Principles of Safety
Meaning of Safety
• Safely comes from safe and its Latin root
Salvus, "Uninjured or in Good Health”
OR
• Salvus is a Latin adjective meaning "Safe"
Principles of Safety
• Introduction
– Safety is no longer just the following of OSHA
( Occupational Safety & Health
Administration) regulations
– It is the coordination of all departments to
produce the greatest profit for the company at
the most minimal risk
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• Any Situation OR Condition, in which we have
freedom from Danger, Hazard, Harm OR Loss.
• The importance of safety
– three main reasons
• 1. Economic
• 2. Legal
• 3. Moral
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• Economic
– worker compensation
– Medical bills
– Abatement costs
– Equipment damage
– OSHA fines
– loss of productivity
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• Legal
– OSHA regulations and fines
– Worker compensation laws
– Third party lawsuits
– General liability
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• Moral Issues
– Safety is just the right thing to do for your
employees
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• What to do !
– The best thing to do is to recognize and control
hazards before they ever impact your business.
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• Two types of common hazards
– 1. Physical hazards
– 2. Industrial Hygiene hazards
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• Physical Hazards
– Electrical defects
– Crane and lift truck operation
– Welding equipment
– Ladder use
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• Industrial Hygiene
– Silica exposure
– Chemical exposure
– Noise exposure Silica
– Temperature extremes
Chemical
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• Hazard Control
– Three techniques
• 1. Engineering controls
• 2. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
• 3. Administrative controls
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• Engineering
– Are the most effective
– They absolutely control or remove the hazards
from an operation
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• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
– can be very effective, but you must count on
the employee to properly use the equipment
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• Administrative Controls
– these are the paper programs that are usually
used to dictate a procedure that must be
followed or the amount of time and severity an
employee may be exposed to a hazard
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• Administrative Controls
– Some Necessary Safety Programs
• 1. Hazard Communication
• 2. Confined Space Entry
• 3. Lift Truck Operation
• 4. Lockout/Tagout
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• Where to get help
– Insurance Company
– State OSHA consultation programs
– OSHA ( Occupational Safety & Health Administration )
– IOSH ( Institute occupational safety and Health )
– NEBOSH ( National Examination board Occupational safety
and Health )
– ISO ( International Organization for Standardization )
