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IGC1 Element 5 New Syllabus
IGC1 Element 5 New Syllabus
Unit IGC1
Active
• Looking at control measures to
see if they are correct and being used before
accidents, etc. are caused
• Measures progress
Reactive
• Using accident, incident and
ill-health data to highlight areas
of concern
• Measures failure
Performance Standards
Conformance/non-conformance with
standards:
• Number and quality of risk assessments
• Health and safety training to schedule
• Consultative committee meetings to schedule
• Workplace inspections to schedule
Systematic Inspections
Observation Plant • Machinery
• Vehicles
Premises • Workplace
• Environment
• Health Surveillance
• Monitoring worker health - a proactive measure
• Shows effectiveness of controls
• Benchmarking
• Comparison to other organisations
• Can compare between sectors
Workplace Inspections
Factors to consider:
• Type of inspection
• Frequency of inspection
• Allocation of responsibilities
• Competence of the inspector
• Objectivity of inspector
• Use of checklists
• Action planning for problems
found
• Training for inspectors
Example Inspection System
Bank head office:
• Purpose – monitor H&S standards
• Frequency – monthly
• Persons responsible – managers at different
levels
• Competence – one day course
• Inspection checklist – general checklist,
tailored if required
• Follow up arrangements – an action plan
Use of Checklists
Advantages Disadvantages
• Ensures all points
covered • May ignore items
• Consistent not on checklist
approach
• Form of written
record
Group Syndicate Exercise
•In groups, list the topic headings that
should be included on an inspection
checklist for use in your workplace.
•Design a rough format for the inspection
checksheet.
Workplace Inspections
Typical topics:
• Fire safety
• Housekeeping
• Environment issues
• Traffic routes
• Chemical safety
• Machinery safety
• Electrical safety
• Welfare facilities
Allocation of Responsibilities
• Potential issues
• Data may be manipulated
• Incidents may go unreported
• Sudden increase in reporting of incidents can
suggest a decrease in performance
• Could be due to improved reporting.
Other Reactive Measures
• Enforcement actions
• Often required during pre-tender qualifications
• Civil claims
• Total cost of claims can be calculated
• May be affected by:
• Advertising campaigns
• Dissatisfaction with organisation
End of Section Quiz
1. What is meant by active monitoring?
2. What is meant by reactive monitoring?
3. Give examples of active monitoring
techniques
4. What topics could be considered in a general
workplace inspection?
5. What are accident rates used for?
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Element 5.2
Minor non-conformance
• Less serious issue, unlikely to result in injury or failure
of management system
• Observations
• Opinion given by auditor
End of Section Quiz
1. Define “auditing”.
2. What is the difference between an audit and
a workplace inspection?
3. What types of information might be
examined during an audit?
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Element 5.3
• Investigating Incidents
Incident Investigations
Reasons to carry out investigations:
• Identify the causes
• Prevent recurrence
• Collect evidence
• Legal reasons
• Insurance purposes
• Staff morale
• Disciplinary purposes
• To update risk assessments
• Discover trends
Types of Incident
Near-miss
An unplanned, unwanted event that had the potential to
lead to injury, damage or loss but did not
Accident
An unplanned, unwanted event which leads to injury,
damage or loss
• Injury accident - where the unplanned, unwanted
event leads to some sort of personal injury,
e.g. a cut hand
• Damage only accident - where the unplanned,
unwanted event leads to equipment or property
damage but not personal injury,
e.g. a wall is demolished
Types of Incident
Dangerous occurrence
• A specified event that has to be reported to the
relevant authority by statute law,
e.g. a major gas leak
Ill-health
• A disease or medical condition that is directly
attributable to work,
e.g. dermatitis as a result of exposure to skin
irritants
Level of Investigation
• More minor incidents
• Investigated by line manager
Internal External
• Directors • Family of the casualty
• Senior managers • External authorities
• Human resources • Insurance companies
managers • Public relations advisors
• Health, Safety
Environmental Advisors
• Worker representatives
Externally Reportable Events
• Some incidents need to be reported to
regulator by law, e.g.
− Fatality
− Major injury
− Dangerous occurrence
− Disease
− Lost time injuries
Data Collection & Analysis
Analysis of data:
• What is the trend in accident/incidence rate over the
past 5 years?
• What are the most common types of accident?
• What are the most common types of injury?
• Between what times of the day do most accidents
occur?
• Which part of the body is most frequently injured?
• Which department has the highest accident rate?
• What is the accident rate trend for a particular part of
the organisation?
• Where do most accidents occur in the workplace?
Lessons Learnt
• Action taken as a result of incident
• Published internally as “lessons learned”
− Shows company commitment to improving
− Allows improvements to be made
• Maintain confidentiality!
End of Section Quiz
1. Why might an employee not report an
incident?
2. What are the typical contents of an internal
incident report form?
3. Why is incident data collected?
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Element 5.5
• Departmental review
− Monthly, by line manager to ensure on track
Reasons for Having Regular Reviews
• Are we on target?
• If not, why not?
• What do we have to change
to continually improve?
• Essential part of management system
• Requirement of ISO certification
Whole Group Exercise
What measurements of health and safety
performance should be included in the annual
review?
Performance Indicators
• Compliance with legal and organisational
requirements, new developments
• Accident and incident data + corrective actions
• Inspections, surveys, tours, sampling
• Absence and sickness data
• Quality assurance reports
• Audit reports
• Monitoring data/records
• External communications and complaints
• Consultation results
• Achievement of objectives
• Enforcement action
• Actions from previous management reviews
Outputs from Review
• Management reports
− Minutes circulated
− Records maintained
− Actions closed out
• Continual Improvement
Continuous Improvement
Review evaluates performance against
standards
• Action taken as a result to improve
• Board/Senior managers
• Set targets as a result of review/amend policy
• Middle Managers
• Review performance
• Set targets for their area
• Junior Managers
• Review local performance
• Set targets for their area
End of Section Quiz
1. Why should an organisation carry out reviews
of health and safety performance?
2. What should be considered in the
management review of health and safety
performance?