Total loss control

A program whose objective is to minimize incident-based losses. Total loss control is based on studies of near misses or non-injury or damage incidents, and on analysis of both direct and indirect incident causes (root causes). Both injuries and property damages are included in the analysis. Loss control activities include fire prevention, education, inspection, overhaul, and salvage. 

J. A. Fletcher, The Industrial Environment Total Loss Control, National Profile Limited, Willowdale, Ontario, Canada, 1972. 

Lack of conformance with government regulations Insufficient in-plant monitoring of physical and chemical hazards Individual hazard approach instead of total loss control concept... 

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

Total loss control m be defined as those activities which are designed to reduce, prevent or otherwise control those events which produce economic or social loss. A total loss control prograrmne be designed to reduce the frequency and/or the severity of losses. 

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 ... 

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

Fire, Security, Health and Hygiene, Pollution, Product Liability Losses) TOTAL LOSS CONTROL... 

Total Loss Control is a management-orientated system. It aims at identifying responsibility for control of health and safety, motivation of managers towards better health and safety performance and the elimination of losses associated with poor standards of this performance. 

Over the last thirty years there has been a trend away from the traditional injury prevention approach to health and safety at work to one concerned with preventing and controlling all forms of loss to an organisation as with the techniques of Total Loss Control. Much of the drive for bringing about this change has come from the insurance world. 

Fine, W.T. 1971. Mathematical evaluation for controlling hazards.JoumaZ qfSa/ety Research 40 157-166. Fletcher, J.A. 1972. The Industrial Environment—Total Loss Control. Wfllowdale, Ontario, Canada National Profile Limited. 

Total loss control dieory uses ibe triangle concept (see Figure 3) to sbow Aat controlling the numoous non-injury accidents will reduce the cbances of injuries and fatalities, and so provide proactive contnd heaUb and safety [14]. This is based on... 

Loss control A program designed to minimize accident-based financial losses. The concept of total loss control is based on detailed analysis of both indirect and direct accident costs. Property damage as well as injurious and potentially injurious accidents are included in the analysis. 

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