Advanced Health and Safety Management

Introduction

Safety Management has come under significant scrutiny in the light of recent disasters. However, the concept of Safety Management Systems is usually limited to the systematic approach and not to the holistic (all aspect) approach. Safety Management must envelop both the hard and soft aspects of safety to produce a remarkable result.

Health and Safety has to be managed with the same level of skill and to the same standards as other core business activities because of the high cost of failures; Legislation requiring employers to evaluate and manage risks; Public opinion on risk acceptability moving against poorly managed organisations which impose excessive risks and high-profile disasters which fuel public opinion.

Objectives

– Comprehend the Legislation in Europe and the United States for High Hazard Industries.
– How Safety Culture is involved in a SMS?
– The effect of Behavioural safety on safety culture.
– Work Permit Systems & LO / TO.
– Risk perception and HAZOP studies.

Course Outline

Day 1

Legislation for Health and Safety
– Introduction.
– Legislation for Health and Safety.
– Legislation for High Hazard Industries.
– Process Safety Management (OSHA 29 CFR 1910.119).
– The Seveso Directive (EU Directive).
– Introduction to Safety Management Systems.
– The Outer System Environment.
– The Inner System Environment.

Day 2

Policy and Safety Culture
– Policy for Health & Safety.
– Responsibility for accidents rest with management.
– Organisational factors.
– Human Factors.
– Job Factors.
– Organisation for health and safety.
– Control, Co-operation, Communication, Competence.
– Safety Culture.

Day 3

Planning and Implementation
– Planning and Implementation.
– Management arrangements.
– Risk Control Systems – Inputs, Processes, Outputs.
– Risk Assessments.
– Work Permit Systems & LO / TO.
– Hazard Communication.
– COSHH Assessments.
– Exercise.

Day 4

Measuring Performance & HAZOPs
– Measuring Performance.
– Active Monitoring systems.
– Reactive Monitoring systems.
– Audits & Reviews.
– Case Study of the Flixborough Disaster.
– Introduction to HAZOP.
– Element selection.
– Exercise.

Day 5

Behavioural Safety
– Taylor, Herzberg, Vroom, Geller, Maslow.
– ABC analysis – Antecedents, Behaviour and Consequences.
– Natural penalties and consequences.
– Identifying critical behaviours.
– Observing behaviours.
– Feedback on observations.
– Case study: BP Texas City.
– Course Evaluation and Summary.