Académique Documents
Professionnel Documents
Culture Documents
Management Commitment
Learning Outcomes
1. Describe the differentr eras in the development of OSH
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
act (OSHA)
Explain the prinsciples of industrial safety
Identify the different type of safety culture
Define the managements rols and responsibilities in
safety and health
Examine the accountability of management and the
supervisor
Analyse the functions of the Safety and Health
Commitee
hazards
Assumtions that cleaning up physical conditions came first as this
was thought to possibly be actual cause of injuries
4. Noise Era
1951 A worker loss his hearing due to his job.
elsewhere
of authorities
Profesional view about:
Attemting to better define the scope and functions of the position
profesioanal
Evolving a profesional certification programme
of organization
1.2 PRINCIPLES OF
SAFETY MANAGEMENT
Domino Theory
Each factor is the fault of the factor that immediately
precedes it
A preventable injury is the natural culmination of a series
of events or circumstances, which occur in a fixed logical
order
Domino Theory
If one of the dominoes is removed then the chain of
Domino Theory
Unsafe Act
Cause c
Accident
Cause d
Cause e
Cause f
Unsafe
Condition
Injury or
Damage
Unsafe Act
Categories:
Operating without clearance
Operating at unsafe speed
Rendering safety devices inoperative
Using unsafe equipment, or using it unsafely
Unsafe methods e.g. loading, carrying, mixing
Adopting unsafe position or posture
Working on moving or dangerous equipment
Horseplay e.g. distracting, teasing, startling
Failure to wear PPE
Lack of concentration; fatigue or ill health
Human Factors
Unsafe Act
Unsafe acts can be active or passive:
Active Unsafe Acts:
Worker deliberately removes machine guard
Unsafe Condition
Categories:
Inadequate guarding
Unguarded machinery
Defective, rough, sharp, slippery, decayed, cracked surfaces
Unsafely designed equipment
Poor housekeeping, congestion
Inadequate lighting, glare, reflections
Inadequate ventilation, contaminated air
Unsafe clothing or PPE
Unsafe processes
Hot, humid or noisy environment
Unsafe Acts/Conditions
The picture shows how unsafe acts & conditions may
Unsafe Acts
Accident
Potential
Unsafe Acts/Conditions
Unsafe
Conditions
THE DEVELOPMENT OF
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
5) Integration
6) Management Review
Safety Culture:
Concept and Realities
Safety culture refers to the ways that safety issues are
Safety Culture
5 MANAGEMENT
COMMITMENT AND
INVOLVEMENT
Defination
Responsibilities
Encouranging Workers Involvement
It takes two to tango