Transcript Accident?
By Lt Cdr; Ruwan Mapa Sea Rescue – Sri Lanka Accident? An Unexpected event in which some damages can cause to people and their properties Two Major reasons • Unsafe Acts purely due to human errors • Unsafe Conditions - Most due to human errors - Some due to natural causes Human errors • Lack of knowledge & Training • Carelessness of the people involved • Stress • Fatigue • Influence of alcohols & Drugs • Hunger & Thirst Basic Principles in Accident prevention • Identify & assess the risks • Remove / Reduce the risks • Protect those who would be exposed to the risks • Make sure that no one will do any unsafe act Risk assessment If a proper risk assessment is done prior to the commencement of any work, one can take adequate precautions to prevent an accident. The assessment report will give a clear idea about: • Nature and the level of the risk • What precautions to be taken • Type and the extent of the resources to be used Where? Risk is present in a place where there is a Hazard Hazard The source of the potential harm or the damage (Any thing that can damage us or harm us) Hazards • Mechanical • Electrical • Physical • Radiation • Substance • Natural (creations of the nature) Risk • Likelihood of occurring hazardous event (accident) a • Consequences of that hazardous event (Severity of the harm) Establishing Likelihood • Number of personnel exposing to the hazard and their knowledge & skills • Frequency and duration of the exposure to the hazard • Condition of the resources available • Nature of the hazard • Presence of other contributing factors Establishing Severity • Size and the nature of the hazard • Part/Parts of the body likely to be affected • Physical condition of the person exposing to the hazard • Availability of back-up when in trouble L: Hood Highly unlikely Unlikely Likely Slightly harmful V: Low Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Harmful Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Extremely harmful Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 V: High Sever: Risk Control Action Plan Having determine the significant risks, the next step is to decide what action should be taken to improve safety, taking account of precautions and controls already in place Prevention Is Remember Always Better Than Cure