Safety Management

CHAPTER

SAFETY MANAGEMENT
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Four “Es” of Safety

• Engineering in Design
• Enforcement of the factory inspectorate
• Education
• Enthusiasm
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Common Pattern of Approach

 Make safety a way of life for everyone

working in the unit.
 Organize the safety effort because it does
not happen by itself.
 Exchange findings and experiences to
mutual benefit.
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If Safety is Lacking, then?

 Operations do not remain under control

 Schedules and unit costs can’t be counted

upon
 Breakdowns involving costs become frequent
 Compensation amounts go up
 Supplies of skilled people with the right

attitude and motivation becomes difficult

 Labor relations become strained
 Productivity stands impaired
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Goal of Safety

“To reduce the number of all types of

accidents which may cause loss of life,
personal injury, loss or damage to
equipment or loss of operating
efficiency.”
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Groups of Accidents

1. Accidents emanating from failure of

equipment on plants or from unrecognized
danger in process or operation or from “Acts
of God”.
2. Accidents caused by personnel's unsafe acts,
ranging from carelessness and negligence to
poor craftsmanship, lack of instruction and
inadequate instruction.
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Scope

Safety promotion is a team work which has

to penetrate the entire company from the
very start of the idea on development till
the final execution of an operation.

It requires the joint application of the

experience, knowledge and know-how of a
number of specialists, experts in their own
field of activity.
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Scope

It must be routine to gather all knowledge

and experience to ensure safety in
operations and also the information
collected must be disseminated.
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Elements of a Typical Safety Programme

1. Development of policies, procedures, and

training systems;
2. Creation of an organization to ensure safety;
3. Analysis of the causes and occurrences of
accidents;
4. Implementation of the safety programme;
and
5. Evaluation of the effectiveness of the
programme.