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Masita Binti Hassan

Rozalina Binti Ab Rashid

Sujaihah Binti Razali

OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH FOR ENGINEERING & NONENGINEERING

Authors

Masita Binti Hassan

Rozalina Binti Ab Rashid

Sujaihah Binti Razali

OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH FOR ENGINEERING & NONENGINEERING

Publisher

Politeknik Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah, 25350 Kuantan, Pahang

Copyright @ 2022, POLISAS

ISBN

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

This E-Book was created in collaboration with three authors: Masitah Hassan, Rozalina Rashid and Sujaihah Razali. First and foremost, thank to God the Almighty, we were able to successfully complete the task of producing the Safety and Health for engineering and Non-Engineering E-Book. With this opportunity, we would like to express our special thank and gratitude to the Head of the Civil Engineering Department, who has given us this golden opportunity to produce this

E-Book. The completion of this book would not have been possible without the assistance of the Civil Engineering Department’s E-Learning coordinator, Mr Saiful

Hazman bin Mokhtar for whom we are extremely grateful. Last but not least, to our loving, devoted and encouraging family members, we sincerely appreciate you. Your inspiration when thing got difficult are greatly appreciated and appropriately noted.

ABSTRACT

Occupational Safety and Health for Engineers teaches self-regulation concepts and provisions under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1994. This book is intended as additional reading material for polytechnic engineering and nonengineering students. The contents of this book are relevant to the most recent syllabus for all engineering and non-engineering programmes. This book focuses on responsibilities. Employers and employees are both responsible for implementing and adhering to workplace safety procedures. The book provides an overview of the Occupational Safety and Health Management System, Incident Prevention, Hazard Identification, Risk Assessment, and Risk Control (HIRARC). The book also includes information on fire safety, workplace environment, and ergonomics, with the goal of guiding students to a better understanding Occupational Health and Safety.

CONTENT

Introduction to Occupational Safety & Health Legislation

&

01
02 Occupational Safety
Health Management System 03 Incidents Prevention 04Hazard Identification, Risk Assessment And Risk Control (HIRARC) 05Fire Safety 06Workplace Environment & Ergonomic

TOPIC

INTRODUCTION TO OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH

LEGISLATION

1.0
(OSH)

CONCEPT OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH (OSH).

OSHA 1994

An Act to make further provisions for securing the safety, health and welfare of persons at work, for protecting others against risks to safety or health in connection with the activities of persons at work, to establish the National Council for Occupational Safety and Health, and for matters connected therewith. (25th February 1994)

Enacted by DYMM Seri Paduka Baginda Yg Dipertuan Agong with advice and consent of Dewan Negara and Dewan Rakyat.

1.1THE

1.1.1 OSH LEGISLATION: ACT 154 ( OSHA 1994)

Guideline used by public or private companies in preparing and promoting safety and health policies in the workplace

Cultivates safety and health awareness among employers and employees by giving the guidelines to promote , prompt and encourage a high standard of OSH at the workplace.

Helps to ensure that everyone , especially employers and employees become more responsible in creating a safe working environment.

Provides general duties for the employer, a self-employed person, the designer , the manufacturer and the supplier, the provisions of appointing officers and establishment of National Council, policy development and the preparation of OSH measures, enforcement, the role of investigators and the liabilities of the offense.

REGULATIONS UNDER OSHA 1994 ENFORCED BY THE DOSH

1. Employer's safety and health General Policy Statements (Exception) Regulations, 1995 2.Control of industrial Major Accident Hazards Regulations 1996 3. Classification, Packaging and Labelling of Hazardous Regulations, 1997 4. Safety and Health Committee regulations 1996 5. Safety and Health Officer regulations, 1997 6. Use and Standards Of Exposure of Chemical Hazardous to health regulations, 2000 7. Notification of accident , dangerous occurrence, occupational poisoning and occupational disease regulations 2004.

It protects employees and the employer from death or injury.

It teaches workers how to work in a safe environment.

1.2 -

IMPORTANCE OF SAFETY IN WORKPLACE

It prevents companies from lawsuits.

It keeps everyone feel safe and happy. It teach

It teaches the workers to pay attention to their surroundings.

