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Points when presenting HS to Managers
Public Trust
Cost Reduction
Worker Retention
Increased Production
4 Classes of environmental factor
human factors
chemical factors
biological factors
ergonomic factors
6 steps of a loss control program
hazard ident and eval
rank hazards by risk
mgmt decision making
establish corrective measures
monitor
evaluate
Off the job safety programs that work
contests
traffic safety
comapny picnic
family night
youth activities
rec programs
holiday program
Auditing
methodical examination of policies, procedures, practices and controls
Audit process
- Audit Planning,
- Understand Mgmt Systems,
- Assess Internal Controls,
- Gather Audit evidence,
- Evaluate Audit Evidence,
- Report Audit Findings,
- Audit Follow-up
The Basic Audit Tools
- Audit Protocols,
2. The working papers
Audit protocol
list of auditing procedures to be used
working papers
Auditors field notes that document work performed and technique used
whole person theory of disability
only consideration is if there is permanent disability
wage loss theory of disability
only consideration is wages lost
loss of wage earning capacity theory of disability
considers education level and age
Heinrich’s dominoes
Domino model.
- environment,
- personal fault,
- unsafe act,
- accident,
- injury
Risk Mgmt cycle
- Identify hazards,
- assess risks,
- develop and evaluate control measures,
- make control decisions,
- implement control measures,
- evaluate effectiveness of control measures
Inductive Hazard Analysis
uses analytical methods to predict outcomes
Deductive hazard analysis
postulates how components of a system can fail
Analytical tree
Fault Tree Analysis. deductive failure analysis
Advantages of an analytical tree
- not wordy,
- visualized,
- investigative tool for backward reasoning
Job Safety Analysis
review job methods to uncover hazards
3 steps of JSA
- Selecting the job,
- breaking the job into steps,
- Identifying hazards and potential incident causes
5 steps to plan an inspection
- what items,
- what aspects to examine,
- what conditions to inspect,
- how often to inspect,
- who will conduct the inspection
Why are incidents are investigated
- Determine the direct causes,
- uncover contributing incident causes,
- prevent similar incidents,
- document facts,
- provide information on costs,
- Promote Safety
pareto diagram
bars showing individual items with a line showing total
Primary Prevention,
Secondary Prevention,
Tertiary Prevention,
PP - before illness,
SP - prevent illness from getting worse,
TP - rehab and maintenance
5 factors to ensure a good IH program
- recognition of health hazards at work,
- evaluation and measurement of of the hazard,
- control of the hazard,
- commitment from mgmt,
- the hygienist must by trusted
DFE
Design for Environment
Strategies for environmental success
R&D,
Procurement,
Production,
Sales,
Distribution
Factors in an environmental mgmt program
- Prevent Common violations,
- Record Keeping,
- Spill Reporting Plan,
- Set realistic schedules,
- Motivate Employee Action
4 aspects of environmental review
- legislative review,
- identify environmental aspects,
- examine existing practices,
- assess feedback
SBS
Sick Building Syndrome,
Complaints of discomfort from building
BRI
Building Related Illness
Indoor Air Quality elements
pollutant source,
driving force,
pathway,
susceptible population
most common indoor pollutant source
inadequate ventilation
IAQ profile
Indoor air quality profile,
identify and review records,
inspections, compliance baseline
IAQ contaminants
CO, Formaldehyde, Volatile Organic Compounds, Nitrogen Oxides, Pesticides, Environmental Tobacco Smoke, Microbial Contamination, Mold, Dust, CO2, Lead, Asbestos,
Health Effects of Mold
Allergic reaction, asthma, Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, irritant effects, opportunistic infections,
action level
the level of indoor radon at which action is required
volatile organic compound
becomes a gas at room temperature
Human Factors Engineering
Ergonomics,
physical and behvioural interaction between people and their environments
how much of payroll cost is workers comp
~2%
MMH
Manual Material Handling,
51 lb max lift,
lifting, lowering, pushing, pulling, carrying, holding
contact stress
body part is compressed against a hard or sharp object
vibration
periodic movement of particles away from position of equilibrium,
external stressor
cumulative trauma disorders and symptoms
excessive wear and tear on tendons, muscles and sensitive nerve tissue caused by continuous use over an extended period of time,
pain, numbness, tingling, poor ROM, weakness