Safety
Safety
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
Accident Involves
Immediate, Short-term
and Long-term Effects
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