Safety Management

Safety Management

“Safety First” this is the saying that every company impost to their business, it maybe because it is one way to boost the morale of their workers.

We all know that safety is everyone’s concern because no one wants to suffer in accident that may cause injuries, illnesses or in worst case fatalities. Safety may be defined as an condition of being safe or it’s easy to say freedom to accident. This safety may achieve through safety management.

What is Safety Management?

Safety management is an act or an art of managing the safety elements in the workplacein order to avoid or eliminate the accident. Actually this safety management is not easy as we think that it just eliminating the accident, however this focus in almost all of area in one business like hazards in workplace, chemicals, machines, atmosphere, accident investigation, cause and effect of the accident, controlling hazards, procedures for safety, recording accidents, and some other aspects regarding safety.

Accident

Accident may occur anywhere and anytime, in different jobs or duties and even what we are doing. Actually no one wants to involve in accident, it is because no normal person wanted to hurt his/her self and no one wanted accident to happen. “Accident is defined by the Occupational Safety and Health Center (OSHC) as something that is unplanned, uncontrolled, and in some way undesirable; it disrupts the normal function of a person or persons and causes injury or near injury. During an accident, a person’s body comes into contact with or exposed to some objects, other person causes injury or creates the probability of accident.” Actually this accident also is unforeseen and no one wanted to occur that may cause damage, injuries or death. 

According to OSHC there are 6 types of accidents. These are as follows

Fall to bellow

Struck Against

Fall on the same level

Caught in

Caught on

Struck by

Causes of Accidents

Actually accidents has two primary causes the unsafe act and the unsafe condition.

Unsafe Act is improper human behavior, action or performance that may violate safety rule. According to OSHC “unsafe act is a human action that departs from a standard or written job procedure or common practice, safety rules, regulations, or instructions. It is also a violation of a commonly-accepted safe procedures and or processes.” Example of unsafe act was horse playing, disregarding Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), using defective equipment and many more. Actually this unsafe act has three contributing factors these are, improper attitude, Physical or body limitations and the third one is lack of knowledge and skills on the job that they are doing.

“Unsafe Condition as the OSHC defined, it is the physical or chemical property of a material, machine or the environment which could result in injury to a person, damage or destruction to property or other forms of losses.” This unsafe condition is most probably can be eliminated or it could have been guarded or prevented. Some example of unsafe condition was slippery floor, excessive noise, defective tools, equipment, Inadequate warning systems, working in confined space and many more.

Can Accident be prevented?

 According to OSHC in a typical accident 98 percent is preventable and 2 percent is unpreventable. It means that there is a big chance to eliminate different accident in our daily life. Actually at that 98 percent it is compost of unsafe condition that has 10 percent and unsafe act which has 88 percent. As we can see we must addressed both human and technical factors for the prevention of accident.

You may watch these video for more information.

(Answer the Quiz below and enjoy it! :-))

Guide Question:

What did you realized when you read this lecture?

About the Author:

Mark Gerald M. Quinia is the author of this lecture entitled Safety Management. He is an Industrial Engineering Graduate at Batangas State University. He is also currently enrolled at Rizal Technological University taking up Master of Science in Engineering Education major in Industrial Engineering. He was trained in Basic Occupational Safety Health training thru the Occupational Safety and Health Center under the Department of Labor and Employment. The author is currently working at Batangas State University as an instructor; he loves to make filipino poems and dream to become a great Filipino poet someday.

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Safety first!! This article is very informative especially nowadays, that we cannot assure which place is safe. Safety management is something that we have to be aware of. Not only we can apply it to every workplace but on our daily living.

accidents are accidents, we can't control it. in everything that we will do, we must include safety. essay writing ba ito sir ? nakakanosebleed naman. HAHA ! :)

Safety Management will help us understand our safety responsibilities, take positive actions to prevent accidents, and give us a way of measuring how well us perform our safety duties...;)

this help us to become open, to become more responsible enough to do things safely. Accident prevention or our safety is the bottom line here while working.

Accident may occur anytime and anywhere. It can be prevented if are all aware about safety management. It is our responsibility of taking care of ourselves. We can't blame anyone if something wrong happened to us. Be aware!Be informed! This is a must read article. -Aloya, Marie M.

This is one of the most important factor that we have to consider in our work. Though we are only a student now, we can not say that we are safe in our daily life because unsafe conditions are might be around us. This lecture is helpful not only to every workers but also to the students like us...