1.2.1 DUTY OF CARE - MORAL OR
LEGAL
OBLIGATION TO ENSURE THE SAFETY, HEALTH AND WELL BEING OF OTHERS. Requirements under an employer’s duty of care are wide ranging and visible in different types of views, such as: Defining job clearly and undertaking risk assessment Ensuring safe working environment Providing adequate training and feedback on performance Setting up an incentive programme to promote safety Ensuring that employees do not work excessive hours that may lead to inadequate periods of rest and recuperation Providing enough areas for rest and relaxation Protecting employees from harassment or bullying from colleagues and third parties. Protecting employees from discrimination Providing communication channels for employees to raise concerns Consulting employees on issues which concern them

EXPRESS STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS

The Act: General rules which are dependent upon Parliament’s approval and the King’s consent.

The Regulation : Detail of an act and endorsed by Minister

Industry Code Of Practice (ICOP): Any code, standard, rule and specification to support the Acts and regulations. It serves as a guideline for the general requirement and enables legislation to be kept up-to-date through content revision.

Guidelines: Documents that present opinions on good practice which have no legal force.

1.3STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS Employee’s Responsibility (Part vi, Sec. 24-27) Objective of OSHA 1994 Environment And Quality Act 1974 Legislation and Enforcement Employer’s Responsibility (Part iv, Sec. 15-19) Factory & Machinery Act 1967

OBJECTIVE OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH 1994 (ACT

ALIGN WITH CONCEPT OSH

To secure the safety, health and welfare of persons at work against risks to safety or health arising out of the activities of persons at work.

To protect persons at a place of work other than persons at work against risks to safety & health arising out of the activities of persons at work.

To promote an occupational environment for persons at work; which is adapted to their physiological and psychological needs.

To provide means whereby the associated Occupational Safety and health legislation may be progressively replaced by system of regulations and approved industry codes of practice operating in combination with provisions of the Act designed to maintain or improve the standards of safety and health.

1.3.1
514)

Section 17

General duties of employers and selfemployed persons to persons other than their employees.

Section 16 Duty to formulate safety and health policy.

Section 18

Duties of an occupier of a place of work to persons other than his employees.

1.3.2 EMPLOYER’S RESPONSIBILITIES

(PART IV,SECTION 15-19)

19

for an

Section 15

duties of employers and self-employed persons to their employees.

Section
Penalty
offence under section 15, 16, 17 or 18.
General

15.2.(e) facilities for their welfare at work

15.(1) Safety, health and welfare at work of all his employees

15.2.(a) the provision and maintenance of plant and systems of work that are, so far as is practicable, safe and without risks to health

15.2.(c) the provision of such information, instruction, training and supervision as is necessary to ensure, so far as is practicable, the safety and health at work of his employees

Section 15 General duties of employers

15.2.(d) access to and egress from it that are safe and without such risks

15.2.(b) operation, handling, storage and transport of plant and substances;

(iii)

Respect to Safety & Health

(iv) Arrangement & carrying out

Appropriate revise

Section 16 Duty to formulate safety and health policy.

Written statement

(v)

Make know

(i)
(ii)

be liable to a FINE not exceeding fifty thousand ringgit or

Section 19

Penalty for an offence under section 15,16,17 or 18

to IMPRISONMENT for a term not exceeding two years

or

BOTH.
1.3.3 : EMPLOYEE’S RESPONSIBILITIES (PART VI, SECTION 24 - 27) Section 24 General duties of employees at work Section 25 Duty not to interfere with or misuse things provided pursuant to certain provisions- max penalty –RM20,000 or imprisonment not exceed 2 years or both Section 26 Duty not to charge employees for things done or provided Section 27 Discriminati on against employee, etc

Section 24 (1)

General duties of employees at work

Himself & other person while at work

24.1.(b) Co-operate with the employer or any other person in the discharge of any duty

24.1.(c) Wear & use PPE/safety equipment provided for preventing risks

24.1.(d) comply any instruction or measure on OSH instituted by the employer

24.1.(a).

Section 27(2)

Nom trade union shall take any action on any of its members who, being an employee at a place of work.

