Hazard control programs effectiveness

Establishing and implementing techniques that involve risk analysis, cost, cost-benefit analysis, work sampling, loss rate, and similar methodologies, for periodic and systematic evaluation of hazard control and hazard control program effectiveness. 

Measure, audit, and evaluate the effectiveness of hazard controls and hazard control programs. 

For example, I then wrote that since 1980, no articles had been published in the magazine Professional Safety that had performance measures or performance measurement in their titles or abstracts. A further search was made using effective and effectiveness as the key phrases. Two articles were found The June 1981 issue of the magazine contained How Do You Know Your Hazard Control Program Is Effective, written by Fred A. Manuele the February 1989 issue included Using Perception Surveys to Assess Safety System Effectiveness by Charles W. Bailey and Dan Petersen. 

Mannele, Fred A. How Do Yon Know Yonr Hazard Control Program Is Effective Professional Safety, Jnne 1981. 

Measure, audit and evaluate the effectiveness of hazard control programs. (ASSE, 2012a, copyright American Society of Safety Engineers, reprinted with permission)... 

F. A. Manuele, How Do You Know Your Hazard Control Program is Effective , Professional Sq/ety, June 18-24 (1981). 

Inspections are conducted to identify new or previously missed hazards and failures in hazard controls an effective safety and health program will include regular site inspections. Inspections are planned and overseen by certified safety or health professionals. Statistically valid random audits of compliance with all elements of the safety and health program are conducted. Observations are analyzed to evaluate progress. 

The development of new models for the prediction of chemical effects in the environment has improved. An Eulerian photochemical air quality model for the prediction of the atmospheric transport and chemical reactions of gas-phase toxic organic air pollutants has been published. The organic compounds were drawn from a list of 189 species selected for control as hazardous air pollutants in the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990. The species considered include benzene, various alkylbenzenes, phenol, cresols, 1,3-butadiene, acrolein, formaldehyde, acetaldehyde, and perchloroethyl-ene, among others. The finding that photochemical production can be a major contributor to the total concentrations of some toxic organic species implies that control programs for those species must consider more than just direct emissions (Harley and Cass, 1994). This further corroborates the present weakness in many atmospheric models. 

Developing methods to evaluate the costs and effectiveness of hazard controls and programs and measure the contribution of components of systems, organizations, processes, and operations toward the overall effectiveness. 

Those professionals involved in establishing effective loss control programs must understand the interrelationships in the worker-equipment-environment system. A system approach to hazard control recognizes the interaction between the worker, equipment, materials, and the environment in the performance of work [p. 104]. 

Program Effectiveness (4) Hazard control performance measured against established goals, clearly displayed, and recognized. (3) Personnel held accountable for safe performance with appropriate rewards and consequences. (2) Accountability systems in place, but rewards/consequences do not always follow performance. (1) Personnel generally held accountable but consequences more negative rather than positive. (0) Accountability inconsistent and mostly prompted by serious negative events. 

The core of an effective safety and health program is hazard identification and control. Periodic inspections and procedures for correction and control provide methods of identifying existing or potential hazards in the workplace, and eliminating or controlling than. The hazard control system provides a basis for developing safe work procedures, and injury and illness prevention training. If hazards occur or recur, this reflects a breakdown in the hazard control system. 

Many managers do not associate preventive maintenance with a safety program. However, good preventive maintenance plays a major role in making sure that hazard controls continue to function effectively. This will help to ensure that installed controls are still working as designed. Preventive maintenance also keeps new hazards from arising as a result of equipment malfunction [2]. 

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