LESSON 1

IMPORTANCE
OF SAFETY
AND HEALTH
FME23M - BOSH
OBJECTIVES
At the end of the session, the participants will be able to:
◦ list the leading causes of accidents in the workplace
◦ recognize the present safety and health situations in the workplace
◦ articulate the importance of safety and health in the workplace
Global OSH Situation
International Labor Organization Report
◦ 270 million accidents reported
◦ 350,000 of which are fatal
◦ 160 Million work-related illnesses/ diseases reported
◦ 2,000,000 workers DIE every year
◦ More than 100,000 work fatalities occur every month
◦ more than 5,000 everyday
◦ 4 every minute
◦ Each year, 22,000 children are killed by work accidents!
Construction Industry
◦ At least 60,000fatalities occur at
construction sites, around the world, every
year
◦ 1 fatal accident occurs every 10 minutes
◦ Around 17% of all fatalities at work (1 in
every 6) are construction fatalities
Construction Industry
With a highly mobile population of workers
and different contractors working on
dangerous construction sites at the same
time, CONSTRUCTION continues to be a
major cause of death and disabilities.
NUMBER OF
WORK
ACCIDENT
CASES (2001)
FIVE (5) YEAR
DISTRIBUTION
OF WORK-
RELATED
ACCIDENT
CASES BY
INDUSTRY
 Number of Reporting Establishments (2001-2005)

WORK
ACCIDENT
SUMMARY
WORK ACCIDENT SUMMARY
Number of Reporting Establishments (2001-2005)
 FIVE (5) YEAR
DISTRIBUTION
OF WORK OF
WORK- RELATED
ACCIDENT
CASES, BY
REGION
OSHC STUDY (1998)
Factors That Contribute to the Occurrence of Accidents in the Construction Industry
 LEADING
CAUSES OF
ACCIDENTS
SEVERITY
OF
INJURY
TYPE OF
TRADE
 MONTH OF
OCCURRENCE
Time of Accident
Why the need for OSH?
Family
Employee Regulatory
Health Agencies

Why the need for OSH?

Production
Accident
Costs

Quality
Corporate
Image
Direct Cost of
Accidents

◦ Medical Expenses
◦ Equipment Damage
◦ Wasted Raw Materials
◦ Insurance Premiums
◦ Litigation Expenses
Indirect Cost of Accidents
1. Injured Workers
◦ Lesser productivity due to interruption on day of injury
◦ Loss in efficiency
◦ Loss of income

2. Other Employees
◦ loss productivity due to:
◦ work stoppage out of curiosity
◦ when assisting injured worker
◦ due to inspection
◦ Loss in efficiency out of sympathy to the injured
◦ Additional cost due to completion of added work
Indirect Cost of Accidents

3. Supervisors
◦ lost productivity when assisting the injured
◦ due to accident investigation
◦ preparing reports
4. Replacement worker
◦ hiring or training
5. Equipment
◦ downtime
 IF YOU THINK IF YOU THINK
TRAINING IS IS EXPENSIVE, TRY
IGNORANCE.
IF YOU THINK SAFETY IS COSTLY,
TRY ACCIDENT.
THANK YOU!