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UNSAFE ACT AND

UNSAFE CONDITION

B.E.S.O. SAFETY TRAININGS & CONSULTANCY SERVICES


DOLE Accredited OSH Training Organization: No. 1030-061721-127

[email protected] #AngatAngEpektibo
OBJECTIVES

Upon completion of the module, participants will be able to:

• Discuss the work system and accident theory


• Enumerate examples of types of accidents
• Identify the direct causes of accidents and factors
contributing to unsafe acts/conditions
• List the systems to control unsafe acts and unsafe
conditions
CONTENTS

• Work system and accident theory

• Examples of types of accidents

• Direct causes of accidents

• Factors contributing to unsafe acts/unsafe conditions

• Systems to control unsafe acts and unsafe conditions


(hierarchy of control)
WORK SYSTEM

EQUIPMENT

ENVIRONMENT
PEOPLE

SYSTEMS are task-


oriented; they DO something. MATERIAL
ACCIDENT THEORY

A
EQUIPMENT C
C
I T
D A
PERFORMANCE
ENVIRONMENT E S
PEOPLE N K
T

A failure or malfunction of
any component can affect
the other components and
thus degrade the
MATERIAL performance of the task.
OSHS RULE 1002 DEFINITION OF
ACCIDENT

Work Accident
• shall mean an unplanned or
unexpected occurrence that
may or may not result in:
– personal injury
– property damage
– work stoppage or
interference
– or any combination
thereof

which arises out of and in the


course of employment.
ACCIDENT TYPES

Struck by – a person is forcefully struck by a flying or


falling object. The force of contact is provided by the object.
ACCIDENT TYPES

Struck against – a person forcefully strikes an object.


Person provides the force or energy.
ACCIDENT TYPES

Contact by – contact by a substance or


material that, by its very nature, is harmful
and causes injury.

Contact with – a person


comes in contact with a
harmful substance or material.
The person initiates the
contact.
ACCIDENT TYPES

Caught on – a person or part of


his/her clothing or equipment is
caught on an object that is either
moving or stationary. This may
cause the person to lose his/her
balance and fall, be pulled into a
machine, or suffer some other
harm.

Caught in – a person or part of


him/her is trapped, or otherwise
caught in an opening or
enclosure.
ACCIDENT TYPES

Caught between – a person is


crushed, pinched or otherwise
caught between a moving and
stationary object, or between two
moving objects.

Fall on the same level – a


person slips or trips and falls to
the surface he/she is standing
or walking on.
ACCIDENT TYPES

Fall to lower level – a person slips or trips and falls to a


level below the one he/she was walking or standing on.
DIRECT CAUSES OF ACCIDENTS

• Unsafe acts account for 88% of


accidents; unsafe conditions
account for 10% of accidents.

• However, most of the unsafe


conditions were caused by an
unsafe act.

• Therefore, most of all accidents


are caused directly or indirectly by
an unsafe act.

DIRECT CAUSES are the unsafe acts and/or unsafe


conditions that lead directly to the accident.
Source: Herbert W. Heinrich’s Industrial Accident Prevention (1931)
UNSAFE ACTS AND UNSAFE
CONDITIONS DEFINITION

UNSAFE ACT
• Performance of a task or other activity that is
conducted in a manner that may threaten the
health and/or safety of workers.
• Are behavior that permits accidents.

UNSAFE CONDITION
• A condition in the work place that is likely to
cause property damage or injury.
• Are circumstances that permits accidents.
EXAMPLES OF UNSAFE ACTS
EXAMPLES OF UNSAFE ACTS
EXAMPLES OF UNSAFE ACTS
EXAMPLES OF UNSAFE ACTS
EXAMPLES OF UNSAFE CONDITIONS
EXAMPLES OF UNSAFE CONDITIONS
EXAMPLES OF UNSAFE CONDITIONS
UNSAFE ACTS AND UNSAFE
CONDITIONS EXAMPLES
FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO
UNSAFE ACTS AND CONDITIONS

Individual
Job Factors Management Work Group
Factors

• Laziness • Too much • Management • Group norms


• Past experience work pressure • Group
• Being in a hurry • Too little work • Management pressure
• Showing off • Time pressure support
• Being angry • Supervision
• Being • Reward and
uncomfortable penalty
• Effects of using
drugs and
alcohol
• Overconfidence
SYSTEMS TO CONTROL UNSAFE
ACTS AND UNSAFE CONDITIONS
REDUCING UNSAFE ACTS AND
CONDITIONS

• Design jobs to remove/reduce physical hazards


• Have managers and supervisor watch for hazards
• Provide protective clothing and equipment
• Include employees in planning safety programs
• Reinforce appropriate behaviors (i.e., recognition, incentives)
• Praise employees when they choose safe behaviors
• Listen when employees offer suggestions, concerns or complaints
• Be a good example by following safety rules and procedures
• Visit site regularly
• Maintain open safety communication
• Training must be provided for employees
• Establishing specific safety rules
• Use behavior-based safety programs
• Through motivation (i.e., posters, program leadership etc.)
FIND UNSAFE ACTS AND UNSAFE
CONDITIONS
questions
KEY POINTS

• Immediate causes of accidents are unsafe and unhealthy


acts and conditions.

• Unsafe acts account for 88% of accidents while unsafe


conditions account for 10% of accidents.

• Hierarchy of controls is the system commonly used to


control unsafe acts and unsafe conditions.
THAT WOULD BE ALL. THANK YOU!

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