UNSAFE / UNHEALTHY

ACTS / CONDITIONS
Environment Equipment

People

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▪ An occurrence or
event that is damage,
- unexpected injury,
- unforeseen loss
- unplanned, and or death
- unwanted
DIRECT COSTS

INDIRECT COSTS
 Direct Cost of Accidents
➢ Medical Expenses
➢ Equipment Damage
➢ Wasted Raw Materials
➢ Insurance Premiums
➢ Litigation Expenses

INDIRECT COSTS
 Indirect Cost of Accidents
1. Injured Workers
➢ Lesser productivity due to interruption on day of injury
➢ Loss in efficiency
➢ Loss of income

2. Other Employees
➢ Loss productivity due to:
▪ Work stoppage out of curiosity
INDIRECT COSTS
▪ When assisting injured worker
▪ Due to inspection
➢ Loss in efficiency out of sympathy to the injured
➢ Additional cost due to completion of added work
Indirect Cost of Accidents
3. Supervisors
➢ Lost productivity :
▪ When assisting the injured
▪ Due to accident investigation
▪ In preparing reports
▪ During inspection
4. Replacement worker
➢ Hiring or training
5. Equipment
➢ Downtime
INDIRECT COSTS
Humane Aspects
▪ Sorrow due to loss
▪ Hardships and inconveniences
▪ Physical pain/discomfort
▪ Psychological problems
▪ Unsafe Act
▪ Unsafe Condition
ACT Violation of commonly-accepted safe
procedures or processes

CONDITION Physical / mechanical /

environmental condition
which could have been
guarded or prevented

American National Safety Institute (ANSI)

• A human action that departs from a
standard or written job procedure or
common practice, safety rules,
regulations, or instructions.

• A violation of a commonly-accepted
safe procedures and or processes.
• Improper Attitude
• Physical Limitations
• Lack of Knowledge or Skills
• Operating Equipment without Authority
• Disregard of SOP or instructions
• Removing Safety Devices
• Using Defective equipment
• Improperly/non-use of PPEs
• Horseplay
• Wilful intent to injured
• Working while under the influence
of alcohol or drugs
Lack of Knowledge or Skills
The physical or chemical
property of a material,
machine or the environment
which could result in injury to
a person, damage or destruction
To property or other forms of
losses.

- could have been guarded or prevented

• Inadequate guards/protection
• Defective tools, equipment
• Congestion
• Inadequate warning systems
• Fire and explosion hazards
• Slippery floors
• Excessive noise
• Radiation exposure
• Hazardous atmospheric condition
• Inadequate illumination/ventilation
• 2% - non-preventable
• 98% - preventable

• 88% - unsafe/unhealthy acts

• 10% - unsafe/unhealthy conditions
SPOT THE HAZARDS
Both the human and the
technical factors
of accident causation
should be
addressed!