refers to physical surroundings where people work(bldg., air, noise, etc.)

SAFETY TERMINOLOGY

■ Accident

■ Incident

■ Safety

■ Control

■ Hazards

■ Hazard Control

■ Risk

■ Loss Control

■ Safety Programs

■ Management

■ Safety Audit

ACCIDENT

Is an undesired event that results in harm to

people, damage to property or loss to process. It is usually a contact with a source of energy above the threshold limit of the body or structure.

INCIDENT

Is an undesired event which, under slightly different circumstances, could have resulted in harm to people, damage to property, or loss to process.

SAFETY

Is the control of hazards to attain an acceptable level of risk.

CONTROL

To regulate or restrain.

HAZARDS

Are Unsafe Practices or Conditions, that if not controlled, may result into the occurrence of an accident or an incident.H.W. HEINRICH STUDY ê Unsafe Practices - 88%

ê Unsafe Conditions - 10%

UNSAFE ACTS

Are behaviors which could permit the occurrence of an accident or incident.Deviation from standard procedures or practices.

Job Factors

Inadequate Leadership and Supervision

Inadequate Engineering

Inadequate Purchasing

Inadequate Maintenance

Inadequate Tools & Equipment

Inadequate Work Standards

Wear and Tear

Abuse and Misuse

Personal Factors

Inadequate Physical Capability

Inadequate Mental Capability

Physical Stress

Mental & Psychological Stress

Lack of Knowledge

Lack of Skill

Improper Motivation

UNSAFE CONDITIONS

Are circumstances which could permit the occurrence of an accident or incident. Deviation from standard conditions (equipment, materials, or environment).

HAZARD CONTROL

Involves developing a program to recognize,

evaluate, and eliminate (or at least reduce) the

destructive effects of hazards arising from

human errors and from conditions in the workplace.

RISK

Is a chance of a physical and personal loss.

LOSS CONTROL

Is accident prevention, achieved through a complete safety and health hazard control program. Loss control involves preventing employee injuries, occupational illnesses, and accidental damage to the company’s property. It also includes preventing injuries, illnesses, and property damage that may visitors and the public.

SAFETY

Is the control of recognized hazards to attain an acceptable level of risk.

SAFETY PROGRAMS

Are activities designed to assist management and employees in the recognition, evaluation and control of workplace hazards.

MANAGEMENT

Is a special group of people whose job is to direct the effort and activities of other people toward common objectives. Getting things done through other people.

“maneggiane”–

to handle or train horses. Root word is Latin

“manus”, “hand.”

Management

a process by which managers create, direct, maintain and operate purposive organization through coordinated, cooperative human effort. Getting things done through other people.

MANAGEMENT

MAN AGE MENTal

AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY

• Production

• Quality

• Cost

• Accident/illness

SAFETY RESPONSIBILITY AS

PERFORMANCE MEASURE:

1. Responsibility has to answer to higher management for activities and results.

2. Authority is the right to correct, command, and determine the courses of action.

3. Delegation is sharing authority and responsibility with others. Even though we delegate responsibility, we cannot completely relieve of it.

4. Accountability is an active measurement taken by management to ensure compliance with standards.

SAFETY TERMINOLOGY

■ Accident

■ Incident

■ Safety

■ Control

■ Hazards

■ Hazard Control

■ Risk

■ Loss Control

■ Safety Programs

■ Management

■ Safety Audit

Advantages of accident free workplace

■ Lower costs

■ Safe and healthy workers

■ Increased productivity

■ Increased profitability

■ Improved quality and efficiency

■ Good working relationship between management and workers

▪ Developing supervisory skills

▪ Communications

▪ Human relations

▪ Safety training

▪ Employee involvement

▪ Safety inspection

▪ accident investigation

▪ Protecting workers in the workplace

▪ Industrial Hygiene

▪ Personal Protective Equipment

▪ Ergonomics

▪ Equipment and Materials

▪ Machine safeguarding

▪ Materials storage and handling

▪ Electrical / Fire safety

▪ Tools

SAFETY PROMOTIONS purpose

1. Reinforce good behavior

2. Correct and change substandard behavior

3. Increase employees’ motivation to work safely

4. Encourage employee discipline and self-initiative to protect himself

For promotional activities to be most effective, it should be ensured that the ff: are on hand

■ A system to identify existing undesired, yet prevalent behavior that needs to be changed.

■ A plan or strategy to change the undesired behavior.

■ A monitoring system to determine when and how

behavior is changed and turned into habits.

■ A strategy for follow-through promotions.

IDENTIFYING TRAINING NEEDS

■ Essential to an effective employee training system is the ability of the supervisor to identify the training needs of his team.

■ Immediately, a supervisor can attain this information from records that already exist in the Company. Employee job descriptions provide very valuable information on initial training requirements. Well-updated training profiles provide data on employee’s need for continuous training.