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Learning outcomes
The scope and nature of occupational health and safety
Moral, social and economic reasons for managing health
and safety in the workplace
The role of national governments and international
bodies in the regulation of health and safety
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Dr. M. Tayyeb Javed
Scope and nature
Introduction to managing Benefits of managing Group
Key definitions
health & safety health & safety discussion
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Scope and nature
Introduction to managing Benefits of managing Group
Key definitions
health & safety health & safety discussion
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Scope and nature
Introduction to managing Benefits of managing Group
Key definitions
health & safety health & safety discussion
Health
Protecting the bodies and minds of people from illnesses
arising from exposure to materials, processes or
procedures used in the workplace.
Safety
Protecting individuals from physical injury.
Hazard
The potential for a substance, person, activity or process to
cause harm.
Risk
The likelihood of a substance, person, activity or process
to cause harm including the severity of harm.
Welfare
Provision of facilities to maintain the health and well-being
of individuals present in the workplace, such as washing
and sanitation facilities, provision of drinking water, heating,
lighting, etc. including first aid facilities.
Accident
An unplanned event that results in injury or ill health of
people, damage or loss of property, plant, materials or the
environment or a loss of a business opportunity.
Near miss
Any incident which could have resulted in an accident. Near
miss statistics in the UK has shown that for every 10 near
miss events 1 minor accident occurs.
Dangerous occurrences
An incident which could have led to a serious injury, loss of
life or property damage, e.g. release of flammable gas,
collapse of scaffold structure, crane or passenger carrying
equipment.
Labour Work-related
force disease fatalities
Australia 9,796,300 6,634
Brazil 83,000,000 44,375
Canada 16,200,000 10,962
China 737,000,000 414,024
EU 224,050,000 50,279
Egypt 19,200,000 26,175
India 443,000,000 325,350
South Korea 22,100,000 11,665
Saudi Arabia 5,800,000 8,660
United Kingdom 27,200,000 20,552
USA 141,800,000 98,210
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Why manage effectively?
Moral Social Financial Effective Group
reasons reasons reasons management discussion
SOCIAL
RESPONSIBILITY
EFFECTIVE
HEALTH
& SAFETY
MANAGEMENT
MORAL FINANCIAL
LEADERSHIP MANAGEMENT
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Why manage effectively?
Moral Social Financial Effective Group
reasons reasons reasons management discussion
Absolute
The highest duty which can be imposed and requires action
to be taken regardless of cost where the level of risk is
considered so high that injury is inevitable.
Practicable
A more common duty imposed on employers for the
provision of safeguards which are technically possible and
feasible again cost cannot be an argument for not
complying with a practical requirement under national
legislation.
Reasonably Practicable
The most common duty and requires employers to evaluate
the level of risk in balance with the time cost and
inconvenience of complying with a requirement of national
legislation.
Reasonably practicable
Workers rights
Take adequate
Enquire and
Consulted on risks precautions to protect
receive information
from workplace themselves and
from employers on
hazards others from workplace
workplace hazards
hazards
Be informed in a
Be involved in the
Request to be timely comprehensive
development of
involved in the manner of any
health surveillance
assessment of workplace or
and participate in
hazards and risks individual
its implementation
examinations
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Role of national & international bodies
The International Levels of duties & Information Group
Enforcement
Labour Organization responsibilities sources discussion
Workers rights
Appeal to the
Remove themselves
Raise concerns competent authority if
from any hazardous
about workplace health & safety
situations where they
hazards and risks measures are
have good reason to
inadequate
Be transferred to
Compensation if they Adequate medical
another work
are unable to work due treatment &
location if they are
to being medically compensation for
medically affected
affected by a occupational injuries
by a workplace
workplace hazard or diseases
hazard
Workers rights
Not use any equipment, processes or substances which can
reasonably be expected to be hazardous without receiving
appropriate information
Workers responsibilities
Under Convention 187 employees/workers have the
following responsibilities:
1 Take reasonable care of their own health and safety
and that of others who may be affected by their acts or
omissions at work
2 Comply with instructions given for their own health and
safety and that of others and with safety procedures
Workers responsibilities
3 Use safety devices and protective equipment correctly
and not to render them inoperative
4 Report immediately to their supervisor any situation
which they have reason to believe could present a
hazard and which they cannot themselves correct
5 Report any accident or injury to health which arises in
the course of or in connection with their work.
Legal framework
Legal frameworks will vary from country to country.
EU Member States use the EUs framework for health
and safety
Pacific Rim countries tend to follow the USA framework
for health and safety
Caribbean countries tend to follow the UK framework
for health and safety.
Legal framework
Acts
Regulations
(mandatory)
Codes of Practice
(standards to be achieved such
as UK Approved Codes of Practice)
Internal sources
Accident and ill-health records and investigation reports
Absenteeism records
Inspection and audit reports undertaken by the
organization, enforcement body or other competent
third party
Maintenance records, risk assessments and training
records
Internal guidance documents to employees
Equipment testing, inspection and examination reports.
External sources
National health and safety legislation
National enforcement body codes of practice, guidance
notes
International standards (ISO)
ILO conventions, recommendations or codes of practice
European and British Standards
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
European Agency for Safety and Health
Worksafe (Western Australia).
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Role of national & international bodies
The International Levels of duties & Information Group
Enforcement
Labour Organization responsibilities sources discussion
External sources
Health and safety magazines and journals
Information published by trade associations, employer
organizations
Specialist legal and technical journals
Information from manufacturers and suppliers
The internet.