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1. What Is Safety ManagementSafety management is a function that
enhances company performance by predicting operational,procedural
or environmental risks and threats before they occur. Safety
management is a
strategic process that identifies and addresses safety issues
for employees and the company.
Aside from being a pre-emptive and preventative process, safety
management also correctsdeficiencies and performance errors. 1. a
safety policy on which the system is based;
2. a process for setting goals for the improvement of aviation
safety and for measuring
the attainment of those goals;
3. a process for identifying hazards to aviation safety and for
evaluating and managing
the associated risks;
4. a process for ensuring that personnel are trained and
competent to perform their
duties
5. a process for the internal reporting and analyzing of
hazards, incidents and accidentsand for taking corrective actions
to prevent their recurrence;
6. a document containing all safety management system processes
and a process for
making personnel aware of their responsibilities with respect to
them
7. a quality assurance program;
8. a process for conducting periodic reviews or audits of the
safety management system;
and
9. any additional requirements for the safety management
system
2.
Safety Management System is a management tool for the management
of safety by
an organisation, reflecting an organised and orderly
approach.
The regulations and guidance within each industry defines the
applicable scope and focus of the SMS for that domain. A few of
these definitions are provided below:
Nuclear industry: The safety management system comprises those
arrangements made by the organisation for the management of safety
in order to promote a strong safety culture and achieve good safety
performance. (International Nuclear Safety Advisory Group
(1999)).
Rail industry: The organisation and arrangements established by
a transport operator to ensure the safe management of its
operation. (The Railways and Other Guided Transport Systems
(Safety) Regulations (2006)).
Air Traffic Management: Safety management is that function of
service provision which ensures that all safety risks have been
identified, assessed, and satisfactorily mitigated. (Air Traffic
Services Safety Requirements (CAP 670)
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2003), or, A safety management system is an organized approach
to managing safety, including the necessary organizational
structures, accountabilities,
policies and procedures (International Civil Aviation
Organisation (2006)).
4.
Control of Mechanical hazard
A safety zone should be created around this machine and any
unauthorized workers should be
prevented from coming near this machine. Machines should be
operated only by authorized operators.
Precautions should be taken to prevent unauthorized persons from
using the machine such as by
removal of the keys to start the equipment.
Machines should be maintained regularly by competent persons to
Ensure that it is safe to
operate and use.
Moving parts of machines may cause parts of the body to be
trapped between them.
Moving parts of machines should be provided with proper
guarding. The purpose of the guardingis to ensurethat the
possibility of contact betweenthe user and the moving part
iseliminated.
The guarding provided must beeffective. It should be of
goodconstruction, sufficient strengthandgood material. It must also
beproperly maintained. Guarding shouldalways be in place except
when themachine is undergoing repair ormaintenance.Worksite
utilizes various kinds ofcutting devices such as circularsaws,
grinders, drills etc.
Thesedevices could pose a hazard shouldthe cutting edge come
into contactwith a worker.
Only trained workers are allowed touse the cutting machine.
Theworkers should also exercise duecare
when using the cuttingmachines.A basic practice of workplace
health programs is making sure the working environment is free
from any potential hazardous object. A workplace can become
dangerous once there are various
dangerous items around. Although there are an infinite number of
hazards, it can also be
classified into mechanical, biological and chemical.
Rope s, wires and even plastic wraps are all mechanical hazards
that could entangle and choke a
person to death. While some of these may seem minor, more
serious ones can be of majorconcern and can even be fatal.
Mechanical hazards are fairly easy to spot so company should
not
have a hard time preventing these from tarnishing workplace
health record.
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Placing conspicuous signs along paths known to cause a lot of
accidents helps. Illuminating paths when it
is dark also helps to avoid trips and falls due to unseen
objects. All these when put together can
drastically reduce mechanical workplace health hazards at
work.
Machines have moving parts. The action of moving parts may have
sufficient forcein motion to cause injury to people.When reviewing
machinery and equipment for possible mechanical hazards,consider:
machinery and equipment with moving parts that can be reached by
people machinery and equipment that can eject objects (parts,
components, productsor waste items) that may strike a person with
sufficient force to cause harm machinery and equipment with moving
parts that can reach people such asbooms or mechanical appendages
(arms) mobile machinery and equipment, such as forklifts, pallet
jacks, earth movingequipment, operated in areas where people may
gain access.
