CHAPTER 3

SAFETY MANAGEMENT

What is Safety Management?

It is an organized effort for identifying and reducing workplace hazards Better known as accident prevention. Responsibility of the top management. It includes training of personnel , emergency preparedness and use of protective clothing.

What is Safety Management?

Some supervisors or managers only react when an accident occur. This is called accident reaction. Accidents may cause potential damage to the workplace. It is the supervisors job to prevent accident and control the hazards.

Definition of Terms
Accident an unplanned event that causes damage or harm. According to survey the most common accident is falling or fire related hazards. There are 1 fatality per 200,000 workers according to the provincial figure in 2012-2013

Definition of Terms
Near miss accidents that results in neither injury nor property damage Although no damage is done, it had a potential to do so Also called close call or near hit Most near misses are ignored About 75% of injuries are forecast by a near miss

Definition of Terms
Hazard potential threat to the workplace By interacting with other variables, it can cause damage to property or cause injuries. Hazard can be natural or man-made Examples of hazard are flammable materials, broken tools, faulty wiring or even a slippery floor

Definition of Terms
Hazard Control a program to reduce, evaluate and identify the effects of workplace hazards. Loss Control accident prevention, achieved through a complete safety and hazard control program.

Areas of Responsibility There are 4 areas that the supervisor must control : 1.) Production 2.) Quality 3.) Cost 4.) Accident/Illness

Importance of loss control

Out of the 4 areas most supervisor ignore their responsibility about accident/illness. Loss control is the job of the supervisor. Apart from scheduled inspections, supervisors must perform an informal inspection every time they go to their department. Supervisors are the one responsible for safe production.

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 Supervisors performance part of performance evaluation Production, quality, cost and loss control Assume responsibility for safety of people Delegate authority, responsibility and hold accountable Responsibility answerable for companys activities/results Authority right to correct command action

 People minimize the costs of accidents through companys availment of insurance coverage Only covers portion of accident cost Increase accident losses reduce companys profitability When accident losses of company decreases Improve companys financial performance and success

 Who is responsible for the safety? Total accident costs compared to iceberg Indirect and Hidden costs of Accidents Time lost from work by injured Loss earning power to injured family Lost time by fellow workers/supervision

 Who is responsible for the safety? Total accident costs compared to iceberg Indirect and Hidden costs of Accidents Time lost from work by injured Loss earning power to injured family Lost time by fellow workers/supervision

 Loss efficiency due to break up Cost of breaking in new worker Time damaged equipment out service Spoiled work and loss of production Damage tools, equipment and overhead cost Failure to fill orders reduce earnings

 Some hidden savings in accident prevention Every accidents prevented saves money/profit Benefits of accident prevention efforts include: Workers will not be injured/killed Property/materials will not be destroyed Production flow smoothly and more efficiently

 The old approach to Safety Performance Measurement basis number of lost time accidents If no one was injured seriously Supervisors felt theyve done good job H.W. Heinrich conducted a non-famous accident-study Minor injuries should never be ignored

 Factors causing near miss at one time Cause major injury the next time Dont look only at major injuries Might miss the causes of near accidents Effect hazard requires awareness of possibilities Knowing how to prevent an occurrence

A better approach to safety performance

1.Job Safety Instruction 2. Job safety Analysis 3. Other measures 4. Help with your loss control work

Summary of Key points

1.Accident prevention 2.Investigate causes of accidents/incidents 3.Hazard control Program 4.Establish effective job safety training programs

1. Indirect and direct accident costs are important 2. Effective approach to safety a. safety inspections b. training for safe work procedures c. conduct safety analyses d. wear safety gears e. help in addressing your safety problems