Section 27

Section 27 (1)

No employer shall dismiss an employee, injure him in his employment or alter his position if the employee:

1.Make a complaint 2. Member of S&H committee established pursuant to OSH 1994 3. Exercises any of his functions as a member of the S&H committee

Known as Act 139

1.3.4 FACTORY & MACHINERY ACT 1967

Traditional approaches which stressed upon enforcement to prevent occurrence of occupational accident and disease at the workplace.

The objective of the Factories and Machinery Act (FMA) 1967 is to :

1. To provide for control of factories with respect to matters relating to safety , healthy and welfare of persons.

The registration and inspection of machinery

For matters connected therewith

2.
3.
DOSH enforces 16 regulations under FMA 1967. They are: • Electric Passenger and Goods Lift Regulations, 1970 • Fencing of Machinery and Safety Regulations, 1970 • Notification, Certificate of Fitness and Inspection Regulations, 1970 • Persons-In-Charge Regulations, 1970 • Safety, Health and Welfare Regulations, 1970 • Steam Boilers and Unfired Pressure Vessel Regulations, 1970 • Certificates of Competency-Examinations Regulations, 1970 • Administration Regulations, 1970 • Compounding of Offences Rules, 1978 • Compoundable Offences Regulations, 1978 • Lead Regulations, 1984 • Asbestos Process Regulations, 1986 • Building Operations and Works of Engineering Construction (Safety) Regulations, 1986 • Mineral Dust Regulations, 1989 • Noise Exposure Regulations, 1989 • Notification, Certificate of Fitness and Inspection (Amendment) Regulations, 2004 DOSH (DEPARTMENT OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH)

SAFETY AND HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS IN MALAYSIA

Department of Safety and Health (DOSH)

National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)

Social Security Organization (SOCSO)

Department) under Ministry of Labour April 1994 – DOSH under Ministry of Human Resources

Main roles:

• To ensure the S&H&W of people at work from arising hazards in all activities at workplace

• To investigate all accidents, poisonous or dangerous occurrences in the workplace

• To administered and enforce the legislation related to OSH of the country

• To study and review the legislation and OSHA 1994 policies whenever necessary

• To provide advisory service and information to all agencies about the management and technical aspects of OSH

Established as a Company Limited by Guarantee under the Malaysian Companies Act 1965.

ROLES:

• Provide training and consultation services, to disseminate information and to conduct research in the field of OSH.

ROLES:

To provide social security protection by social insurance , including medical and cash benefits

• To give provisions of artificial aids and rehabilitation to employees in order to reduce suffering

• To provide financial guarantee and protection to the workers family

1.3.5

ENVIRONMENT AND QUALITY ACT 1974 LEGISLATION AND ENFORCEMENT (ACT 127)

An Act relating to the prevention, abatement, control of pollution and enhancement of the environment, and for purposes connected therewith.

It also deals with the administration of the environment and towards the achievement of the national environmental policy.

The Act provides specific provisions with respect to licences, prohibition and control of pollution, appeal, delegation of powers and to make regulations for with respect to any matters to the environment.

The regulations are to provide a clearer picture and smooth implementation of the main Act. It helps the enforcement mechanism of the Act in terms of its rules, regulations and orders are subjected to interpretation, the capabilities of enforcement officers, their expertise and human factors.

Therefore, the awareness and fully understanding of the existing subsidiary legislation as provided by the Act is crucial for implementation and enforcement purposes.

DISCUSSION

1. 1. Explain the development of OSH legislation in 2. Malaysia. 3. 2. Describe the self regulation concept in OSHA 4. 1994. 5. 3. Discuss three employers and employees’ 6. responsibilities in OSHA 1994. 7. 4. Define the following legal terms in relation to 8. workplace safety: • a. Statutory duty • b. Negligence • c. Liability • d. Assumption of risk

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TOPIC 2

OSH MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

Top management involvement and work organization

2.1 CONCEPT OF SAFETY MANAGEMENT

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES REGARDING OSMS

Consulting employees Assigning representatives to provide health and safety assistance

Giving adequate supervision and

Providing information ,

and training

and reviewing

for best practices

monitoring
guidelines
Monitoring
conditions

THE CONCEPTS OF SAFETY MANAGEMENT

The development of systems to prevent accidents, injuries, and other adverse occurrences in an institutional setting.

The concept includes prevention or reduction of adverse events or incidents involving employees, patients, or facilities.

