IGC1 - Element 1 Foundations in Health & Safety (1st Ed) v.1.0

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Unit IGC1 Management of International health and safety

Element 1 Foundations in health and safety

Foundations in health and safety Learning outcomes

1.1 Outline the scope and nature of occupational health and safety 1.2 Explain briefly the moral, social and economic reasons for promoting good standards of health and safety 1.3 Outline the role of national governments and international bodies in formulating a framework for the regulation of health and safety 1.4 Identify the nature and key sources of health and safety information 1.5 Outline the key elements of a health and safety management system
Foundations in health and safety Contents of element

1.1 The scope and nature of occupational health and safety 1.2 The moral, social and economic reasons for maintaining and promoting health and safety 1.3 The role of national governments and international bodies in formulating a framework for regulation of health and safety 1.4 Sources of information on health and safety 1.5 The key elements of a health and safety management system

Foundations in health and safety

The scope and nature of occupational health and safety
The multi-disciplinary nature of health and safety

Finance Insurance Health Personnel Production Design Purchase Information technology (IT)


Service Quality and health Safety and environment
Four primary issues


Technical Procedural Behavioural
Solutions for implementation

The scope and nature of occupational health and safety Meanings of and distinctions between common terms
Health A state of well being Safety Absence of danger of physical harm Welfare Facilities for workplace comfort Environmental protection A measure used to prevent harm to the environment of the world

Occupational accidents An unplanned, uncontrolled event which led to, or could have led to loss Dangerous occurrences An accident not resulting in personal injury reportable to the national competent authority Near-misses An accident that results in no apparent loss Work related ill-health (physiological and psychological) Harm to a workers health caused by their work

Hazard Something that has the potential to cause harm (loss)
source or situation with a potential for harm in terms of injury or ill health, damage to property, damage to the workplace environment or a combination of these OHSAS 18001:1999
Risk The likelihood of a given loss occurring in defined circumstances

combination of the likelihood and consequence(s) of a specified hazardous event occurring OHSAS 18001:1999


Moral, social and economic reasons
General argument
Moral Social Economic

Size of the problem

Every day at least one person is killed and over 6,000 injured at work 2005 / 2006 HSE statistics: 212 workers were killed at work Nearly 150,000 other injuries reported under RIDDOR About 30,000,000 days lost due to work related ill health and injury 54% of all fatal injuries are as a result of falls from height, being struck by a vehicle and falling objects 38% of all major injuries involve slipping and tripping

Health and safety requirements

Common law obligates the employer to take reasonable care of those that might foreseeably be affected by its acts or omissions Extends to employees and to others e.g. visitors Neighbour principle Employers duty in criminal law is established in HASAWA 1974 in the UK so far as is reasonably practicable


A safe place of work Safe appliances and equipment A safe system of work Competent and safety conscious personnel







The business case for health and safety

Direct and indirect costs of accidents and ill-health Direct costs Lost time of injured worker Damage Medical or first aid costs Time and materials Insurance Court costs Fines


Direct and indirect costs of accidents and ill-health Indirect costs Lost time by other workers Lost time by supervisor or other managers Interference with production


Insured and uninsured costs Uninsured costs between 8 and 36 times greater than costs of insurance premiums Following Accident costs iceberg represents the ratio of insured to uninsured costs incurred by the main contractor during the building of a supermarket

Costs incurred by the main contractor during the building of a supermarket

Insured costs Employers liability Public / Third party liability Contractors all risks Plant and building damage Tool and equipment Uninsured costs Product and materials damage Emergency supplies Production delays Overtime and temporary labour Investigation time Supervisors time diverted
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Employers liability insurance Enables organisations to meet the costs of compensation and legal fees


Role of national governments and international bodies
Employers responsibilities Workers responsibilities and rights Role of enforcement agencies and consequences of noncompliance International standards and conventions

Role of national governments and international bodies
Absolute and qualified requirements

Absolute statutory requirements Practicable requirements Reasonably practicable requirements
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Sources of information on health and safety
Internal to the organisation

Accident / ill-health and absence data Results of audits / inspections Investigation reports Maintenance records Cost and other management performance data Compliance data


Accident / ill-health and absence data Accident / injury incidence rates Accident / injury frequency rates Accident / injury severity rates Mean duration rate Duration rate Absence data


Results of audits / inspections Interviewing individuals Examining information Observation of physical conditions Observation of work practices

External to the organisation

Manufacturers data Legislation Good practice and guidance International European British IT Sources Encyclopaedias Professional bodies Lawyers Consultants Training courses

Information provided by national and international agencies International Labour Organisation (ILO) Occupational Safety and Health Administration (USA) European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) Health and Safety Executive (HSE) (UK) Worksafe (Western Australia)


Key elements of a health & safety management system
Key elements
Setting policy Organising Planning and implementing Evaluation Auditing Action for improvement

Key elements of a health & safety management system
Source: ILO-OSH 2001, HSG65, HSE books

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Issued to: Strabag Single Licence Licence No: 860409

NEBOSH International General Certificate

Unit IGC1 Management of International health and safety

Element 1 Foundations in health and safety

Foundations in health and safety Learning outcomes

Foundations in health and safety Contents of element

Foundations in health and safety Contents of element

Foundations in health and safety

The multi-disciplinary nature of health and safety

Foundations in health and safety

The multi-disciplinary nature of health and safety

Service Quality and health Safety and environment

Four primary issues

Foundations in health and safety

The multi-disciplinary nature of health and safety

Technical Procedural Behavioural

Solutions for implementation

Foundations in health and safety

Foundations in health and safety

Foundations in health and safety

Risk The likelihood of a given loss occurring in defined circumstances

Foundations in health and safety Contents of element

Foundations in health and safety

Foundations in health and safety

Size of the problem

Foundations in health and safety

Health and safety requirements

Foundations in health and safety

Health and safety requirements

Foundations in health and safety

Health and safety requirements

Foundations in health and safety

Health and safety requirements

Foundations in health and safety

Health and safety requirements

Foundations in health and safety

The business case for health and safety

Foundations in health and safety

The business case for health and safety

Foundations in health and safety

The business case for health and safety

Foundations in health and safety

Costs incurred by the main contractor during the building of a supermarket

Source: RMS Publishing

Foundations in health and safety

The business case for health and safety

Foundations in health and safety Contents of element

Foundations in health and safety

Foundations in health and safety

Absolute and qualified requirements

Foundations in health and safety Contents of element

Foundations in health and safety

Internal to the organisation

Foundations in health and safety

Internal to the organisation

Foundations in health and safety

Internal to the organisation

Foundations in health and safety

External to the organisation

Foundations in health and safety

Foundations in health and safety Contents of element

Foundations in health and safety

IGC1 - Element 1 Foundations in Health & Safety (1st Ed) v.1.0

IGC1 - Element 1 Foundations in Health & Safety (1st Ed) v.1.0