ACCIDENT PREVENTION

AND CONTROL
 Course Objectives
To establish key points of UAE legislation
Discuss the costs of accidents
Review accident classifications
Understand employer and employee
duties
Look at factors that can affect safe
working
Understand principles of accident
prevention
 Legislation in the UAE
Legislation within the UAE like other parts
of the world is made up of laws and
regulations from several sources under a
common umbrella or piece of lead
legislation.
In the UAE that piece of lead legislation is
Federal Law Number 8 of 1980.
Under this umbrella are Ministerial Orders,
Ministerial Directives, Local Orders, Local
Technical Guidelines, etc. These are
referred to as subordinate legislation.
 Definitions
Accident
An unplanned, unscheduled unwanted
event or occurrence.
Hazard
The potential to cause harm i.e. ill-health,
damage, losses or liabilities.
Risk
The likelihood that an event will occur
due to the realisation of a hazard
 The Cost of Accidents
These can be expressed in terms of
costs to:

The Victim
The Firm
Persons directly responsible
The working group
The nation
 Cost to the Victim
Pain and Suffering
Loss of Earnings
Extra Expenses
Continuing Disability
Inability to do Same Job
Unable to do Activities Away From
Job
Effect on Dependants and Friends
 Cost to the Firm
Lost time by victim
Lost time by others, sympathy,
curiosity, discussion
Cost of investigation

Possible cost of damage

Idle / down time

Increase in insurance costs

Prosecutions and or Civil actions

(compensations)
Reputation damage

Failure to obtain future contracts

 Cost to Persons Directly
Responsible
Worry and stress
Recriminations
Guilt
Extra Work reports, training and
recruitment
Loss of credibility
 Cost to Working Group
Personal Grief
Low morale
Effects on Production
Affect on their attitude
 Cost to the Nation
An unwanted expense
Hundreds of thousands or lost
man days per year
Thousands of hospital bed days
taken up
Time taken to sort out
compensations and benefits
Lives changed for the worse
 Accident Causes
UNSAFE PEOPLE
Create
UNSAFE CONDITIONS
Which cause
ACCIDENTS
And these often result in
INJURY OR DAMAGE
 Headline Causes
Lack of knowledge
Lack of awareness training
Incorrect methods of construction
Not keeping to a safe system of work
Incorrect use of tools & equipment
Overloading of equipment
Removal of guards
Not using PPE
Unaddressed spillages
Distraction of people at work
Horseplay
 Duties of Employee
Article 100 of Federal Law 8 of 1980

Obey orders and instructions

dealing with security and safety.
Use all means of protection
available and take care of them.
Not to perform actions which may
interfere with the above.
 Duties of Employer
Under Federal Law the requirements
are very wide ranging and cover all
aspects of the working environment.

A list of primary duties under Federal

Law Number 8 of 1980 and
Ministerial Directive 32 of 1982 will
be distributed with course notes.
 Safety Measures
The following are significant contributors
to workplace safety
Adequate guarding protection
Safe systems of maintenance and
repair
Provision of training
Safe systems of work
Displaying notices and signage
Proper positioning of materials
Managed safety policy
 Safety Factors
Human and Personal Factors

Job or Task Factors

Environmental Factors
 Human & Personal Factors
Age
Health
Physique and Ability
Disabilities (if any)
Senses (smell, taste, touch, sight, etc)
Education and Qualifications
Training and Skills
Home and Social Life
Status at Home and Work
Position in the Peer Group
Human & Personal Factors
Remember

Safe Attitudes =

Safe Actions =

Safe Conditions
 Job or Task Factors
Adequate safe tools and equipment
Managed safe system of work
Persons unfamiliar with job
Persons lacking adequate training
Balanced workload
Fatigue or boredom
Nature of activity
 Environmental Factors
Company accident record
Inter-relationship of the group
Communications process
Weather conditions
Working at height, confined space
Conditions noise, dust, light,
ventilation
Health and welfare facilities
 Hazards
Three types:

