Loss control programme

The principles of risk reduction rely on the reduction of risk within the organisation by the implementation of a loss control programme, whose basic aim is to protect the company s assets from wastage caused by accidental loss. 

The managing of the loss control programme implementation in the most effective manner subject to economic constraints. 

The component parts of a loss control programme may be considered in terms of protecting one or more of the organisation s assets from accidental loss, and will generally include injury prevention (safety) damage control fire prevention security industrial health and hygiene pollution product liability and business interruption. 

Security protects the materials, methods, manufactured goods and money assets. Its inclusion in a loss control programme is primarily based on economic considerations, as any breaches of security that result in losses of the organisation s assets may not be considered by the organisation to be accidental in nature. 

The loss control programme should examine such areas as the physical security of premises cash collection, handling, and distribution theft and pilfering vandalism storage of valuable and attractive items sabotage industrial espionage and the control of confidential data and methods. Consideration should also be given to defensive techniques, such as... 

As the name implies, total loss control is concerned with controlling both the costs associated with losses which occur as a result of preventable events in the workplace, and the number of those everrts. Orgaruzing and setting up a total loss control programme requires an organization to be very clear about the way in which its procedures operate. 

What is needed to set up and operate a total loss control programme ... 

Having gained management approval, how and what do you require to put a total loss control programme into operation You will need to consider all the following items ... 

Special attention needs to be paid to the Control of Pollution Act 1974 that deals with the control of noise as a pollutant, in addition to the other areas of air, ground and water pollution. All possible areas and types of pollution should be identified as part of the loss control audit. Aftth the ramifications of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 the Environment Act 1995, the Hazardous Waste (England and Wales) Regulahons 2005 and BS 7750 1992 Environmental ManagementSystems - now BS EN ISO 14001 199620-the environmental aspects of the loss control programme have increasingly gained in importance in recent years. Indeed, many health and safety practitioners now have the added responsibility to provide advice on environmental matters. 

The evolution of the Total Loss Control programme may be shown thus ... 

An effective programme of loss control (risk reduction) not only leads to a more profitable situation, but will also greatly assist legislative compliance, and will result in a reduction in the total number of accidents within the organisation s operations. 

Once the losses - both actual and potential - have been evaluated, and a loss control profile developed, then - and only then - can a definite action programme of loss control be planned and implemented. 

This would be based on assessing the deficiencies highlighted by the loss control evaluation and profile, then initiating a programme of work to make good those deficiencies. 

Fletcher, J.A. and Douglas, H.M., Total Loss Control, 113-154, Associated Business Programmes, London (1971)... 

Accident prevention and fire prevention are so closely allied that, in loss control evaluation, it is standard practice to incorporate fire prevention and control as an essential party of the programme. Fire prevention and control programming can be divided into Fire Prevention and Fire Extinguishment. 

Have a basis for comparing trends Describe the level of safety within the organisation Predict future safety problems Evaluate the success of the control programme Maximise cost-effectiveness of decisions on the allocation of resources Assess the costs of injuries and losses Benchmark against other similar organisations... 

Hiis considers die reduction of risk within the Company by the develc ent of a programme of loss control. The basic aim of such a programme is to protect the Company assets from wastage caused by acddoital loss. 

The drawing up of programmes and measures by 2003 for the control of discharges, emissions and losses of substances on [the Priority] list, and their substitution with less hazardous or non-hazardous substances where feasible ... 

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