Loss control programs

Goforth, C. P., Functions of a Loss Control Program, Loss Prevention 4, New York American Institute of Chemical Engineers, 1969, p. 1. 

Administration of the plant loss-control program may fall to the plant engineer or may be handled jointly with the personnel manager. Loss control includes the insurance progrtun plus fire, security, and safety. The objective of loss control is to provide uninterrupted operations and minimize losses of life and property from fire, theft, accidents, and other such occurrences. Safety and security are addressed elsewhere in this chapter, and a brief treatise on fire protection follows. 

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]. 

Develop and implement comprehensive motor carrier safety and loss control program. Conduct and monitor accident reporting and investigation. Inspect facilities, equipment, and property for existing or potentially hazardous conditions. Recommend corrective/preventive measures to reduce risk. Analyze and update safety policies, procedures, and plans to promote a safe working environment and increase safety awareness. Identifies, monitors, evaluates, and tracks all safety activities through audits and statistical analysis. 

OwiTELLO, Andrew M.M., Jr. Construction Scfety and Loss Control Program Manual, Routledge, New York, 1997. 

Loss control programs designed to control the frequency of claims, audit programs to ensure losses are properly recorded and closed out, and self insurance of smaller claims to reduce the frequency of claims paid by the insurance company. 

Provides the means for a systematic analysis of each element of a loss control program to determine the extent and quality of the controls. 

The purpose of a fire prevention plan or a fire loss control program is the prevention of fires and minimization of fire loss. The following elements contained in the Responsibilities/ Procedures are considerations of what such programs might contain. These elements include Inspections, Education and Training, Fire Supression, Evaluation of Fire Possibility, Fire Prevention, Reports and Record Keeping, and... 

All levels of management must be involved in the loss control program. The frontline supervisor is the key to a successful program. Supervisors have the most control over the variables that affect both the prevention and the proper control of emergencies. Supervisory control extends to ... 

T or F—The fire loss control program is divided into five elements. 

Protection from losses and casualties that a fire can canse is very important to any organization. Eires not only can cause a great financial loss but can also lead to the loss of life. Chapter 6 discusses Fire Loss Control Programs along with other responsibilities to maintain a good fire loss control program. 

This entry of energy into loss-control programming is most revealing. Although loss control is a human endeavor, there is a lot of room for a scientific method and its application. One of the more significant challenges of scientific loss control is that the researchers or loss-control professionals are inside the very process they are trying to observe and control. Loss control is an experiment in process, in a system that is in flux. 

A formal loss-control program is closely related to risk management and assessment. Each tries to reduce the Ukelihood of accidents (unplanned events) and their severities. Risk management, similar to a loss-control program, encompasses the following functions ... 

The safety and health training, which is needed should include not only workers but supervisors and management. Without training for managers and supervisors, it eannot be expected or assumed that they are eognizant of the safety and health practices of your company. Without this knowledge they will not know safe from unsafe, how to implement the loss control program, or even how to reinforce. 

M33, Flowmeters in Water Supply, 30033 M36, Water Audits and Loss Control Programs, 30036 M37, Operational Control of Coagulation and Filtration Processes, 30037... 

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