Unsafe Act and Unsafe Condition Flashcards
Accidents cost organizations money.
Cost
____ are actions by people that directly cause or contribute to an accident.
Unsafe acts
A condition in the work place that is likely to cause property damage or injury, disrupt operations in a plant or office or other forms of losses.
Unsafe Conditions
____ such as lack of knowledge or skills, can lead to unsafe acts
Personal Factors
No-one comes to work to be injured or killed.
Moral/Humane
Undesired circumstances which give rise to ill- health or injury, damage to property, plant, products or the environment; production losses or increased liabilities.
Accident
State of freedom from risks, usually achieved through all measures and arrangement set to protect workers from injury or ill health.
Safety
The final step would be to follow an Accident Investigation with suggestions for ___.
Corrective Actions
An ____ is a standard part of following up such workplace incidents.
Accident Investigation
Organizations have a legal obligation.
Legislation
There are two ways to help keep people from committing unsafe acts:
Safety Education and Training
Enforcement
Undesired circumstances and ‘near misses’ which could cause accidents.
Incident
Unsafe conditions and unsafe acts usually result from two factors:
Personal Factors
Job Factors
Three Main reasons for preventing accidents and ill-health:
Moral/Humane
Cost
Legislation
Two primary causes of Accidents:
Unsafe Acts
Unsafe Conditions
