Safety means

Safety means
freedom from hazard
Safety means preventing
accidents
Health means
Health means
Health means a state of
psychic, mental and social
well being;
not merely consist of an
absence of diseases i.e.
illness.
Environment means
Environment means
the air, water, and land in or
on which people, animals,
and plants live.
Environmental balance is disturbed due to
accidents:
Natural calamities
Human activities -
Domestic activities
Industrialisation

Integral system of Health, Safety and Environment

AN UNPLANNED EVENT WHICH
RESULTS IN UNACCEPTABLE
CONSEQUENCES

AN UNDESIREABLE EVENT WHICH

INTERRUPTS NORMAL ACTIVITY
 RESULTS
HIGHER COST & LOWER PROFIT
 Industrial Accidents

Accident Involves

Living Organisms Environment Property

Immediate, Short-term
and Long-term Effects

Humans Livestock Plants Soil and Water Bodies Atmosphere

Death, Injury, Disease and Disability Pollution

Industrial accidents happens due hazards / Risks.
Safety hazards / Risks
Health hazards / Risks
Environmental hazards / Risks
IOC JAIPUR - 2009
Bhopal Gas Tragedy
HAZARD
means condition with the potential of causing:
Injury,
Diseases,
Damage to equipment or structures,
Loss of material,
Damage to the environment, or
a combination of the above.
CAUSES OF INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS
Poor worker training,
Inability to do the job,
Lack of understanding of job,
Use of improper tools / equipment,
Poor maintenance of equipment,
Poor working conditions,
Lack of adherence to Safety rules.
Prevention of Accidents
Dr.H.W.Heinrich, One of the pioneer
researchers in safety Management, after
analyzing 75,000 accidents, studied 12 years in
detail and came to the conclusion that
98% are Preventable (due to human failure)
and
2% are Unpreventable. (due to Nature)
HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMME
is a systematic plan to identify and
control hazards and respond to
emergencies.
lays out responsibilities, resources, and
procedures for keeping the workplace
safe and healthy.
integrates health, safety and
environment objectives into all work
practices and conditions.
Dimensions of Occupational HSE Programme

Occupational HSE Programme

Combating Employee
Accident HSE Risk
Accident Rehabilitation
Prevention Prevention
Occupational Safety Objectives
To provide a work environment with least
chances of accidents to prevent
occupational deaths/injuries.
To identify the potential safety hazards and
eliminate them before they grow to cause an
accident.
To introduce accident prevention plan
evolved through an in depth hazard assessment
process and its continual improvement.
Occupational Health Objectives
To reduce the chances of spreading of
occupational diseases/ illnesses amongst the
employees.
Environmental Objectives
To provide a pollution free work environment
to the employees
To maintain a desired level of lighting,
temperature & humidity in work place
To plan the disposal of hazardous waste
material through an effluent process with its
minimum effects to work place environment
INDUSTRIAL SAFETY / HSE MANAGEMENT?
It is a working attitude, which once implanted/
infused produces

a culture of safety /HSE consciousness.

improves the quality and

also adds to the productivity.
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Duties of a safety / HSE officer
Ensure the safety of the employees by bringing
safety awareness.
Make them aware of the usage of various safety
gadgets through demonstrative sessions.
Making them alert of accidents through safety
posters etc.
Ensuring safe operating procedures (SOP) and
put into practice by the employees
Educate about Dos and Donts at the
workplace.
Benefits of Safety / HSE Management
Boosts the efficiency and effectiveness
Less accidents.
can enhance risk mitigation.
Enhanced Productivity.
By studying these courses
Identify the Hazards / Risks ,
Control the Hazards /situations in an organised way.
Handle the Hazards /situations in an organised way.

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Why Safety / HSE profession ?
Most specialized Profession
Highly respectable by all
Indirectly doing Social Service
Why Safety / HSE profession ?
4. Doctors help to save life, Safety/ HSE officer
averts accidents by preventing injuries
through risk Assessments.
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY It refers to the
mechanism put in place by an organization to
protect people from risk of injuries / deaths in
their working environment.
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH It refers to the degree of
physical, mental and social well being of workers in all
occupations.
ENVIRONMENT Our physical surroundings and
conditions including Air, Water, Land, Natural
Resources, Flora & Fauna and their interaction.
It is practically impossible to eliminate all
hazards. -Safety is therefore a matter of relative
protection from exposure to hazards