Safety Tutorial
Reporting To Management
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The report you present
to management is a critical step in eliminating safety hazards.
Don't assume that management
is aware of the hazard and the impact the hazard has on the workplace.
Don't assume that management
is aware of the costs of the hazard.
Don't assume that management
already knows that the solution you present is the best solution.
Reports to management
should not be long winded, but they do need to include all of
the pertinent information, presented concisely.
Describe the hazard
and its impact: Provide a complete description of the hazard,
its history (trends), its causes and the impact it has on the
workplace.
Give a cost estimate
for the hazard: Describe the costs of past accidents resulting
from similar hazards. Estimate the cost of an accident resulting
from this hazard. The National Safety Council has established
that the average cost of a non-disabling injury is over $7,000.
The cost of a disabling injury is $29,000. The average cost of
a workplace fatality is over $1,000,000.
As a part of the cost
estimate, estimate the type of accident most likely to happen,
and how frequently it will happen. For example, a hazard might
result in one non-disabling injury every two years. This results
in the hazard having an annual cost of $3,500/year.
Provide alternative
solutions: Don't provide just your best solution, give management
alternatives. Your preferred solution may be the best solution,
but there could also be factors that you are not aware of that
make another solution a better option.
Remember, doing nothing
is an option. Describe the consequences and costs of doing nothing.
Provide two or three
other options. Describe the benefits of each and provide a cost
estimate for each option.
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