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General Concepts on
OSH
Session Objective:
At the end of the session, the participants
will be able to define and discuss the
general concepts of OSH towards effective
OSH implementation in the workplace.
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ACCIDENT
• An occurrence or event that is
unexpected/ unforeseen, unplanned
and unwanted.
• Leads to:
▪ loss; damage
▪ injury
▪ death
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Common Reasons for Accidents
Layman’s version:
• ‘Oras na kasi niya, hayaan na siyang
mamahinga!’
• ‘Ang malas naman niya!’
• ‘T**** kasi niya!’
• ‘Kasama sa trabaho yan!’
These are not real causes - - -
only EXCUSES
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Accidents
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Accidents
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Accidents
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Accident causation
PEOPLE MATERIALS
Workforce Used, worked or made
Management of the
workforce EQUIPMENT
Policies Tools and Machinery
Behavior
ENVIRONMENT
Physical surroundings
Natural environment
Community, social & legal influences
Accident causation refers to the factors that
are the primary reasons behind an accident.
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Accidents & Productivity
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H. W. Heinrich, Domino Theory
▪ Study of Accidents
• 98% – Preventable
o 88% - Unsafe/Unhealthy Acts
o 10% - Unsafe/Unhealthy Conditions
• 2%* – Non-Preventable
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Unsafe / Unhealthy ACT
• A human action that departs from a
standard or written job procedure or
common practice, safety rules,
regulations, or instructions.
• A violation of a commonly-accepted safe
procedures and or processes.
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What will you look for as safety
officers?
Unsafe Acts
• Operating equipment
without authority
• Removing safety devices
• Using Defective
equipment
• Using improper/Not
using of PPE
• Horse-playing
Unhealthy Acts
• Smoking cigarettes in the
workplace
• Inhaling organic solvents
• Drinking alcoholic
beverage during office
hours
• Taking illegal drugs inside
company premises
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 Unsafe/Unhealthy Condition
• The physical or chemical property of a material,
machine or the environment that may result in
injury to a person, damage or destruction to
property and other losses;
• could have been guarded or prevented.
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What will you look for as safety
officers?
Unsafe Conditions Unhealthy Conditions
• Defective tools/equipment • Excessive noise
• Congested/blocked exits • Inadequate illumination/
ventilation
• Inadequate warning
• Extreme temperature
systems
• Slippery floors
• Hazardous atmospheric
condition
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 ACCIDENTS / ILLNESSES
US / UH US / UH
Acts Conditions
• Unaware
• Unnoticed
• Unable
• Uncorrected
• Unmotivated
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A fatal accident is just the TIP of the iceberg
1 Death
10 serious accidents
100 minor injuries
1,000 hazardous occurrences
10,000 unsafe/unhealthy acts & conditions
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As safety officers, you need to:
• identify the unsafe/unhealthy acts and
conditions in your workplaces
• implement control measures to prevent
accidents and illnesses
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Review
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Review
Differentiate between
unsafe/unhealthy acts and
unsafe/unhealthy conditions.
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Clear Points
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Clear Points
• Accidents and injuries result to losses of
lives, limbs, time and property
• Most accidents at work could have been
prevented. Unsafe and unhealthy acts and
conditions in the workplace must be addressed.
• Every workplace has different hazards, risk, levels
of exposure. Tailor fit your OSH response to your
risk classification.
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 Lahat tayo
pwede maging
OSH CHAMPIONS!