INTRODUCTION TO SAFETY
WHAT IS SAFETY/LOSS PREVENTION? The prevention of accidents through the use of appropriate techniques OR technologies to identify the hazards and reduce/eliminate them before the occurrence of an accident Keywords: Prevention, Identify, Eliminate
TRIVIA Q: What are the differences between safety and loss prevention?
Safety is the old way to prevent accident by using passive strategies such as Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and rules®ulations Loss prevention is a reactive term for accident prevention. Loss prevention emphasize on hazard identification, technical evaluation, and design of new engineering features
WHAT IS HAZARDS ? A chemical or physical condition that has the potential to cause damage to people, property or the environment
WHAT IS RISK? A measure of human injury, environmental damage, or economic loss in terms of both the incident possibility and the magnitude of the loss or injury
SYSTEM ATTITUDE FUNDAMENTALS EXPERIENCE TIME YOU! *Sharing with students – Pressure Testing Incident
GOOD, BETTER, BEST A GOOD safety program identifies and eliminates existing safety hazards An OUTSTANDING safety program is embedded with management systems that prevent the existence of safety hazards
Management Systems Safety reviews Safety audits HAZOP Checklists Application of technical knowledge Sharing with students – Checklist Samples
LEVEL OF ACCIDENT PREVENTION ELIMINATION SUBSTITUTION ISOLATION ENGINEERING CONTROL MANAGEMENT CONTROL PPEs
ENGINEERING ETHICS RMSAFETY
AICHE Fundamental Canons 1. Engineers shall hold paramount the safety, health and welfare of the public in the performance of their professional duties 2. Engineers shall perform services only in areas of their competence 3. Engineers…..