Safety Management Help

Outline The Safety & Health Manager

The Safety & Health Manager Resources & organization Workers' Compensation Scorekeeping

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Role of the S&H Manager

Who is responsible for S&H? Changing roles OSHA "Manager" Standards A reasonable objective

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Case Study 1.1

A safety and health manager receives three suggestions from three different operating personnel as follows:

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Install a drain to remove water that occasionally collects around the die-casting area Post a warning sign that advises forklift truck drivers to slow down Improve sanitation by cleaning the rest room more frequently.

There is a safety or health rationale for the correction of all three of theses problems. Should they be corrected?

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Safety vs health

Safety deals with acute effects of hazards, whereas health deals with chronic effect of hazards

An acute effect is a sudden reaction to a severe condition A chronic effect is a long-term deterioration due to a prolonged exposure to a milder adverse condition

Industrial Hygienists vs The safety specialist

Industrial Hygienists, those who concentrate on health hazards, are known by their sophisticated instruments and scientific expertise The safety specialist, usually has more industrial process experience and practical on-the-job knowledge

Some example safety hazards: unguarded belts, pulleys, gears, saws, and punch presses; fires; explosions; open platforms; defective ladders; welding near open flammable or combustible materials; overloaded or defective cranes, hoists, or slings; ungrounded electrical equipment; exposed live electrical conductors. Some example health hazards: coal dust, cotton dust, chronic loud noise, welding fumes, asbestos, vinyl chloride, lead fumes, mercury, manganese, cadmium. Some Example for both safety and Health Hazards are:

Chemical: spray paint, coal dust, and benzene. physical agent: noise, welding, and radiation. 5

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Corporate structure

Personnel? Engineering?...