Examples include plans to reduce injuries from falls or plans for fire safety to promote a safe institutional environment. (12 Dec 1998)

: OSH STANDARD MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

2.1.1

Plan

Do

Act (PDCA)

Check

OSH - MS Standard is based on Deming cycle (1950)

Review of system of continue improvement of OSH performance

Act

Monitor and measure programme against the OSH policy, objectives, legal and other equipment.

Plan Do Check

Involve setting of OSH policy, allocation of resources, provision of skills & organizations, hazard identification and risk assessment.

Actual implementation and operation of OSH programme.

Key Elements for

2.1.2 : PRINCIPLES OF OSHMS
OSH-MS MS 1722:2011 OHSAS 18001:2007

2.1.3 : PRINCIPLES OF OSHMS (POPEA)

Identify

Be in clear and concise terms to everyone within the organization Be signed by most senior person within organization Be clear written statement Identify who is responsible for S & H performance Be prominently displayed and up- to- date
the sources of experts competent with S & H knowledge

Management must have a written OSH policy

Management must commit themselves to:-

Promoting health and preventing accidents, diseases and other work-related health effects in the workplace

POLICY

Complying with OSH legal requirements and other requirements

Workers and their representatives are consulted when making workplace rules and regulations

Providing the necessary resources to ensure that work and the workplace is safe

ORGANIZING

Management as a whole is responsible for OSHEnsuring that management and workers are competent to carry out their tasks, especially the hazardous ones

Employees are informed of hazards they are working in and procedures are established to ensure their safety and health

Management must promote safety and health espects

PLANNING & IMPLEMENTATION

There must be procedures for purchasing and contracting to ensure safety and health requirements are incorporated in purchased materials and equipment as well as in contracting activities.

OSH management activities must be planned, and performance targets set

EVALUATION OSH management programmes must be monitored :1.Performance monitoring and measurement 2.Carry out regular audits 3.Management must review its activities to ensure OSH risks in the workplace are ALARP (As Low As Reasonably Practicable)

ACTION FOR IMPROVEMENT

Identifying and analyzing

• Identifying and analyzing the root causes of any nonconformities with relevant OSH regulations or management arrangements

Initiating

• Initiating , planning , implementing, checking the effectiveness of corrective and preventive action including changes to the OSH management itself.

Continual improvement

2.2 THE ESTABLISHMENT OF S&H COMMITTEE

2.2.1 : OSHA 1994 SECTION 30

(2) The composition of a safety and health committee established under subsection (1), the election or appointment of persons to the committee, the powers of the members of the committee and any other matter relating to the establishment or procedure of the committee shall be as prescribed.

(3) Every employer shall consult the safety and health committee with a view to the making and maintenance of arrangements which will enable him and his employees to co-operate effectively in promoting and developing measures to ensure the safety and health at the place of work of the employees, and in checking the effectiveness of such measures.

VIOLATES OF SECTION 30 , OSH 1994

Maximum fine – RM5000 Maximum imprisonment of 6 months OR Both

AN EFFECTIVE SAFETY AND HEALTH COMMITTEE IS IMPORTANT FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS:

A broad range of safety and health expertise and experience is available for solving problems

All employees have a way to express concerns and have them addressed

Safety and health awareness is improved

Cooperation

rates

is encouraged through better communication Accident
are reduced

CHAIRMAN

2.2.2: COMPOSITION OF COMMITTEE
REPRESENTATIVE OF EMPLOYER (2 @ 4) REPRESENTATIVE OF EMPLOYEES (2 @ 4) SECRETARY Must have at least 6 members: <= 100 Workers – 2 Representatives >100 Workers – 4 Representatives

CHAIRMAN

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF COMMITTEE MEMBER

SECRETARY

• Employer or Authorized Manager shall be chairman

• Schedules monthly meetings, arranges time, date and place

• Develops safety and health agendas

• Conduct monthly meetings

• Help members to arrive at consensus on the solution

• Ensures all members are involved, everyone has the opportunity to share facts and ideas

• Person employed as Safety & Health Officer or appointed by the chairman or appointed among the members.

