Environmental Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
summAry
Until.you.track.your.accidents,.their.related.costs,.and.the.resulting.injuries.and.illnesses,.
you.have.little.baseline.information.upon.which.to.lobby.for.better.accident.prevention,.
which.can.result.in.a.multitude.of.beneits.(see.Figure 21.1)..Some.of.these.beneits.are
•.
Better.OSHA.compliance
•.
Economic.improvement
•.
Humanitarian
•.
Less.legal.liability
•.
Better.employer/employee.relations
•.
More.time.for.production
The. beneits. of. tracking. a. company's. workplace. safety. and. health. accidents/
incidents. provides. the. data. to. assess. the. effectiveness. of. any. accident. prevention.
initiative. and. allows. the. company. to. determine. the. cost. beneits. of. the. safety. and.
health.dollars.that.are.being.spent.by.the.company..Thus,.recordkeeping.and.track-
ing.makes.good.business.sense.
The. analysis. of. industry-related. hazards. and. the. accident/incidents. they. cause.
are.an.important.step.in.the.overall.process.of.reducing.occupation-related.injuries,.
illnesses,.and.deaths..Only.after.a.systematic.look.at.the.hazards.and.accidents.can.
you.hope.to.integrate.the.accident.prevention.techniques.and.tools.that.can.have.an.
impact.on.a.company's.safety.and.health.initiative.
reFerences
Reese,.C..D..and.J..V..Eidson..
Handbook of OSHA construction safety & health.
.Boca.Raton,.
FL:.CRC.Press/Lewis.Publishers,.1999.
United.States.Department.of.Labor,.Occupational.Safety.and.Health.Administration,.Ofice.of.
Training.and.Education..OSHA.Voluntary.Compliance.Outreach.Program:.Instructors.
Reference.Manual..Des.Plaines,.IL:.U.S..Department.of.Labor,.1993.
