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NEBOSH International General Certificate: Programme For Today
NEBOSH International General Certificate: Programme For Today
General Certificate
Day 3
Orga nising
NEBOSH International
General Certificate
Human Factors
Influences on Behaviour
The Organisation
The
Individual The Job
Organisational Factors
• Good ergonomics.
Personal Factors
Attitude
“The way a person believes they will
respond in a given situation.”
(This is not the ne cessarily the actual respon se).
Personal Factors
Perception
“How people understand the
likelihood of themselves being
harmed by a hazard.”
Perception
Human Failure
Skill bas ed
La pse s
Er r or s
Rule s
Mis tak es
Kno wle dg e
Hum an
Fail ur es
Rou tin e
Exce pti on al
Organising
Planning and
Implementing
Planning and Implementing
• Determine priorities:
– Develop a strategic plan.
– Develop a schedule or calendar of
activities.
SMART Objectives
Specific.
Measurable.
Agreed.
Realistic.
Time-constrained.
Organising
Planning and
Implementing
Measuring
Performance
Measuring Performance
NEBOSH International
General Certificate
What is an accident?
It is an unplanned, unwanted event
which results in a loss of some kind.
Accident Reporting
They are:
• Occupational accidents.
• Occupational diseases.
• Dangerous occurrences.
• Dangerous occurrence.
• D iseases.
They include:
The Exams
(Source: NEBOS H)
Exam Technique
Accident Investigation
• Preventing recurrence.
(most imp orta nt!)
• Legal.
• Insurance.
• S tatistics.
• Civ il actions.
Underlying Causes
Immediate Causes
Loss or Injury
Accident Causation - Domino Theory
Root causes
Underlying
causes
Unsafe
act/
condition Accident
Loss/injury
Accident Investigation
Accident Investigation
• The Scene
• Documents
• People
Accident Investigation
• Gathering information
Use of Open Questions:
Gathering Information
• What happened?
• Where did it happen?
• Who was involv ed?
• When did it happen?
• Why did it happen?
Recording the Information
• Type of accident.
• Part of body injured.
• Job type.
• Location.
Root causes
Underlying
causes Unsafe
acts and
conditions Accident
Loss/injury
Drawing Conclusions
Drawing Conclusions
Cause of injury
Direct causes
A1 A2 A3 B1 B2 B3 C1 C2 C3
Practicalities of Investigation
Statistics
No. of accidents
AIR = × 1,000
Av erage no. of employ ees
Statistics