• Records meeting minutes

• Distributes minutes to representatives

• Posts minutes for all employees to review

• Maintains and manages the safety and health committee file

• Points out items that require discussion and follow up by the committee

• Keeps minutes and agendas for at least three years

COMMITTEE REPRESENTATIVES

• Appointed by Employer

• Report employees’s safety and health concerns to the committee

• Report collection of accidents, near miss incidents and unsafe workplace environment to the committee

• Suggest items to include in the monthly meeting agenda

• Encourage employees to report workplace hazards

• Establish procedures for conducting workplace inspections and give recommendations to management to control hazard

• Help management evaluate the company’s safety and health programme and suggest improvement activities

• Establish better investigation procedures for any causes of accidents and near miss incidents in the workplace.

relating

REMOVAL OF COMMITTEE MEMBER

to carry duty as member

Fail to attend 3 consecutive meetings

Removal of Committee member

Unsound mind

on a charge of:

longer employed (employee rep)

a.
b.
c. Bankrupt d. No
e. Convicted
f. Incapable
- Fraud, dishonesty or moral turpitude - Offence under law
to OSH - Other criminal offence

THE SPECIFIC FUNCTION OF COMMITTEE

2.2.3:
1. Assist in the development of safety & health rules and safe systems of work 2. Review the effectiveness of safety and health programs. 3. Carry out studies on the trends of accident , near-miss accident, dangerous occurrence , occupational poisoning/diseases which occurs at workplaces and shall report to the employer of any unsafe/unhealthy condition at the workplace. 4. Review the safety and health policies at the workplace and make recommendation to the employer for any revision of such policies. 5. Inspect the workplace at least once in every three month and recommend preventive and corrective measure. 6. Discuss reports and matters from safety officer, enforcement officers, etc. 7. Practices and recommend corrective actions.7. Assist to organize promotional activities.

2.3 THE ROLES OF THE MANAGEMENT

SAFETY AND HEALTH ORGANISATION deals with RESPONSIBILITIES

Management Chart should show lines of responsibilities and accountability such as:

Responsibility of Directors and Senior Management

Responsibility of the Safety Specialist

Responsibility of Supervisors and Foreman

Responsibility of Employee

2.3.1: DIFFERENT ROUTES OF MANAGEMENT ROLES

Allocating adequate resources (financial, assets, and human training) for the best possible functioning of the OSH programme.

Building up a good management team or organizational representatives to support OSH development in the company.

Assigning a senior management representative to be responsible for OSH administration and agent to be in charge of any OSH occasion.

2.3.2: SECTION 16 OSHA 1994

According to section 16 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994 (“OSHA 1994”), it is a duty of the employer (or a self-employed person) to prepare a safety and health policy.

Aside from preparing such a policy, they must also update it as often as necessary.

2.3.3: THE PROCEDURES IN POLICY, STANDARD AND SAFETY GUIDELINE DEVELOPMENT

Setting the main objectives of each items

Ensuring the policy, standards and safety guidelines in the workplace must be suitable for all levels of employees

Keeping each format to reach all levels of employees

Preparing readable, clear and easy to understand procedures, standards or safety guidelines

2.4 PROCEDURES IN POLICY, STANDARD AND SAFETY GUIDELINE DEVELOPMENT

5: Learn from Experience -Audit and Review

Step 1: OSH Policy

2: OSH Organization

4: Measuring Performance

3: Planning and Setting Standards

Step
Step
Step
Step

Clearly states the commitment of senior management towards OSH

Must be formulated by the top management

STEP 1: OSH POLICY

It must be realistic, credible, achievable and measurable.

OSH policy must include all of business activities :

Selection of People, Equipment and Material

Work procedure and method of work

Design and delivery of goods and services

support

Control: allocating

STEP 2: OSH ORGANIZATIO N 4C Competence: requirement, training, and advisory
responsibilities, securing commitment, instruction and supervision Cooperation: between individuals and groups Communication : spoken, written and visible

- Assess the skills to carry out the task safely

COMPETENCE

- Provide the means to ensure that all workers, and management are adequately instructed and trained

- Ensure that workers doing dangerous work have adequate training, experience and other qualities to carry out the work safely

- Access for advice and help

- Restructuring or reorganization to ensure the competence of those taking on new OSH responsibilities

