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First Edition September 2007.

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Unit IGC1Unit IGC1

Management ofManagement ofInternational healthInternational health

and safetyand safety


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Element 1Element 1

Foundations in healthFoundations in health



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Learning outcomes

1.1 Outline the scope and nature of occupational health

and safety

1.2 Explain briefly the moral, social and economic

reasons for promoting good standards of health and safety

1.3 Outline the role of national governments andinternational bodies in formulating a framework for the

regulation of health and safety

1.4 Identify the nature and key sources of health and safety

information

1.5 Outline the key elements of a health and safety

management system

Foundations in health and safety


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1.1 The scope and nature of occupational health and safety

1.2 The moral, social and economic reasons for

maintaining and promoting health and safety

1.3 The role of national governments and international

bodies in formulating a framework for regulation ofhealth and safety

1.4 Sources of information on health and safety

1.5 The key elements of a health and safety management

system

Contents of element



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1.1 The scope and nature of occupational health and safety



1.3 The role of national governments and international

bodies in formulating a framework for regulation ofhealth and safety



system

Contents of element



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Finance

Insurance

Health

Personnel Production

Design

Purchase

Information technology (IT)

The scope and nature of occupational health and safety

The multi-disciplinary nature of health and safety



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Service

Quality and health

Safety and environment

Four primary issues





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Technical

Procedural

Behavioural

Solutions for implementation





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Health

A state of well being

Safety

Absence of danger of physical harmWelfare

Facilities for workplace comfort

Environmental protection

A measure used to prevent harm to the environment

of the world

Meanings of and distinctions between common terms




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Occupational accidents

An unplanned, uncontrolled event which led to, or could

have led to loss

Dangerous occurrencesAn accident not resulting in personal injury reportable to the

national competent authority

Near-misses

An accident that results in no apparent lossWork related ill-health (physiological and psychological)

Harm to a workers health caused by their work





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Hazard

Something that has the potential to cause harm (loss)

Risk

The likelihood of a given loss occurring in defined

circumstances

source or situation with a potential for harm in terms of injury

or ill health, damage to property, damage to the workplaceenvironment or a combination of these OHSAS 18001:1999

combination of the likelihood and consequence(s) of a

specified hazardous event occurring OHSAS 18001:1999





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1.1 The scope and nature of occupational health and

safety



1.3 The role of national governments and internationalbodies in formulating a framework for regulation of

health and safety


1.5 The key elements of a health and safety managementsystem

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Moral, social and economic reasons

General argument

Moral

Social

Economic



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Size of the problem

Every day at least one person is killed and over 6,000

injured at work

2005 / 2006 HSE statistics:

212 workers were killed at work Nearly 150,000 other injuries reported under RIDDOR

About 30,000,000 days lost due to work related ill health

and injury

54% of all fatal injuries are as a result of falls fromheight, being struck by a vehicle and falling objects

38% of all major injuries involve slipping and tripping




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Health and safety requirements

Common law obligates the employer to take reasonable

care of those that might foreseeably be affected by its

acts or omissions

Extends to employees and to others e.g. visitors

Neighbour principle

Employers duty in criminal law is established in

HASAWA 1974 in the UK

so far as is reasonably practicable




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A safe place of work

Safe appliances and equipment

A safe system of work

Competent and safety conscious personnel

Health and safety requirementsMoral, social and economic reasons


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Direct costs

Lost time of injured worker

Damage

Medical or first aid costs Time and materials

Insurance

Court costs

Fines

The business case for health and safety

Direct and indirect costs of accidents and ill-health





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Indirect costs

Lost time by other workers

Lost time by supervisor or other managers

Interference with production


Direct and indirect costs of accidents and ill-health





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Uninsured costs between 8 and 36 times greater than costs

of insurance premiums

Following Accident costs iceberg represents the ratio of

insured to uninsured costs incurred by the main contractorduring the building of a supermarket


Insured and uninsured costs





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Costs incurred by the main contractor

during the building of a supermarketInsured costs Employers liability

Public / Third party liability

Contractors all risks

Plant and building damage Tool and equipment

Uninsured costs

Product and materials damage

Emergency supplies

Production delays

Overtime and temporary labour

Investigation time

Supervisors time diverted

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Enables organisations to meet the costs of compensation

and legal fees


Employers liability insurance





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1.1 The scope and nature of occupational health andsafety




health and safety



system

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Employers responsibilities

Workers responsibilities and rights

Role of enforcement agencies and consequences of non-

compliance International standards and conventions

Role of national governments and international bodies




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Absolute and qualified requirements

Source: Corel Clipart

Absolute statutory requirements

Practicable requirements

Reasonably practicable requirements

Role of national governments and international bodies




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system

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Accident / ill-health and absence data

Results of audits / inspections

Investigation reports

Maintenance records Cost and other management performance data

Compliance data

Sources of information on health and safety

Internal to the organisation




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Accident / injury incidence rates

Accident / injury frequency rates

Accident / injury severity rates

Mean duration rate Duration rate

Absence data


Accident / ill-health and absence data





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Interviewing individuals

Examining information

Observation of physical conditions

Observation of work practices


Results of audits / inspections





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Manufacturers data

Legislation

Good practice and guidance

International European

British

External to the organisation

IT Sources

Encyclopaedias

Professional bodies

Lawyers Consultants

Training courses





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International Labour Organisation (ILO)

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (USA)

European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA)

Health and Safety Executive (HSE) (UK) Worksafe (Western Australia)

Information provided by national and international agencies





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health and safety



system

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Setting policy Organising

Planning and implementing

Evaluation

Auditing

Action for improvement

Key elements of a health & safety management system

Key elements




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Source: ILO-OSH 2001, HSG65, HSE books

Key elements of a health & safety management system




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system

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Foundations in healthFoundations in health



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