safety for engineers

Lucien Nel, M.Sc., CIH, CSP

Director Safety Health Quality & Risk

March Consulting Associates Inc.

Section1

(U.S Department of Labor, 2008)

You are the teachers, leaders and

workers of the future

You will have to decide how to do the work safely

Very rarely will you meet all three criteria

Meet any two of these criteria

The musings of an engineer: I know a lot of stuff I think we know

everything I don’t recognize

what I don’t know Therefore what I

know is my realitySo?

Lets expand that reality

Take the safety knowledge you gain from this seminar,

build on it, and apply it

in your studies, and

especially when you are in the workplace

Technological Change The risks Society’s Response A closer look

Transportation Communication and

electronic technologies

Medicine

Pros and cons

New hazards Increased accidents New unproven concepts, design &

materials Health impacts

(U.S Department of Labor, 2008)

Embraces the benefits Regulation and litigation Structured health and safety organizations Insurance

Society accepts the benefits but not all the risks Society placed demands on engineers to reduce risks Engineers require training in workplace safety, due

diligence and product liability to protect them

This presentation focuses on safety in the workplace

Terms Current and the human body Hazard identification General Principles of hazard control

Safety triangle (incident : accident ratio theory)

Danger, hazard and risk Hazard control Risk reduction

Incident

Anatomy of a Hazard

(Brauer, 1994)

Hospital patients require special mention because they may have electronic equipment attached inside and outside their bodies.

Small currents may leak from the instruments to other instruments with a potential to cause injury and death

Why is this such an “At risk group”? How can the risk be reduced?

Electricity is one of the leading causes of fire

Arcing in the presence of flammable or combustible aerosol Grain elevators Fiery mines Chemical factories Petrochemical plants Gas stations service stations

Review work to be done Tour the site Write down hazards and analyze them Develop a plan to control hazard

Eliminate the hazard by removing it or removing people

Reduce the hazard by substitution Safety device / warning device Warning labels & procedures

BREAK 15 Mins

Some workplace safety rules Permits Tools Housekeeping

Electrician Water Disconnect ABC fire extinguisher Ground ground ground ground ground! Warning signs

Tingle Frayed, dry, cracked extension cords Overheating Smoke, sparks, spilled liquid, erratic operation

Lock-out

(Western Safety Products, 2008)

A confined space is any space that: Is enclosed or partially enclosed It is not designed or intended for

continuous human occupancy, except for the purpose of performing work

Has restricted entry and exit Due to its design, construction or

atmosphere it may become hazardous Has poor natural ventilation

(Saskatchewan Construction Safety Association, 2008)

(Owen Media Partners, 2008)

Work permits / orders Ground penetration permits Hot work permits Confined space entry permits Safety permits Tie-in permits Special / Unique permits

Prevent slips trips and falls Maintain fire safety Appropriate storage of tools and equipment Contain potentially hazardous materials and

equipment

Verbal – daily, weekly, monthly (routine) Written – reports, meeting minutes, routine

activity documentation, permitting Published safety statistics / performance Written corrective action / disciplinary action

With this knowledge, will you be able to:

Do things safety and still meet public expectations of:

expediency; appropriateness; and, fiscal responsibility.

Section 3

Poor work planning threatens the safety of workers including engineers

To be successful, take the safety knowledge you gained from this seminar,

build on it, and apply it throughout your studies and

especially when you are in the workplace

No task is so important that we cannot take the time

to do it safety

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