Being safe from any accident is one of the primary reason why we must keep in mind the principles of safety management. Without these, it can customarily result to accidents by the hazards that may cause injuries and illnesses. Accidents are preventable, so don't let yourself be one of the victims who suffers due to their misdoing or lack of prevention. Adiós y que sean seguros! @blueshadow06

safety is everyone's responsibility. being safe is giving importance to what we called LIFE.

Through safety management, avoidance of unnecessary/unexpected bad actions could be achieved. It simply teach us to be cautious on what we are doing so we can make sure that bad results could be avoided. :)

Safety management simply implies a systematic way in managing safety, including the necessary procedures and policies. This will assure that all, or some of the risks have been identified to avoid human injuries or loss of life, or damage to properties. This simply means, preventing the risks of danger. Safety first! There's no cost if we try to control the hazards. It's better to prevent than to cure anyway. :D

this site is of great help to each and everyone of us.it is always an edge for us to be proofed with information like those in your blog..keep it up and God bless..:)

It is a good thing to know about safety management and how to practice it because prevention is better than cure. If accidents will be prevented, the less or no damage will be. :)

because of this subject i became more aware of the danger that i might encounter in my everyday life, i admit, im now afraid of this to happen to me , especially that my future job as a civil engineer at the future is not easy to do... but this subject also make me realize that it can be prevented through proper act in every work that i'll be doing.

safety is in our hands. accidents can be prevented. we need to be careful in every actions we did because life is to short. "DO WHAT IS RIGHT, AND NOT WHAT WE WANT". quote that can put in our mind for every work... just "BE CAREFUL,BE SAFE" . . . .BYE

Most accidents are caused by us, humans. Safety management helps us understand what are the consequences of being irresponsible of what we do. ilang ulit ko sinagutan to.. =P ADRIAN M. REYES CE-3203

Its been a way in order for us ,students, to be familiar with safety management so when we are in our working environment we can apply these learning. Always remember "Safety First" accidents are everywhere. Angelica V. de Chavez CE- 3203

Its been a way in order for us ,students, to be familiar with safety management so when we are in our working environment we can apply these learning. Always remember "Safety First" accidents are everywhere. Angelica V. de Chavez CE- 3203

Safety management is a way of managing the safety factors in our working area to prevent the accident. having the discipline and proper behavior in our workplace we can be SAFE.

safety first :) apply what you have learned in this subject to your own real life. :))))))))))))))))))))))))

safety is important in everyday life. :)

amazing... medyo challenging... :) thank you po sir.. may bago na naman pong kaalaman na nadagdag sa aking pag aaral

Productivity is never an accident. It is always the result of a commitment to excellence, intelligent planning, and focused effort. -Paul J. Meyer

Safety management system is a used to refer to a comprehensive business management system designed to manage safety elements in the workplace and for the safety of everyone in everyday life,, :))

Safety Management is very useful for everyday living. As a Civil Engineering student,we are responsible for keeping ourselves safe from construction site accidents.

Accidents can be prevented but it is on the person's side on how he will avoid these accidents.

This is a way of identifying hazards and control risks while maintaining assurance. Being in a safe condition comes with a great responsibility and One should know the preliminary cautions and hazards in order to assure ones safety and avoid some accidents. An individual should also know how to act, plan, organize, evaluate, implement in a righteous and controlled way so he could assure he's protected. Insufficiency to this manner can cause us accidents that may lead us to death. :) :D :3 <3 d^_^b

Safety is being free from pain, accidents or death. Reading this made me more open to subjects relating to life and saving lives. Be careful for the actions you do and decisions you make. Be safe and God bless :) Katresse Garcia CE3202

Accidents are bound to happen. We can't avoid it from occurring, but we can prevent it for we all know: PREVENTION is better than CURE.

Being safe is a responsibility that every person must do, be it with your environment or yourself. It starts in doing the right things with right knowledge and correct and proper way. John King Acosta CE3202

Safety is about what you can do to protect yourself and others.It is an important matter at home, at school and at work.Implementing safety management systems helps to avoid accident not only in the workplace but everywhere you go. Happy Safety First =) Del Mundo, Kristel Cate CE-3203

This is a good way to prepare us for the realities of working life. Indeed as a student, safety engineering education can improve safety attitudes and augment knowledge about accident prevention. Camille Acorda CE-3202

safety first is one of the best way to prevent accident. wearing the appropriate PPE, doing the 5's and doing the right thing to do while is the work place. Bernardo P. Noche Jr. CE-3202

Why is it that the answer in the quiz (question no. 8) is unsafe act? I think it should be unsafe condition as stated in the article poster by Sir Quinia. Anyway, let us all ensure our safety.^^ Be aware. Be informed. Keep SAFE. God bless us.

