INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT OF HEALTH AND SAFETY IA

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

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