Loss Control Management

Only one other book, besides the Tarrants text, was located that treats safety performance measurement in any depth. There is a chapter titled Measurement Tools for Management in Loss Control Management by Bird and Loftus. Several texts were found that give the measurement of safety performance cursory treatment. 

Bird, Frank E., Jr. and Robert G. Loftus. Loss Control Management. Loganville, GA Institute Press, 1976. 

Bird, F.E. and Germain, G.L. Loss Control Management Practical Loss Control Leadership, Revised Edition. LoganviUe, GA Det Norske Veritas (U.S.A.), Inc., Figure 1-3, p. 5, 1996. 

Loftus state that loss control management involves the... 

This modified sequence can be applied to all accidents, and is fundamental to loss control management. 

Bird, F.E. and Loftus, R.G., Loss Control Management, 52, Institute Press, Loganville, Georgia (1976)... 

High-frequency, low-consequence risks should be reduced via effective loss control management. Examples include minor injury accidents pilfering and damage accidents. 

The bulk of the risks identified by regular safety inspections will require some form of risk reduction (or avoidance) through effective loss control management. 

General aspects of loss control are discussed in section 9.4. Loss control profiling is one of the major evaluation and control techniques associated with loss control management. 

Associate in Loss Control Management—A credential issued by the Insurance Institute of America. 

High Low Loss control management. Quick fa-eatment... 

Figure 1-3 The cost of incidents at work ILCl cost studies. Bird, Frank E., Germain, George L., Loss Control Management Practical Loss Control Leadership, 4th edition, p. 8, Figure 1-7, Det Norske Veritas (USA), Inc., August 1996. Reprinted with permission.

Loss control may be defined as a management system designed to reduce or eliminate all aspects of accidental loss that may lead to a wastage of the organisation s assets. Those assets include manpower, materials, machinery, methods, manufactured goods and money. Loss control is based mainly on the economic approach to accident prevention, and loss control management is essentially the application of sound management techniques to the... 

General aspects of loss confrol are discussed in section 2.2.4. Loss control profiling is one of the major evaluation and control techniques associated with loss control management. The technique of profiling has formed the basis for a number of proprietary auditing systems such as International Safety Rating System (ISRS), Complete Health and Safety Evaluation (CHASE) and Coursafe. 

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