INTERNATIONAL DIPLOMA IN

SAFETY ENGINEERING
(IDSE)
 UNIT 2

PRINCIPLES AND APPLICATION OF

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN
SAFETY
 ELEMENT 10
ASSESS THE REQUIREMENT OF INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY FOR OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
AND SAFETY WITHIN THE WORKPLACES
 LEARNING OUTCOMES
- EXPLAIN THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS AND INNOVATIONS IN
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FOR OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND
SAFETY
- EXPLAIN THE USE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FOR TRAINING
& AWARENESS, COMMUNICATIONS, INCIDENT INVESTIGATIONS FOR
OH&S IN A SPECIFIC ORGANIZATION
- PROPOSE THE UTILIZATION OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
AGAINST A RANGE OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH
HAZARDS
- IDENTIFY AND EVALUATE THE REQUIREMENTS FOR AN IT BASED
OH&S MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR ITS CONTINUAL IMPROVEMENT
- OUTLINE THE SECURITY AND LEGAL ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH IT
 LATEST DEVELOPMENTS
- ADVANCEMENT IN COMMUNICATION; BETTER OHS
MGT SYSTEM
- DATA ANALYSIS
- MONITORING AND MEASURING EQUIPMENTS
- CHEMICAL PROCESSES OPTIMIZATIONS
- ENGINEERING CONTROLS
- REMOTE ERROR IDENTIFICATIONS AND
TROUBLESHOOTING
- EARLY DISASTER WARNINGS ETC. ETC.
 QUIZ
EXPLAIN HOW IT HAS BENEFITTED THE
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH
MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
 TRAINING AND AWARENESS THROUGH IT
- E-LEARNING MODULES
- DATA STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL (BOOKS IN PDF)
- USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA FOR AWARENESS
- IDENTIFYING LEGAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS
THROUGH INTERNET
- REAL ACCIDENT VIDEOS
- VIDEO CONFERENCING FOR TRAINING.
 OH&S RELATED COMMUNICATIONS THROUGH
IT
- REAL TIME DATA AVAILABLE FROM VARIOUS PROCESSES. YOU DO NOT
NEED TO BE PHYSICALLY AVAILABLE TO CHECK THE GAUGE
TEMPERATURE INSTALLED ON A FURNACE.
- THE COMMUNICATION HAS BECOME FASTER AND RELIABLE.
- THE ORGANIZATIONS CAN HAVE PERSONNEL AND VEHICLE TRACKING
SYSTEM TO FACILITATE THE SMOOTH WORKING ESPECIALLY LONE
WORKING IN HIGH RISK AREAS
- VEHICLE TRACKING FOR SAFETY
- RESPOND TO AN EMERGENCY SITUATION IN AN EFFICIENT AND
EFFECTIVE MANNER
- THE INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL COMMUNICATION FOR OH&S MATTERS
HAS BECOME MORE EFFICIENT
- THE WORK IN CONFINED SPACES HAS BECOME EASIER
 QUIZ
HOW IT CAN INFLUENCE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF
EMERGENCY RESCUE FOR A COURIER COMPANY
INVOLVING INTER CITY TRANSPORTATION ON
HEAVY VEHICLES?
 INCIDENT INVESTIGATIONS AND ROLE OF IT
- LIE DETECTION I.E. POLYGRAPH MACHINE
- THE DATA AVAILABILITY AND THE ANALYSIS OF PAST
TRENDS AND PATTERNS THROUGH SOFTWARES
- BENCHMARKING
- CCTV
 CLASS ACTIVITY
WE ARE PRESENTING A NUMBER OF SITUATIONS WHERE YOU WILL
NEED TO IDENTIFY THE POSSIBILITY OF USE OF INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH
PERSPECTIVE. YOU ARE ADVISED TO LOOK INTO THESE SITUATIONS
CAREFULLY AND DEVISE A SUITABLE USE OF IT AND ENGINEERING/
ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROL:-
- FIRE SAFETY AT A 6 STOREY SHOPPING MALL WHERE APPROXIMATELY
MORE THAN 20000 PEOPLE (INCLUDING DISABLED, CHILDREN, AND
WOMEN) VISIT ON DAILY BASIS. PEAK CROWD TIMING IS 1900 HRS TO 2200
HRS
- A PIZZA COMPANY IS OFFERING HOME DELIVERY SERVICES. THEY WISH TO
ENSURE SAFETY OF THEIR RIDERS FROM VIOLENCE
- A COURIER COMPANY WHICH HAS SUFFERED LOT OF ROAD ACCIDENTS
FROM VEHICLES IN PREVIOUS YEAR. THEY HAVE ESTABLISHED THEIR
OH&S OBJECTIVES TO REDUCE THE VEHICLE ACCIDENTS BY 80%
 IT BASED OHS MGT SYSTEM
- 100% PAPERLESS; PROS AND CONS
- REQUIREMENTS FOR AN IT BASED OH&S MANAGEMENT
SYSTEM
- AN EFFECTIVE PAPER BASED OHS MGT SYSTEM
- RESOURCES AVAILABILITY
- TOP MGT UNDERSTANDING ABOUT DELIVERABLES
- COMPETENT PROFESSIONALS (INTERNAL & EXTERNAL)
 BENEFITS OF IT BASED OHS MGT SYSTEM
- THE RECURRING COST SAVING IN PRINTING AND STATIONERY FOR OH&S
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
- INCREASED COMPETENCE OF WORKFORCE IN IT AND INCREASED RISK PERCEPTION
AND CONTROL MEASURES
- REAL TIME DATA AVAILABILITY FOR ALL OH&S PROCESSES THROUGH A CENTRALIZED
COMPUTER SERVERS.
- EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION AND ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES FOR CERTAIN HIGH
RISK ACTIVITIES
- EASY DATA STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL.
- EASY CONTROL OF DOCUMENTED PROCEDURES WITHOUT THE RISK OF OBSOLETE
DOCUMENTS BEING USED.
- YOU DO NOT NEED TO TRACK WHEN IS CALIBRATION OF EQUIPMENTS IS DUE.
- DATA ANALYSIS AND EVALUATION FOR OH&S MANAGEMENT SYSTEM INPUTS WILL BE
EASIER.
- EASIER TO CENTRALLY CONTROL EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND EVACUATION TEAMS.
-
 SECURITY AND LEGAL ISSUES WITH USE OF IT
- RISK OF HACKING CAN CAUSE HUGE FINANCIAL LOSS TO THE
ORGANIZATION
- LOSS OF DATA FROM COMPUTER HARDWARES IS ALSO AN
IMPORTANT ISSUE
- IT BASED SYSTEM MAKE EXTENSIVE USE OF DSE (DISPLAY
SCREEN EQUIPMENT)
- THE PRIVACY AND DATA PROTECTION IS VERY IMPORTANT.
- LEGAL ISSUES MAY ARISE FOR USE OF CERTAIN NON
LICENSED COMPUTER SOFTWARES
- HUGE AMOUNT OF DATA CAN BE STORED IN A SMALL CHIP (SD
CARDS). THEREFORE, THE DATA THEFT IS VERY EASY WITH IT
BASED SYSTEM.