Identify

people responsible for particular health and safety jobs

especially where special expertise is called for, e.g. doing risk assessment, driving fork-lift trucks

that managers, supervisors and team leaders understand their responsibilities and have time and resources to carry them out.

knows what they must do

how they will be held accountable

set

• Identify
-
• Ensure
Ensure • Ensure that everyone
and
objectives. Ensure • Lead by Example • Demonstrate your commitment and provide clear direction • Let everyone knows that safety is important Lead by CONTROL

-

CO OPERATION

your health and safety committee

your staff and their representatives

- Involve staff in planning and reviewing performance, writing

and

problems

and co-operate with those

who work on

- Chair
Consult
procedures
solving
- Co-ordinate
contractors
your premises
- Provide information about hazards, risks and preventive measures to employees and contractors working on your premises - Discuss health and safety regularly - Be visible on health and safety COMMUNICATION

STEP 3: PLANNING AND SETTING STANDARDS

Planning involves setting objectives, identifying hazards, assessing risks, implementing standards of performance and developing a positive safety culture

Standards must be realistic, achievable and measurable

STEP 4: MEASURING PERFORMANCE • – Where you are • – Where you want to be? • – Any problem or opportunity? Why? - We have to monitor OSH performance to identify • – Active monitoring (before things happen): inspection • – Reactive monitoring (after things happen): accident - Monitoring strategy can also be used to reduce problems -Investigation

STEP 5: LEARN FROM EXPERIENCEAUDIT AND REVIEW

aims of audit

plan is implemented?

OSHM is achieving the right result?

the effectiveness of OSHM

• – The
• – The
-The
- Review

DISCUSSION

1. Explain in brief the concepts of OSH management system. 2. Discuss the challenges that safety and health managers can expect to encounter while implementing the OSH programs. 3. Explain in brief the components of OSH-MS1722. 4. Explain the importance of safety management in an organization. 5. Explain how to get OSH certification for OHSAS / MS1722.

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TOPIC 3 INCIDENTS PREVENTION

3.1 THE CONCEPTS OF INCIDENT

Unexpected /unplanned events

Events occur (single/multiple combination of events)

Accident Near miss

Losses Injuries Death Property Time Money

in which

injury or illness actually

at work

related events in which an injury or ill health or fatality occurred

or could have occured

MISS-

incident where no injury or illness occurs

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INCIDENT , ACCIDENT AND NEAR MISS BASED ON MS1722:2001 AND OHSAS 18001:2007 INCIDENT
,
ACCIDENT- incident
an
occurs NEAR
an

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INCIDENT , ACCIDENT AND NEAR MISS FOR OSH INVESTIGATION

INCIDENT INCLUDE:

• NEAR MISS- an event that, while not causing harm, has the potential to cause injury or ill health

• UNDESIRED CIRCUMSTANCE- a set of conditions or circumstance that have the potential to cause injury or ill health

INCIDENT - A NEAR-MISS OR AN UNDESIRED CIRCUMSTANCE

ACCIDENT – AN EVENT THAT RESULTS IN INJURY OR ILL HEALTH

3.1.1 : INCIDENTS

An incident, in the context of occupational health and safety, is an unintended event that disturbs normal operations.

OSHA defines an incident as "an unplanned, undesired event that adversely affects completion of a task.“

Incidents range in severity from near misses to fatal accidents.

TYPES OF INCIDENT

ACCIDENT

incident, in the context of occupational health and safety, is an undesired & unplanned events.

may result in:

physical harm ( injury, ill health or disease) to individual.

damage or loss to property

damage to environment

COMBINATION of any or all of these potential outcomes.

 An
 Which
-
-
-
 Or
3.1.2

NEAR MISS

An event which did not result in injury or damage to property but had the potential to do so.

Share the same root cause as an accident. It is only the chance that harm or damage to be occurred.