1. Obvious Dangers

2. Potentially Dangerous Situations

3. Operational Hazards
 Obvious Dangers
a) Failure to comply with S.S.W.
b) Presence of HFLs and other Fire hazards,
corrosive & gaseous.
c) Insecurely stacked, slung lifted or
transported loads.
d) Unsafe machinery, equipment & tools
e) Unsafe electrical, dust & gaseous
conditions
f) Unsafe working area due to weather
conditions
 Potentially Dangerous
Situations Top 10
1. Persons unaware of emergency procedures
2. Working with fences or guards removed
3. Unauthorised repairs to plant
4. Incorrect methods of lifting and handling
loads
5. Use of incorrect equipment for work
6. Unauthorised removal of guard-rails
7. Spillages
8. Untidy & congested working area
9. Congested workplace and routes
10. Uncontrolled releases of dangerous gases,
steam or compressed air
 Operational Hazards
Operational hazards can be split
in to two categories:

1. High Risk Activities, and

2. Operations creating health

hazards or risk of injury
 High Risk Activities
Demolition
Working with explosives
Excavations
Piling
Confined space working
Steel erection
Steeplejacks
Use of hazardous substances
 Operations Creating Health
Hazards or Injury Risks

Working with lasers

Manipulation of asbestos and
other toxic dusts
Sewage work
Radiography
 Needs of Young Persons
a) Longer working hours than used to
b) New surrounds
c) Uncertainty and indecision
d) Lack of information
e) Lack of awareness & supervision
f) Insufficient training
g) Inexperience & lack of skills
h) Inquisitiveness
i) High spirits
 New Starters
May be inexperienced
Similar problems to young persons
New environment
New rules
new methods and procedures
Different supervision and peers
Different tools
Out to impress
 Induction Training Topics
Responsibility of Seniors and Intro
Company safety policy
Health & welfare facilities
Warning signs & signals
Special processes, materials,
precautions and restrictions include
machinery hazards
Fire and first aid arrangements
Reporting hazards
Personal Protective Equipment
Good housekeeping
Contractors & Self Employed
Need Site Induction
Need to understand requirements
i.e. plant and equipment, testing,
licences, etc.
Safe systems of work including
permits to work, LOTO.
Emergency arrangements
Reception of plant and equipment
Meet key members of staff
 Trespassers & Children
No specific legislation in the UAE to protect
unauthorised persons on site.

Need to adopt sensible precautions as children

are inquisitive and what to explore, but they are
unaware of dangers.

Similarly, as distasteful as it is no-one wants to

harm anyone including those unauthorised to be
on site.

Adopt sensible and safe precautions at all times

and properly secure sites prior to leaving.
 Accident Prevention
Supervision
Accident trends can be strongly
influenced by providing adequate
training and supervision to control
the worker and his environment.
CONTROL

WORKER ENVIRONMENT

EQUIPMENT
 Accident Prevention
The Worker needs to:
a) Be adequately trained and informed

b) Be competent

c) Adopt safe systems of work

d) Use PPE provided

e) Be aware of emergency procedures

f) Be aware of the safety policy and

supporting procedures
 Accident Prevention
The Equipment and Machine the
following controls are required:
a) Regular inspections by competent
persons
b) No defective equipment used
c) Adequate service and maintenance
d) Records and reports maintained
e) Adequate guarding provisions
f) Proper handling, lifting & slinging
g) Secured palnt when in use and parked
h) Hand tool inspection and maintenance
 Accident Prevention
The working environment checks to ensure:
1. Floors clean, level, slip free, unobstructed
2. Stairs, gangways & platforms guarded and
maintained
3. Openings edges & holes protected
4. Projections & obstacles protected
5. Lighting adequate
6. Material storage safe stacking
7. Warning signs suitable and sufficient
8. Ventilation adequate
9. Waste controlled accumulation
10. Escape routes suitably identified
11. Safe systems of work maintained
12. Emergency equipment suitable, sufficient &
persons trained in use.
ACCIDENT PREVENTION
AND CONTROL