SAFETY MANAGEMENT

PRESENTED BY:
Balane, John Eddie N.
CONTENTS
• Overview of Safety
• Introduction
• What is OSH?
• Elements that should be addressed
• Factors
• History
• Common Laws
• Workers’ Compensation Laws
 SECTION A

Occupational Safety and

Health
Why is Occupational Safety and
Health Needed?
• Injury or illness to members of the workforce
• Loss of Profit
• Loss of Credibility as a responsible company
• Liability of not addressing safety and health
• Loss of Productivity
• Loss of Employees due to danger, risk, injury, illness,
death, or unsafe/unhealthy work environment
Why is Occupational Safety and
Health Needed?
• Decrease of employee morale
• Damage to or loss of capital investment (e.g.,
equipment or facilities)
• Decrease in reputation and integrity of the company
• View that the company does not exhibit good business
practices
STATISTICS AND DATA?
• Department of Health and Human Services
(DHHS)
• 5 seconds=1 injured worker
• 10 seconds=1 disabled worker
• 1 day= average of 137 workers die from work-related
diseases
• Bureau of Labor Statistics
• In 2015, 2.9 million workers suffered work-related
injuries and illnesses.
 Elements that should be addressed
1. Hazard Recognition, Evaluation and control
2. Workplace design and engineering
3. Safety performance management
4. Regulatory compliance management
5. Occupational health
6. Information collection
7. Employee involvement
8. Motivation, behavior and attitudes
Note * Elements according to National Safety Council (NSC)
Elements that should be addressed
9. Training and Orientation
10.Organizational Communications
11.Management and control of external exposures
12.Environmental management
13.Workplace, planning and staffing
14.Assessments, audits, and evaluations
Factors affecting OSH, which should
be addressed as an employer:
• Management Factors
• Motivational factors
• Hazard control factors
• Illness and injury investigations and record-
keeping factors
 HISTORY
• 3000 BC – The Egyptians
• They had a first-aid manual for workers
• 2000 BC – Hammurabi
• Placed a value on permanent injuries
• 1500 BC – Ramses
• Hired a physician for quarry workers
• 400 BC – Hippocrates
• Realized that stonecutters were having breathing problems.
 HISTORY
• 100 BC – The Romans
• They become aware if the dangers faced by workers
• Middle Ages – Peoples awareness
• People became more aware of the link between the type of
work and the types of injuries and illnesses that they
sustained
• 1800s – Fire protection
• Insurance companies were pressured
• 1900s – Workers’ compensation laws
• Workers compensation laws started appearing and were finally
deemed constitutional by the Supreme Court in 1916
Note * 1700s testicular cancer because of the soot Explain the common laws
 COMMON LAWS
1. Employer is not responsible when a fellow
worker negligently causes your injury.
2. Employer is not responsible if the worker
is injured due to his/her own negligence.
3. If an employee takes up a risky job
knowing fully well the inherent hazards,
the employer is not responsible
 WORKERS’ COMPENSATION LAWS
• The employers assumed responsibility
for their workplaces’ safety and health.
• They were required to provide and pay
for medicalcare and lost wages due to
on-the-job incidents.
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
by Russell Sage Foundation
 Catastrophes occurred during this
time
• Triangle Shirtwaist Co. in 1910
• Casualties: 146 young women
• Cause: Fire
• Gauley Bridge, West Virginia
• Casualties: 2000 workers or 50% of the workforce died
• Cause: Chemical Exposure
Good reasons to prevent
Occupational Accidents
1. Destruction of human life is morally injustice.
2. Failure of employers or workers to take precautions against
occupational injuries and illnesses makes them morally responsible
for these incidents.
3. Occupational incidents limit efficiency and productivity.
4. Occupational accidents and illnesses produce far-reaching social
harm.
5. Safety techniques have produced reduction of accident rates and
severity rates.
6. Recent cries and mandates have come forth at the state and federal
levels to provide a safe and healthy workplace.
That would be all! Thank you for listening  Keep Safe!