implementing a new health and safety system
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James Hong
Occupational Health Safety and Environment Manager for Canadian Operations
Management Systems: CSA Z1000-06 and ISO 14001-04
Industry experience:
Food Service, Plumbing, Water Quality, Piping, Environmental
Established in 1919
Independent, not-for-profit
Global leader in standards development, testing and certification
Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong
Planning and Continuous Improvement•Commitment and Policy
•Responsibilities
Employers
SupervisorsEmployees
Internal Responsibility System
How to determine risk• A committee of workers and supervisors have an open discussion• Determine risks involved with the work• Brainstorm all possible hazards• Talk with other companies in the same industry
• Go one step further
Collecting Data to determine risk• Risk is a dynamic metric, it is always changing and evolving• Using data from actual incidents can help focus areas of concern• How can data work to improve the system
TYPICAL STATS USED IN THE INDUSTRY
Incident Rate = Number of OHSA Recordable Cases X 200,000 Number of Employee labor hours worked
Lost Time Case Rate = Number of Lost Time Cases X 200,000 Number of Employee labor hours worked
Severity Rate = Total Number of lost workdays Total Number of recordable incidents
ADVANTAGES
Good for comparing from company to company
DISADVANTAGES
Only highlights severe injuriesDoesn’t help to determine problem areas
LTA
Medical Aid
First Aid
Near Miss
Lost Time Accidents - Primary focus of most companies - Usually the most reported incident - Used a tool to determine safety cultureMedical Aids - Results in a visit to medical professional - Precursor to a lost time accident - Used a tool to determine safety cultureFirst Aid Accidents - Happens frequently in many industries - Usually not reported - Generally not seen as a metric
Near Misses - Most unreported incident type - No focus is usually given to this category - The most important metric for a safety culture
• Catching concerns before they become a problem• water on a floor• blocked fire exits• leaking pipes• poor maintenance
• The building block to prevention
Near Miss
LTAMedical
Aid
First Aid
Near Miss
Resources• If we believe we can record and fix as many near misses as
possible, how can this happen?
• The system needs to be easy for anyone to report an incident or possible incident
• The data needs to be categorized to ensure we are capturing useful information
• All concerns need to met in a timely manner, or it won’t matter that the problem was identified
Data Entry• Identify key categories for incidents and near misses:
• Slip and fall• Cut hazard• Electrocution • Chemical exposure
• As you have more incidents in one of your categories, you will see where to focus on improvements
• Work on areas of immediate danger and highest frequency to start
• Your focus will change as you improve one area, a different area may emerge as your most dangerous hazard
Solutions• Keep your solutions simple to follow
• Adding procedures may be the answer, but if it is not practical no one will follow it
• Add to your existing programs and automate the control to make easier for employees to follow
• If your solution doesn’t work, try something else, ask for input from the people using the solution
Emerging Trends
- Psychological Health and Safety- Safety training- Personal Protective Equipment- Wellness
QUESTIONS