Applied Safety Engineering
Safety procedures are often written as an adjunct to an operating procedure, and treated as an additional, but necessary, cost impost on an operation. This course looks at what the conceptual basis of the procedure should be, how safety procedures should be structured, mechanism to integrate the risk control needs into the operating sequence, and methods of testing competency and compliance. Without an effective understanding of how injury, ill-health, damage or loss occur it is not possible for people to identify hazards and so act proactively to prevent injury, ill-health and other losses. The 1960’s saw the introduction of the energy damage concept. This concept makes it feasible to conceptualize the complete process leading to injury or damage. The focus is on the features of design, condition and work method which allow control to be lost over the damaging properties of an energy source. A major characteristic of damaging processes (those that cause injury or loss) is that they are uncertain to occur and the extent of damage when they do is uncertain. This characteristic is described by the term 'risk'. This is a far more useful concept. Wherever injury or damage occur it is possible to identify the energy which produced it. These energies exist normally around us or within us and are an essential feature of both the natural and artificial environment. To proactively prevent injury and damage it is necessary to understand the relationship between energy, hazard and damage. Procedures are theoretically designed to minimize the exposure to these risks, and establish a set of circumstances where the consequence of human error is minimized. Aims To present a modern, consistent philosophy and approach to safety procedures To develop skills in creating and integrating safety procedures into an organization To develop the capability to write useful procedures for internal reference or inclusion into existing systems Learning Outcomes On completing this course, participants will be able to: Understand the modern concepts of risk control. Understand the financial, legal and moral criteria applied to the use of procedures. Write a sensible and logical procedure (the assessment task) Understand how and when to integrate a procedure into existing structures. Previous Training No previous learning is required. A good level of literacy and numeracy is helpful. Content Understanding energy, damage, and risk Using a methodical approach to task risk analysis Creating a logical time-sequenced procedure Integrating procedures into other systems Method Presentation and discussion. Practical application to cases studies, including the preparation of model procedures. Presentation in a simulated or actual operation (if available near site). Assessment of procedures produced in the course. Participants are provided module notes that provide the basis for understanding the process. Target Population Engineers and Technical Officers responsible for devising procedures Occupational health and safety (OHS) practitioners Those who become involved in the establishment of procedures within their organizations. People whose work is monitoring of quality assurance programs OHS professionals who may be called on to provide advice Managers who may be required to understand and approve the procedure

Duration
5 Days

Pricing

Course Code	Description	Registration Fees
[ED1]	Applied Safety Engineering	.