Needs similar attention as an accident

3.1.3

DIFFERENT BETWEEN INCIDENT, ACCIDENT AND NEAR MISS

INCIDENT EVENT COMBINATION OF EVENTS RESULTS

HUMAN INJURY PROPERTY LOSS

SLIP AND FALL CAUSING INJURY ON THE ARMS AND ELBOW

WET AND SLIPPERY SURFACE CORRIDOR LIGHTING

SLIP WHILE WALKING UP STAIRS (NEAR MISS)

WORN OUT SHOE SOLES

HOLD STAIR RAILING

DUE TO THE DIM LIGHTS, PEDESTRIAN UNABLE TO SEE WET AND SLIPPERY SURFACE

DUE TO WORN OUT SHOE

SOLES, WORKER SLIPS AND MISSES ONE OF THE STEPS BUT MANAGES TO HOLD TO STAIR RAILING TO AVOID FALLING

CHEMICAL SPILLS (ACCIDENT)

SLIPPERY BOTTLE SURFACE DUE TO RESIDUE WRONG SIDE OF THE BOTTLE (COVERING LABEL)

DUE TO THE SLIPPERY SURFACE OF THE BOTTLE, BOTTLE SLIPS AND FALLS ON THE FLOOR

NONE

OPERATING EQUIPMENT WITHOUT UTILIZING THE REQUIRED GUARDS OR PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT

DRILLING HOLES FOR WOODWORK NOT WEARING SAFETY GOGGLES

WHILE DRILLING A HOLE, WOOD CHIP FILES UPWARS BUT MISSES HANDLER

NONE NONE

INHALE FUMES AND HARD TO BREATHE

FLOOR SURFACE AND A TABLE

NONE
NONE NONE

3.2 FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES FOR APPLYING SCIENCE TO INCIDENT PREVENTION

• THROUGH THE CREATION AND MINTENANANCE OF AN ACTIVE INTEREST IN SAFETY

• BE FACT FINDING

• LEADS INTO CORRECTIVE ACTION BASED ON FACTS

PRINCIPLES FOR APPLYING SCIENCE TO INCIDENT PREVENTION

PRINCIPLE OF INCIDENTS PREVENTION

3.2 FUNDAMENTAL
3.2.1 :
THERE MUST BE AN OSH POLICY. INCIDENT PREVENTION IS GOOD MANAGEMEN T TOP MANAGEMEN T MUST BE AN OSH POLICY MUST HAVE ORGANIZ ATION AND RESOURC ES TO IMPLEMEN T POLICY FULLY COOPERATION BETWEEN MANAGEME NT AND WORKERS BEST AVAILABLE INFORMATION (AND TECHNOLOGIE S) MUST BE APPLIED.

3.3 : ACCIDENT CAUSATION THEORIES / MODEL

Develop to assist safety officer to investigate and identify the causes of the occupational accident effectively

Understanding and identification of the types of failures or errors that cause accidents could be done

: ACCIDENT CAUSATION THEORIES.

3.3.1
Heinrich’
Domino Theory Bird’s Loss Causation Model

A : HEINRICH’ DOMINO THEORY

• Heinrich says, "The occurrence of a preventable injury is the natural culmination of a series of events or circumstances which invariably occur in a fixed and logical order." He defines accidents as, "events such as falls of persons, striking of persons by flying objects are typical accidents that cause injury.“

• Injury results from accidents, and some types of injuries Heinrich specifies in his "Explanation of Factors" are cuts and broken bones.

The domino theory developed by H. W. Heinrich, a safety engineer and pioneer in the field of industrial accident safety.

After a study of 75,000 industrial accidents, Heinrich concluded that:-

• 88% of accidents result from unsafe acts of individuals

• 10% of accidents result from dangerous physical or mechanical conditions.

• 2% of accidents result from unknown.

SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT AND ANCESTRY:

This first domino in the sequence deals with worker personality.

Heinrich explains that undesirable personality traits, such as stubbornness, greed, and recklessness can be "passed along through inheritance" or develop from a person's social environment, and that both inheritance and environment (what we usually refer to now as "nature" and "nurture") contribute to Faults of Person.

UNSAFE ACT AND/OR UNSAFE CONDITION:

The second domino also deals with worker personality traits.

Heinrich explains that inborn or obtained character flaws such as bad temper, inconsiderateness, ignorance, and recklessness contribute at one remove to accident causation.

According to Heinrich, natural or environmental flaws in the worker's family or life cause these secondary personal defects, which are themselves contributors to Unsafe Acts, or and the existence of Unsafe Conditions.

FAULT OF PERSON:

The third domino deals with Heinrich's direct cause of incidents.

