In workplaces worldwide, ensuring the safety of employees is paramount. Effective occupational safety training is not just a regulatory requirement; it's an ethical obligation and a sound business practice. However, designing and implementing such training programs require careful planning and execution to achieve their intended objectives.

An effective safety management program relies on the measurement of key performance indicators (KPIs) to ensure the well-being of employees and the overall success of an organization. Two fundamental types of indicators play a pivotal role in this process: Leading indicators and Lagging indicators.

The importance of gas detection for personal safety

Basic hazards from gases in the workplace include the risk of asphyxiation when oxygen levels are depleted, the potential for fires and explosions due to flammable gases, and the threat of chemical exposure leading to acute or chronic health issues. Additionally, toxic gases can pose immediate and long-term health risks, including respiratory problems, organ damage, and even death. Proper gas monitoring and safety measures are essential to mitigate these hazards and ensure a safe working environment.

In the ever-evolving business landscape, organizational knowledge stands as a lighthouse guiding companies towards efficiency, innovation, and competitive advantage. However, like the ocean's tides, managing this knowledge comes with its challenges. ISO 9001, a widely recognized quality management standard, offers valuable insights into effectively harnessing and documenting organizational knowledge.

Confined spaces are a common feature in various industries, from construction and manufacturing to agriculture and petrochemicals. These spaces can range from storage tanks and sewers to silos and underground vaults. While they serve essential purposes in these industries, they also pose significant risks to workers. It's crucial to understand and implement proper safety measures to protect lives and ensure compliance with regulations.

Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) plays a critical role in safeguarding the health and safety of workers in various industries.

From construction sites to healthcare facilities, PPE is designed to minimize the risk of injury or illness.

Emergency planning is the course of action a company takes to minimise the effects of an incident or crisis. The main objective of emergency planning is to reduce injuries, protect the community and maintain business continuity.

The safety culture of an organization refers to the collective attitudes, beliefs, and behaviours of its employees with regard to safety. It reflects the organization's commitment to safety and the value it places on the well-being of its employees and the community in which it operates.

A positive safety culture is characterized by open communication, shared responsibility, and a proactive approach to identifying and managing hazards.

A worker's chemical protection plan typically consists of several basic parts that are designed to ensure the safety and health of workers who may meet hazardous chemicals in the workplace. These parts may vary depending on the specific requirements and regulations of the workplace

What are the benefits?

The ISO 45001 is a globally recognized standard that helps organizations ensure the health and safety of their employees, as well as provide a safe working environment.

Creating an integrated management system (IMS) that aligns with the requirements of ISO 9001 (quality management), ISO 14001 (environmental management), and ISO 45001 (occupational health and safety management) can provide a number of benefits to an organization

Mission success is achieved by making good decisions based on a foundation of sound policies and procedures that address a project’s management and execution. Key drivers in achieving this are identifying priorities, obtaining resources, delivering the program and managing finances.

Supplier quality audits are the process of verifying that each of your suppliers is adhering to both industry standards as set by the law and independent organizations, as well as your own company and brand standards.

Audits are widely recognized as a pertinent part of doing business.

Cost of quality (COQ) is defined as a methodology that allows an organization to determine the extent to which its resources are used for activities that prevent poor quality, that appraise the quality of the organization’s products or services, and that result from internal and external failures.

The way you lead your team on health and safety can determine how safe your site is to work on (and the number of accidents, incidents and ill-health cases that happen) because:

'You can't manage what you can't measure' – Drucker

‘If you don’t know where you are going, chances are you will end up somewhere else’ – Yogi Berra

Measurement has been a problem in the safety field for years. Despite analyzing the standards over and over again, it has been difficult to come up with meaningful measures of safety performance.

Γιατί οι άνθρωποι δεν κάνουν αυτό που πρέπει!

Ο αντίκτυπος των προβλημάτων επίδοσης μπορεί να είναι πολύ κρίσιμος για έναν οργανισμό.

Ο ανθρώπινος παράγοντας αποτελεί το κλειδί για αποτελέσματα επίδοσης. Οι πτυχές που επηρεάζουν την επίδοση της εργασίας μπορεί να είναι η έλλειψη εκπαίδευσης ή κινήτρων, ζητήματα συμπεριφοράς και οργάνωσης κ.λπ.

Το commissioning είναι ένα σύνολο δυναμικών ενεργειών που εκτελούνται σε μια εγκατάσταση με σκοπό να επαληθεύσουν ότι κάθε ένα «σύστημα ή υπο-σύστημα» κατασκευάζεται, εγκαθίσταται και δοκιμάζεται σύμφωνα με το σχεδιασμό και τα συστήματα είναι έτοιμα για εκκίνηση.

Στους αποτελεσματικούς οργανισμούς, η Διαδικασία Εσωτερικής Επιθεώρησης Ποιότητας, Υγείας & Ασφάλειας και Περιβάλλοντος (QHSE) αποτελεί κρίσιμο στοιχείο της διεργασίας βελτίωσης και ουσιαστικό στοιχείο του συνολικού συστήματος διαχείρισης.

Οι δείκτες Leading και Lagging βοηθούν τους ηγέτες των επιχειρήσεων να κατανοήσουν τις συνθήκες και τις τάσεις των επιχειρήσεων. Είναι μετρήσεις που ενημερώνουν τους διευθυντές ότι βρίσκονται σε καλό δρόμο για την επιτυχία των οργανωτικών στόχων τους.

Σύμφωνα με τα διεθνή δεδομένα αξιολόγησης της εκπαίδευσης στην εργασία, η πλειοψηφία των εργαζομένων ξεχνά ότι έχει μάθει μέσα σε 24 ώρες από την εκπαίδευση.
Τα ευρήματα του “Employee Forgetfulness Index” αποτελούν άσχημα νέα για την εργασιακή Υγεία και Ασφάλεια. 

Ποια είναι όμως η αιτία για αυτό;