Environment, Safety and Health (ESH)

Classification of Incident

By
Capt [Rtd] Veera K.S

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1.Objective
2.Incident Classification
3.Unsafe Act
4.Unsafe Condition
Objectives

The primary objective of defining responsibilities for incident

classification is to ensure consistency in the methods used to
collect and manage incident data so that it can be effectively
interpreted and compared.

Key responsibilities for incident classification are described below

for:
• Employees Responsibilities
• Contractors Responsibilities

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Classification of Incident
Class Description

1 Fatality / Death
2 Permanent Disability
3 Temporarily Disability – 5 days & above medical leaves
4 Occupational Poisoning & Disease
5 Dangerous Occurrence ( as per NADOPOD schedule II)
Property Damage
6 Loss Time Incident - 1-4 days Medical Leave
7 First Aid Injury Without Medical Leave
8 Near Miss Incident
9 Non-Occupational Incident

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 Class I : Fatality / Death
• Any accident arising out of or in
connection with work which
cause death to any person
including Company employees,
Contractor’s and sub-
Contractors’ employees, visitors
and any other persons who are
within the Company premises.

• Note : Section 15 of OSHA

stipulates that “"employee"
includes an independent
contractor engaged by an
employer or a self-employed
person and any employee of
the independent contractor;…”

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 Class II : Permanent disability
• Any accident arising out of or in
connection with work which cause
permanent disability to any
person including Company
employees, Contractor’s and sub-
Contractors’ employees, visitors and
any other persons who are within
the Company premises.

• Examples of Permanent Disability

included in the Schedule I of
NADOPOD Regulations 2004 are
amputation, loss of sight, permanent
privation of the hearing, destruction
or permanent impairing of the
powers of any member or joint.

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Class III : Temporarily Disability

• Any accident arising out of or

in connection with work
which cause temporary
disability or medical
leaves, 5 days and above
to any person including
Company employees,
Contractor’s and sub-
Contractors’ employees,
visitors and any other
persons who are within the
Company premises.

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 Class IV : Occupational Poisoning &
Disease
• Any occupational poisoning and
disease that are stipulated in
Schedule III of NADOPOD
Regulations 2004, arising out of or
in connection with work to any
person including Company
employees, Contractor’s and sub-
Contractors’ employees, visitors
and any other persons who are
within the Company premises.

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 Class V : Dangerous Occurrence &
Property Damage
• Any dangerous occurrence as
defined in Schedule II of
NADOPOD Regulations 2004
and also damages to
Company’s properties.

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Class VI : MC 1-4 days

• Any accident in arising out of

or in connection with work to
any person including
Company employees,
Contractor’s and sub-
Contractors’ employees, and
any other persons which
results to lost time injury
consecutively from one (1) to
four (4) calendar days.

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 Class VII : First Aid without MC
• Any accident arising out of or
in connection with work which
do not result to Lost Man Days
and only require First Aid
treatment to any person
including Company employees,
Contractor’s and sub-
Contractors’ employees,
visitors and any other persons
who are within the Company
premises.

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Class VIII : Near Miss

• An unplanned event that did

not result in injury, illness or
property damage but had the
potential to do so.
• Any near missed incident
HAVE TO REPORT

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 Class IX : Non-Occupational Accident
• Any other accident that occurs
within the workplace or outside
the workplace but has no
connection with work or arising
out of work.

• Eg : Dead body found in

compound
• Worker commit suicide

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 Unsafe Act
• Unsafe Act - Performance of a task or
other activity that is conducted in a
manner that may threaten the health
and/or safety of workers. Examples
are :

• Operating without qualification or authorization.

Lack of or improper use of PPE.
Failure to tagout/lockout.
Operating equipment at unsafe speed.

• Failure to warn.
Bypass or removal of safety devices.
Using defective equipment.

• Use of tools for other than their intended purpose.

Working in hazardous locations without adequate
protection or warning.
• Horseplay.
Wearing unsafe clothing.
Taking an unsafe position.

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Unsafe Condition
• Unsafe Condition - A condition in
the work place that is likely to
cause property damage or injury.
Examples are:

Defective tools, equipment, or

supplies.
Inadequate supports or guards.
Congestion in the workplace.
Inadequate warning systems.
Fire and explosion hazards.
Poor housekeeping.
Hazardous atmospheric
condition.
Excessive noise.
Poor ventilation.

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Thank you

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