Nebosh IGC 1
NEBOSH(IGC-1) TOPIC FOCUS ELE-1 TO ELE-5
1. DEFINATIONS
Health the absence of disease.
Safety the absence of hazards, risks & serious injury at workplace.
Environmental Protection the prevention of damage to air, land, water and living creatures.
Accident an unplanned, unwanted which lead to injuries, loss and damage.
Near Miss an unplanned, unwanted which has potential to injuries, loss and damage.
Dangerous Occurrence a specified event which must be reported to organization and state.
Hazard Something with potential to cause harm to people and property.
Risk the likelihood of an hazard triggered to an accident by human or machine failure.
2. Barriers to Health & Safety
Budget: Safety Need Money, therefore lack of Assigned Budget for HSE is barrier.
Commitment: Employer & Senior Management Lack of Commitment for Achieving Safety in Organization is barrio.
Complex Workplace: Complicated workplace involving many workers performing different activities.
Conflicting Demands: There could be many conflicting demands imposed to workers like Owner wants to implement QMS/EMS in org. could cause a barrier.
Behavioral Issues: Good H&S runs with workers good behaviors, workers always not perform in ideal way are a barrier.
3. Reasons for Maintaining Health & Safety
Moral: it is moral duty of owner to maintain Safe workplace, plant, SSW and Substance. Example in an accident many workers injured or killed during work @ w/place, It is morally unacceptable for society, therefore owner must maintain HSE standards.
Legal: ILO-R164 article 10 recommends Employer responsibilities to arrange Safe W/P, Plant, SSW and member bodies countries passed local laws as legal responsibilities of owner/employer Saudi labor law is an example of Legal Reasons.
Financial: it relates to facts and figures of accidents with direct and indirect costs which are financial reasons for owner to comply safety. 4. Employer
1. DEFINATIONS
Health the absence of disease.
Safety the absence of hazards, risks & serious injury at workplace.
Environmental Protection the prevention of damage to air, land, water and living creatures.
Accident an unplanned, unwanted which lead to injuries, loss and damage.
Near Miss an unplanned, unwanted which has potential to injuries, loss and damage.
Dangerous Occurrence a specified event which must be reported to organization and state.
Hazard Something with potential to cause harm to people and property.
Risk the likelihood of an hazard triggered to an accident by human or machine failure.
2. Barriers to Health & Safety
Budget: Safety Need Money, therefore lack of Assigned Budget for HSE is barrier.
Commitment: Employer & Senior Management Lack of Commitment for Achieving Safety in Organization is barrio.
Complex Workplace: Complicated workplace involving many workers performing different activities.
Conflicting Demands: There could be many conflicting demands imposed to workers like Owner wants to implement QMS/EMS in org. could cause a barrier.
Behavioral Issues: Good H&S runs with workers good behaviors, workers always not perform in ideal way are a barrier.
3. Reasons for Maintaining Health & Safety
Moral: it is moral duty of owner to maintain Safe workplace, plant, SSW and Substance. Example in an accident many workers injured or killed during work @ w/place, It is morally unacceptable for society, therefore owner must maintain HSE standards.
Legal: ILO-R164 article 10 recommends Employer responsibilities to arrange Safe W/P, Plant, SSW and member bodies countries passed local laws as legal responsibilities of owner/employer Saudi labor law is an example of Legal Reasons.
Financial: it relates to facts and figures of accidents with direct and indirect costs which are financial reasons for owner to comply safety. 4. Employer