Introduction to Safety and Health Preface and Chapter.1 (Goetsch)

Occupational Safety and Health Safety vs Health Safety and health are closely related but not the same. Safety is concerned with injury-causing situation Health is concerned with disease-causing condition Stress as an example Stress is a hazard that can come as psychological and physiological problems so in this case its a health concern Stressed worker may forget safety precautions and then may cause an accident so in this case stress is safety concern Finally its managers responsibility

Safety vs Health –Long term exposure to noise levels in the range of decibels causes permanent damage –A sudden acute exposure to impact noise can injure the hearing system.

Safety and Health Movement, Then and Now The safety area in the US has developed steadily since early 1900s. Workplace Health and Safety History, to the 1920s.mp4, Workplace Health and Safety History, to the 1920s.mp4 In the early 1900s, industrial accidents were common. –In 1907 over 3200 people were killed in mining accidents. –Then, legislation and public opinion all favored management.. –There were a few protections for workers’ safety.

Safety and Health Movement, Then and Now Working conditions for industrial employees have improved significantly. –Chance of a worker being killed is less than half of what it was 60 years ago. –the current death rate from work-related injuries is approx. 4 per 100,000 or less than a third of the rate 50 years ago.

Safety and Health Movement, Then and Now Improvements have been the result of: –The pressure to promote safety and health, –The steadily increasing costs associated with accidents and injuries, The future improvements will be driven by cost effectiveness and resultant competitiveness gained from a safe and healthy workplace. –The professionalization of safety as an occupation.

Development Before the Industrial Revolution Code of Hammurabi contained clauses pertaining to safety and health. –“If a man has caused the loss of a gentlemen’s eye, his own eye shall be caused to be lost”. Egyptians used slaves in building temples and pyramids. –Rameses II to ensure the maintenance of a workforce sufficient to build his major project, created an industrial medical service and required each worker to bathe daily.

Development Before the Industrial Revolution The Romans were very concerned about safety and health. –___________________________________ In the 16 th Century, Philippus Aureolus looked at pulmonary disease of miners/diseases of smelter workers/metallurgists and Georgius Agricola emphasized the need for ventilation systems in the mines.

Development Before the Industrial Revolution In the 18 th Century, Bernardino Ramazzini drew parallels between diseases suffered by workers and their occupations. –Handling of harmful materials, irregular or unnatural movements of the body The Industrial Revolution change the nature of production: –Introduction of inanimate power –Substitution of machines for people –Introduction of new methods in fabrication –Organization and specialization of work

Milestones in the Safety Movement The safety movement traces its roots to England. Industrial Revolution –Outbreak of fever among the children working in cotton mills led people in Manchester demand better working conditions in the factories.

Milestones in the Safety Movement When the industrial sector began to grow in the US, hazardous working conditions became common. –Following the Civil War, the seeds of the safety movement were sown. Factory Inspection – 1867 First barrier safeguard patent – 1868 mine safety law – 1869 Bureau of Labor Statistics established

Milestones in the Safety Movement –a law requiring safeguards for hazardous machinery – 1877 –Employer’s liability law – 1877 –First recorded safety program established in IL – 1892 –Frederick Taylor conducts first systematic study on efficiency in manufacturing – 1900 –Bureau of Mines created – 1907 –Concept of Workers Compensation introduced – 1908

Milestones in the Safety Movement –First cooperative study congress 1912 –National Council of Industrial Safety formed – 1913 –NCIS changed name to National Safety Council – 1915

Milestones in the Safety Movement –Total Safety Management concept introduced – 1996 –US firms begin to pursue ISO registration for ESM 2000 –Workplace terrorism is an ongoing concern of safety and health professionals -

Role of Organized Labor –Seeked safe and healthy work environments –Some say they focused too much on wages and benefits –Overturn the antilabor laws relating to safety Assumption Risk Specific Safety and Health Problems –Lung Disease in Miners –Explosion in a mine in WV in 1968

Role of –Mercury Poisoning in 1930s Japan due to release of methyl mercury into the sea Mercury nitrate was used in hat-making in the US –Asbestos exposure Asbestosis or (Mesothelioma) Cancer

DEVELOPMENT OF ACCIDENT PREVENTION PROGRAMS According to the SME ( Society of Manufacturing Engineers ), around this time industry began to realize the following: Improved engineering could prevent accidents. Employees were willing to learn and accept safety rules. Safety rules could be established and enforced. Financial savings from safety improvement could be reaped by savings in compensation and medical bills.

DEVELOPMENT OF ACCIDENT PREVENTION PROGRAMS Early safety programs were based on the three E’s of safety: Engineering, Education, and Enforcement –The engineering aspects of a safety program involve making design improvements to both product and process. –The education aspect of a safety program ensures that employees know how to work safely. –The enforcement aspect of a safety program involves making sure that employees abide by safety policies, rules, regulations, practices, and procedures.

Safety and Health Movement Today Came a long way from Industrial Revolution ways. Tone was set during the WWII. Occupational Safety and Health Administration 40 Year History Video 2011 OSHA.mp4 Occupational Safety and Health Administration 40 Year History Video 2011 OSHA.mp4 Need for various specialists arose: safety engineers, safety managers, industrial hygienists, occupational health nurses, and physicians.

Safety and Health Movement Today H.G. Dyktor proposed the following objectives of integration (cooperation): –Learn more through sharing knowledge about health problems in the workplace, particularly those caused by toxic substances –Provide a greater level of expertise in evaluating health and safety problems. –Provide a broad database that can be used to compare health and safety problems experienced by different companies in the same industry. –Encourage accident prevention –Make employee health and safety a high priority

Integrated Approach to Safety and Health By working together and drawing on their areas of expertise, S & H professionals are better able to identify, predict, control, and correct S & H problems. OSHA reinforces this integrated approach by requiring companies to have a plan for doing: –Providing appropriate medical treatment for injured or ill workers –Regularly examining workers who are exposed to toxic substances –Having qualified first-aid person available during all work hours

Integrated Approach to Safety and Health Small companies may contract, while the large ones have their own staff: –Industrial Hygiene Chemist and/or Engineer Periodically test the work environment and the workers Dust levels, ventilation, and noise levels.. –Radiation Control Specialist Electrical Engineer and Physicist Test radiation levels Prepare plans for accidents/decontamination procedures –Industrial Safety Manager or Engineer Developing Programs –Other

Development of Safety Organizations Alliance for American Insurers American Board of Industrial Hygiene American Conference of Government Industrial Hygienists American Industrial Hygiene Association American Insurance Association American National Standards Institute American Occupational Medical Association American Society of Testing and Materials American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Development of Safety Organizations Chemical Transportation Emergency Center Human Factors Society National Fire Protection Association National Safety Council National Safety Management Society Society of Automotive Engineers System Safety Society Underwriter’s Laboratories

Government Organizations Bureau of Labor Statistics Bureau of National Affairs Environmental Protection Agency National Institute for Standards and Technology National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Occupational Safety and Health Administration Superintendent of Documents, US Government Printing Office US Consumer Product Safety Commission

Other Organizations American Public Health Association Commerce Clearing House