safety management midterm

8/19/2019 Safety Management Midterm

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SAFETYMANAGEMENT

Introduction


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What is a hazard?

anything (including work ractic!s orroc!dur!s" that has th! ot!ntial tohar# th! h!alth or sa$!ty o$ a !rson

a situation that os!s a l!%!l o$ thr!at toli$!& h!alth& ro!rty& or !n%iron#!nt


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' road Ar!as o$ )azard

physical nois!& radiation& light& %i*ration

chemical

oisons& dusts biological

%irus!s& lants& arasit!s

mechanical/electrical slis& tris and $alls& tools& !l!ctrical !+ui#!nt

psychological $atigu!& %iol!nc!& *ullying


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)azards can aris! $ro#,

th! work !n%iron#!nt

th! us! o$ #achin!ry and su*stanc!s

oor work d!sign

inaroriat! syst!#s and roc!dur!s


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E-a#l!s o$ worklac!hazards #anual handling !.g ushing& ulling& carrying& li$ting

work !n%iron#!nt !.g. /oor sur$ac!s& nois!& t!#!ratur!

#achin!ry

h!at !.g. *urns and scalds

!l!ctricity !.g. !l!ctrocution

harass#!nt !.g. *ullying and0or %iol!nc!

hazardous su*stanc!s !.g. ch!#icals& $u#!s

*iological wast!

skin !n!trating in1uri!s !.g. kni$! or syring! in1uri!s

nois!

con2n!d sac!


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)azards can *! d!alt with *y,

!li#inating th! hazard

changing th! !+ui#!nt or #at!rials

changing work #!thods

using !rsonal rot!ction !+ui#!nt(33E"


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SAFETYMANAGEMENT)azard Id!nti2cation and 4iskAss!ss#!nt


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Id!nti$ying hazards in th! worklac!

worklac! ins!ctions

consultation *!tw!!n !#loy!!s and!#loy!rs

#onitoring in1ury and illn!ss r!cords

h!alth and !n%iron#!nt #onitoring

r!cording co#laints

o*s!r%ation


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)azard Ass!ss#!nt

)ow lik!ly is it that th! hazard #aycaus! an in1ury or illn!ss to so#!on!?

)ow s!%!r! will th! in1ury or illn!ss *!?

Th! answ!rs to th!s! +u!stions will h!l inass!ssing& controlling or !li#inating th!

hazard. Th! l!%!l o$ risk will d!t!r#in! th! riority

assign!d to its !li#ination or control.


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4isk

th! ro*a*ility that har# #ight co#! toa !rson.

a #!asur! o$ how lik!ly an in1ury or

illn!ss is wh!n a hazard !-ists.

4isk ass!ss#!nt is th! roc!ss us!d to

d!t!r#in! th! lik!lihood that !ol! #ay*! !-os!d to in1ury& illn!ss or dis!as! inth! worklac! arising $ro# any situationid!nti2!d during th! hazard

id!nti2cation roc!ss.


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4isk Ass!ss#!nt

How likely is it to happen?

It could ha!n any ti#! 5 very likely

It could ha!n so#!ti#! 5 likely

It could ha!n *ut %!ry rar!ly 6 unlikely

It could ha!n *ut ro*a*ly n!%!r ha!n 6 very unlikely

How bad is it likely to be?

8ill or caus! !r#an!nt in1ury

9aus! long t!r# illn!ss or s!rious in1ury

9aus! so#!on! to n!!d #!dical att!ntion

9aus! so#!on! to n!!d 2rst aid

Hazards can be rated on a scale of 1 to 6 using the riskassessment matrix.

: is high risk

; is low risk


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4isk Ass!ss#!nt Matri-

How severely could ithurt someone?

OR

How ill could it makesomeone?

How likely is it to be that bad?

++Very likely

Could happenany time

+Likely

Could happensome time

-Unlikely

Could happen, butvery rarely

- -Very unlikely

Could happen,but probablynever will

!!!! Kill or causepermanentdisability or illhealth

!!! Long term

illness or seriousinjury

!! Medical attentionand several dayso work

! irst aid needed


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4isk Manag!#!nt


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What is 4isk Manag!#!nt

introduc!d to control worklac! hazardsand so r!duc! th! risk o$ an in1ury orilln!ss occurring.