E learning is good. Students reduce travel time and travel costs,develop knowledge of the Internet and computers skills that will help throughout their lives and careers,can study anywhere they have access to a computer and Internet connection.But this also have disadvantages, at school students learn how to make friends, be patient, get rid of disappointment, and especially to compete,instructor may not always be available when students are studying or need help.

"Discipline"...That's what come's to my mind when i hear the word safety.. i don't know why but i think these two words are connected to each other.. why??.. Because when you have discipline to your environment, and you have discipline in yourself, the word safety comes next.. being discipline makes you act normal with care, that's why your environment becomes SAFE.. Keep safe everyone.. :) Lacorte JR, Rodante L. CE-3203

As I read this article. It prove me that the safe way is the best way. Whatever we do we should think our safety first than any else. It will be helpful for us students who dream to be professionals someday,it will guide and secure us from any accidents which is obviously preventable as mention. I am so lucky to take up and have knowledge on safety management.^_^

Life is so important dont waste it in such unsafe act. Think first! :) Know how to avoid Unsafe act to protect yourself and others. Dont think just twice. Think 10 times. :) As a student.. Its a easy subject but the meaning of this subject is hard to do or to apply because all of us want to do things in shortcut ways. :D aminin?? ganon pa man. This subject will surely keep in our mind. takot ko nalang sa mga pinanood ni sir. hahha. :)) Sooo Keep safe everyone. :))) Godbless. :)

Life is so important dont waste it in such unsafe act. Think first! :) Know how to avoid Unsafe act to protect yourself and others. Dont think just twice. Think 10 times. :) As a student.. Its a easy subject but the meaning of this subject is hard to do or to apply because all of us want to do things in shortcut ways. :D aminin?? ganon pa man. This subject will surely keep in our mind. takot ko nalang sa mga pinanood ni sir. hahha. :)) Sooo Keep safe everyone. :))) Godbless. :) Chalene L. Loveria CE-3203

Keep safe!!!! :DDDDD Galing ko. :)

Safety is a cheap and effective insurance policy, so everyone must afford it..:)

Prepare and prevent, don't repair and repent. Avoid yourselves from harm :)

Safety is as simple as ABC - Always Be Careful. ...:)

I agree that no one wanted to be involved in accidents because no one wanted to be hurt. But, why are there accidents? Maybe because we are careless, we lack discipline and curious about everything around us. These are unsafe acts, human acts that lead to undesirable things that we don't want to happen. Another one is unsafe conditions which are not done by human but can be prevented by us. We all know that prevention is better than cure. May these article help us to prevent accidents and live safely.

This article gives me a general but a clear view about safety management.This is sort of a reminder to all of us because we are usually disregarding safety. Our mindset is that we can always handle the situation we're in but it's not always like that. That is why we have safety precautions that should ALWAYS BE FOLLOWED. Disregarding it would probably cause accidents so we should be taking safety rules seriously anytime and anywhere. As a future civil engineer whose working place would probably be a construction site which we all know is an unsafe environment, a background knowledge about safety management would be of great help.

This article gives me a general but a clear view about safety management.This is sort of a reminder to all of us because we are usually disregarding safety. Our mindset is that we can always handle the situation we're in but it's not always like that. That is why we have safety precautions that should ALWAYS BE FOLLOWED. Disregarding it would probably cause accidents so we should be taking safety rules seriously anytime and anywhere. As a future civil engineer whose working place would probably be a construction site which we all know is an unsafe environment, a background knowledge about safety management would be of great help.

This article gives me a general but a clear view about safety management.This is sort of a reminder to all of us because we are usually disregarding safety. Our mindset is that we can always handle the situation we're in but it's not always like that. That is why we have safety precautions that should ALWAYS BE FOLLOWED. Disregarding it would probably cause accidents so we should be taking safety rules seriously anytime and anywhere. As a future civil engineer whose working place would probably be a construction site which we all know is an unsafe environment, a background knowledge about safety management would be of great help.

It helped me a lot on how safety management should be utilized at home, school and even in different workplaces. It also gave me adequate knowledge about safety.

Being safe is everyone’s desire. This article about safety management helps everyone to be aware and increase their knowledge on how to prevent such accidents. Accidents happen because of people’s fault and carelessness. But as stated, accidents (98%) are preventable. It is better to be safe than sorry. :))

the quiz was great. it is better than the typical way of having a quiz. nice job.

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