01. Introducing Managing Safely

Health: was defined by the World Health Organisation (WHO), in 1948 as:

Safety: may be considered to be...

Society exerts pressure through three overlapping and interacting spheres of
influence...

Typical numbers
each year Fatal injuries (all workers)

Typical numbers
each year
Notified major injuries (e.g. broken arm or leg)

Typical numbers
each year
Reported ‘over 3 day’ injury (unable to do normal work for
more than 3 days)

Typical numbers of
cases over recent
years
Musculoskeletal disorders

Typical numbers of
cases over recent
years
Stress, depression and anxiety

Typical numbers of
cases over recent
years
Breathing or lung problems

Typical numbers of
cases over recent
years
Infectious diseases

Estimate of deaths
each year
Occupational cancers (general)

Estimate of deaths
each year
Asbestos related cancers

The HSE estimates that occupational injuries and illnesses cost the UK in the region of...

Financial costs are...

Opportunity costs (or lost opportunity costs) are...

three methods for quickly and
crudely estimating uninsured costs of accidents...

Average damages for an ELI claim

The managers key responsibilities are to ensure that: (4)