INCIDENT PREVENTION & PRODUCTIVITY

( INDIVIDUAL EXERCISE)

1. THE FOLLOWING SHOWS THE ACCIDENT PYRAMID

( TYE/PEARSON/BIRD ). FILL IN THE MISSING PARTS.

1
3 (….)

50 (FIRST AID )

80 (………)

400 ( NEAR MISSES)

2. THE MINISTRY OF LABOUR & NATIONAL SERVICE (U.K ) POSTULATED SIX

PRINCIPLES OF INCIDENT PREVENTION IN 1956. LIST THEM.

3.E.I.DUPONT HAS 10 PRINCIPLES OF SAFETY MANAGEMENT. LIST THEM.

4. AN ACCIDENT HAS CAUSED A WORKER TO LOSE HIS RIGHT ARM AND

PROPERTY DAMAGE TO A CONSUMER GOODS FACTORY. COST OF
ACCIDENT WHICH INCLUDED DIRECT COSTS TOTALLED RM 150,000 .THE
PROFIT MARGIN FOR THIS COMPANY IS AROUND 20 %.
a. Calculate the BECV ( break-even contract value ).
b. What do you consider is the most critical element in the Hidden Cost ?
TOPIC: OSH-MS

PLEASE DISCUSS THE QUESTIONS IN A GROUP.

TIME ALLOCATION: 10 MINS
PRESENTATION: 5 MINS

GROUP I

Described and briefly explained the components in Deming’s quality management cycle.

GROUP 2

What are the characteristics of a system and how this been adopted in safety management?

GROUP 3

One of the elements of being safety management system is legal and other requirements. In
briefly described what is meant by other requirements?

GROUP 4

The safety management system requires that organisations carry out planning. What goes
into planning and what is the output from this planning process?

GROUP 5

The management system requires organisations to carry out management reviews. What is
the purpose of a management review and what is considered during the review?

INSTRUCTIONS:

• Please discuss the questions in groups at the end of your lecture.

• Request all the groups to have a 5 mins presentation to present the outcomes
from the discussion.

• Comments on the presentations and reinforce the key points in the topic.
TOPIC: OSH POLICY & ARRANGEMENT

PLEASE DISCUSS THE QUESTIONS IN A GROUP.

TIME ALLOCATION: 20 MINS
PRESENTATION: 5 MINS

GROUP I

The policy statement is basically a very short document usually of not more than one
page long. What makes this document so important in an organisation?

GROUP 2

What are some of the element to be stated in a policy statement?

GROUP 3

Why do you have to make the statements in policy very simple?

GROUP 4

What other things in you need to implement the policy?

GROUP 5

What are some of the arrangements that you need to make to implement the
occupational safety and health policy and how do you monitor the implementation of
the policy?

INSTRUCTIONS:

• Please discuss the questions in groups at the end of your lecture.

• Request all the groups to have a 5 mins presentation to present the outcomes
from the discussion.

• Comments on the presentations and reinforce the key points in Incident

Prevention topic.
OSH POLICY, ORGANISATION & ARRANGEMENT-
(GROUP EXERCISE )

GROUP 1- READ THE VARIOUS SAMPLES OF OSH POLICY (HANDOUTS MOD

1 ) AND GIVE YOUR COMMENTS.

THE FOUR STEPS IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF OSH POLICY ARE AS

FOLLOWS :

1. FORMULATE & WRITE POLICY

2. IMPLEMENT POLICY
3. COMMUNICATE THE POLICY
4. MONITOR & REVIEW

GROUP 2- Describe the process of Formulating & Writing OSH Policy.

GROUP 3- Describe the process of Implementation.

GROUP 4- Describe the process of Communication.

GROUP 5- Describe the process of Monitoring & Review.