!#loy!rs n!!d to d!%!lo a risk#anag!#!nt olicy so risks in th!worklac! can *! controll!d or!li#inat!d.


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4isk Manag!#!nt in%ol%!s,

Identifying the hazard 8now what th! dang!rs ar! in th! worklac!. 8!! r!cords o$ accid!nts

and in1uri!s& conduct sa$!ty ins!ctions o$ th! worklac! and list all lantand hazardous su*stanc!s.

Assessing the risk

>!t!r#in! what th! risk is that so#!on! #ay *! in1ur!d. Ass!ss how lik!lyit is that a hazardous !%!nt will occur and what th! cons!+u!nc!s ar!lik!ly to *!.

Controlling the risk I#l!#!nt #!asur!s to r!%!nt in1ury or illn!ss. First try to !li#inat! th!

risk. I$ this is not ossi*l!& th! risk should *! #ini#is!d using su*stitution&#odi2cations& isolation or !ngin!!ring controls. ack5u controls such as!rsonal rot!cti%! !+ui#!nt should only *! us!d as a last r!sort.

Monitoring and improving the workplace9ontrol #!asur!s should *! r!%i!w!d to #aintain th!ir !!cti%!n!ss and

$urth!r r!2n! th! roc!ss.


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M!thods to #ini#iz! risk,

su*stituting th! syst!# o$ work or #achin!rywith so#!thing sa$!r isolating th! hazard

#ini#izing th! risk *y introducing !ngin!!ringcontrols guard rail& scaolding

#ini#izing th! risk *y adoting ad#inistrati%!controls

warning signs& sa$! work ractic!s& 1o* rotation&training

using !rsonal rot!cti%! !+ui#!nt !g. sa$!tyglass!s& !ar #us


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)azard 9ontrol in th! Worklac!


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)i!rarchy o$ )azard9ontrols Th! hi!rarchy o$ hazard controls is a list&

in ord!r o$ r!$!r!nc!& which can *!consid!r!d in hazard control. It

!#hasis!s in controlling th! hazard atth! sourc!. Engin!!ring 9ontrols

Ad#inistrati%! 9ontrols

3!rsonal 3rot!cti%! E+ui#!nt


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Engin!!ring 9ontrols

Design Try to !nsur! that hazards ar! @d!sign!d out@ wh!n n!w

#at!rials& !+ui#!nt and work syst!#s ar! *!ing lann!d $orth! worklac!.

Remove th! hazard or Substitute l!ss hazardous#at!rials& !+ui#!nt or su*stanc!s.

Adopt a safer process Alt!rations to tools& !+ui#!nt or work syst!#s can o$t!n

#ak! th!# #uch sa$!r.

nclose or isolate the hazard through th! us! o$guards or r!#ot! handling t!chni+u!s.

!rovide e"ective ventilation through local or g!n!ral!-haust %!ntilation syst!#s.


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Ad#inistrati%! 9ontrols

stablish aroriat! Administrative!rocedures such as,

1o* rotation to r!duc! !-osur! or *or!do#&

or ti#ing th! 1o* so that $!w!r work!rs ar!!-os!d

routin! #aint!nanc! and hous!k!!ingroc!dur!s

training on hazards and corr!ct workroc!dur!s.


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3!rsonal 3rot!cti%!E+ui#!nt (33E" !rovide suita*l! and ro!rly

#aintain!d !ersonal !rotective#uipment (33E" and training in its us!.


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E-a#l!s o$ 9o##on)azards

HAA!" #$%&'A( %!)*(+,-

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!+0&!&2 3&!-#A&"

,anual handling izzin!ss& %o#iting&d!r#atitis& r!siratoryro*l!#s& *urns to skin or!y!s

#emperature4 05radiation

E!cts o$ h!at or cold $ro#w!ath!r or work !n%iron#!nt

Sun*urn& $rost*it!& h!at str!ss&h!at strok!& hyoth!r#ia

*iological All!rg!ns& n!!dl! stick&

!-osur! to in$!ctious ag!nts

S!%!r! all!rgic r!action&

in1uri!s& skin rash& in$!ction)ccupational iolence Inti#idation con/ict hysical Naus!a shock collas!

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