INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT OF HEALTH AND SAFETY IA

INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT OF HEALTH AND SAFETY IA

1. PRINCIPLES OF HEALTH AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT IA1

   • REASONS FOR MANAGING HEALTH AND SAFETY IA1.1
     • MORAL REASON
       • Concept of reasonable care
         • Putting people health and safety at risk is unacceptable
           • Attitude of society to moral obligations
             • Accident/Incident and ill health statistics
               • High Risk Industries
                 • Effect of size of organisation on accident/incident rates
     • LEGAL REASON
       • Preventive (By enforcement notices
         • Punitive (Through criminal sanctions)
           • Compensatory effects of law
             • Principle of self-regulation
     • ECONOMIC REASON
       • Impact of society and organisations
         • Insured and Uninsured costs
           • Direct Costs
           • Indirect Costs
           • Financial benefits of positive health and safety management
   • SOCIETAL FACTORS WHICH INFLUENCE HEALTH AND SAFETY STANDARDS AND PRIORITIES IA1.2
     • ECONOMIC CLIMATE
     • GOVERNMENT POLICY AND INITIATIVES
     • INDUSTRY/BUSINESS RISK PROFILE
     • GLOBALISATION OF BUSINESS
     • MIGRANT WORKERS
     • LEVEL OF SICKNESS ABSENCE AND INCAPACITY
     • PRINCIPLE OF 'CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY'
       • Workers
         • Suppliers
           • Customers
             • Impact on the environment
   • EFFECTIVE HEALTH AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS IA1.3
     • DEFINITIONS
       • Health
         • Safety
           • Welfare
             • Environmental Protection
               • Hazard
                 • Risk
                   • Danger
     • MAIN ELEMENTS OF EFFECTIVE HEALTH AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
       • Management commitment
         • Policy
           • Organising
             • Planning and implementing
               • Performance review
                 • Audit
                   • Continual improvement
     • Principles and benifits of risk management on a global perspective
     • ORGANISATIONAL MODELS FOR HEALTH AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT
       • Policy
         • Evaluation
           • Organising
             • Actions for improvement
               • Planning and implementation
   • ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE HEALTH AND SAFETY PRACTITIONER IA1.4