As mentioned above, Heinrich defines these factors as things like "starting machinery without warning ... and absence of rail guards. " Heinrich felt that unsafe acts and unsafe conditions were the central factor in preventing incidents, and the easiest causation factor to remedy, a process which he likened to lifting one of the dominoes out of the line. These combining factors (1, 2, and 3) cause accidents.

B : BIRD LOSS CAUSATION MODEL

• Loss Causation Model is a way of linking actual loss to root causes and underlying management system failings in a domino type model.

• The Loss Causation Model was identified by Bird (in the 1970’s and has been used as the basis for a number of incident investigation techniques.

CAUSES OF ACCIDENT

BIRD’S LOSS CAUSATION MODEL IN FIVE SEQUENTIAL ORDERS

1.LACK OF CONTROL

Inadequate safety programme

3 common reasons for lack of control:

Inadequate programme standard

Inadequate compliance with standards

2.BASIC CAUSES

Personal factors

Job factors

• Lack of knowledge,skill, inability to handle pressures of the job

• Inadequate training, inappropriate and inadequate equipment and tools, worn equipment and tools.

DIRECT CAUSE

3.IMMEDIATE /
• Operating equipment without authority • improper loading, horseplay • under influence of alcohol/ drugs • Inadequate guards / barriers • Defective tools/equipment /materials • Poor housekeeping/ disorderly workplace • Inadequate ventilation Substandard practices Substandard conditions

4.INCIDENT/ CONTACT

According to Bird and Germaine (1996), when the amount of energy absorbed or received by a person or object is below the safe energy absorption level, the person or property escapes without harm.

However, when the amount of safety values injury or damage is a result of the exceeded absorption

(INJURY OR DAMAGE TO PROPERTY)

Indirect cost

Direct loss

Increased training cost to replace injured employees,

expenses,

time

press

5. LOSS
 Harm to people,  Damage to property  Reduction in productivity 
 Legal
 Investigation
 Loss of business due to unfavaourable

The model above is a simplified reflection of the real-life situation but powerful for communication purpose

It relates the management system to the event and the results thereof, either good or bad, depending on the quality of the system.

3.4 UNSAFE ACT & UNSAFE CONDITION

An activity conducts in a manner that may threaten the health and/or safety of workers.

- Using defective equipment.

- Operating machinery without qualification.

A. UNSAFE ACT

- Use of tools for other than their intended purpose.

- Bypass or removal of safety devices.

- Improper repair of equipment

EXAMPLE OF UNSAFE ACT

A condition in the workplace that is likely to cause injury or structural/property damage

- Defective tools and equipment

- Congestion in the workplace.

B. UNSAFE CONDITION

- Inadequate guards and warning systems.

- Unnoticed or disregarded hazardous releases or spills of hydrocarbons having the potential to create fire od explosions upon ignition.

- Poor ventilation

EXAMPLE UNSAFE CONDITION

3.5 THE INCIDENTS PREVENTION COST

Cost is important for incident prevention as without any allocation , most incident prevention plans cannot be launched. It is hard to determine the actual cost needed to implement prevention programmes , but determining a projected cost is vital.

Cost that are used to develop prevention equipment for accident/incident in workplace.

3.5.1 : DESIGN COST

The designs based on HIRARC reports, Job analysis reports, need analysis reports and accident investigation reports.

Example :

a. install machine guard

warning Sign

b.

Cost that are used to aware workers on Safety and health in workplace

3.5.2: OPERATIONAL COST

Incident prevention programme include safety training, new safety practice information, open day OSH to create awareness of safety in the workplace.

Example:

OSH training Cost

PPE Cost

a.
b.

3.5.3: SAFEGUARDING OF THE FUTURE COST

Cost that are used to make sure safety in workplace

Accident intervention –lowers the costs of injuries, illness, loss of property and time.

Example: a. health surveillance b. audits

DISCUSSION

1. Explain the difference between incident, accident and near miss. 2. Determine the differences between Heinrich’s Domino Model and Birds Loss Causation Theory. Based on differences , explain TWO new concepts introduced in Birds Loss Causation Theory compared to Heinrichs Domino Model. 3. State TWO types of costs where incident prevention is implemented. 4. Explain the difference between direct costs and indirect costs of an accident.

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