Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Unit IGC1
Active
Looking at control measures to
see if they are correct and being used before
accidents, etc. are caused
Measures progress
Reactive
Using accident, incident and
ill-health data to highlight areas
of concern
Measures failure
Performance Standards
Conformance/non-conformance with
standards:
Number and quality of risk assessments
Health and safety training to schedule
Consultative committee meetings to
schedule
Workplace inspections to schedule
Systematic Inspections
Observation Plant Machinery
Vehicles
Premises Workplace
Environment
Health Surveillance
Monitoring worker health - a proactive measure
Shows effectiveness of controls
Benchmarking
Comparison to other organisations
Can compare between sectors
Workplace Inspections
Factors to consider:
Type of inspection
Frequency of inspection
Allocation of responsibilities
Competence of the inspector
Objectivity of inspector
Use of checklists
Action planning for problems
found
Training for inspectors
Example Inspection System
Bank head office:
Purpose monitor H&S standards
Frequency monthly
Persons responsible managers at different
levels
Competence one day course
Inspection checklist general checklist,
tailored if required
Follow up arrangements an action plan
Use of Checklists
Advantages Disadvantages
Ensures all May ignore items
points covered not on checklist
Consistent
approach
Form of written
record
Group Syndicate Exercise
In groups, list the topic headings that should
be included on an inspection checklist for
use in your workplace.
Design a rough format for the inspection
checksheet.
Workplace Inspections
Typical topics:
Fire safety
Housekeeping
Environment issues
Traffic routes
Chemical safety
Machinery safety
Electrical safety
Welfare facilities
Allocation of Responsibilities
Potential issues
Data may be manipulated
Incidents may go unreported
Sudden increase in reporting of incidents can
suggest a decrease in performance
Could be due to improved reporting.
Other Reactive Measures
Enforcement actions
Often required during pre-tender
qualifications
Civil claims
Total cost of claims can be calculated
May be affected by:
Advertising campaigns
Dissatisfaction with organisation
End of Section Quiz
Auditing is the:
systematic
objective
critical evaluation
of an organisations health and
safety management system
Group Discussion Point
Major non-conformance
Significant issue, needs urgent action
Minor non-conformance
Less serious issue, unlikely to result in injury or
failure of management system
Observations
Opinion given by auditor
End of Section Quiz
1. Define auditing.
2. What is the difference between an
audit and a workplace inspection?
3. What types of information might be
examined during an audit?
Unit IGC 1
Element 5.3
Investigating Incidents
Incident Investigations
Reasons to carry out investigations:
Identify the causes
Prevent recurrence
Collect evidence
Legal reasons
Insurance purposes
Staff morale
Disciplinary purposes
To update risk assessments
Discover trends
Types of Incident
Near-miss
An unplanned, unwanted event that had the potential to
lead to injury, damage or loss but did not
Accident
An unplanned, unwanted event which leads to injury,
damage or loss
Injury accident - where the unplanned, unwanted
event leads to some sort of personal injury,
e.g. a cut hand
Damage only accident - where the unplanned,
unwanted event leads to equipment or property
damage but not personal injury,
e.g. a wall is demolished
Types of Incident
Dangerous occurrence
A specified event that has to be reported to
the relevant authority by statute law,
e.g. a major gas leak
Ill-health
A disease or medical condition that is directly
attributable to work,
e.g. dermatitis as a result of exposure to skin
irritants
Level of Investigation
Site plans
Company health and safety policy
Risk assessments
Training records
Safe systems of work
Permits-to-work
Maintenance records
Previous accident reports
Sickness records
Step 2 Analysing Information
Immediate Causes:
Unsafe acts
Unsafe conditions
Departmental review
Monthly, by line manager to ensure on
track
Reasons for Having Regular Reviews
Are we on target?
If not, why not?
What do we have to change
to continually improve?
Essential part of management system
Requirement of ISO certification
Whole Group Exercise
Management reports
Minutes circulated
Records maintained
Actions closed out
Continual Improvement
Continuous Improvement