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Another 12 Safety Terms

Days Away from Work:
Number of calendar days an employee is unable to work as a result of work related injury or illness (Lost Time Incident), regardless of whether or not the employee is scheduled to work on those day(s);
- Weekend days, holidays, vacation days or other days off are included in the total number of days recorded if the employee would not have been able to work on those days because of a work-related injury or illness;
- The count of days starts with the first day away from work (excluding the day of the injury / illness) and ends when a physician or other licensed health care professional recommends the employee:
- Return to work
- Retires
- Leaves the company
- Is permanently reassigned to another job as a result of the injury or illness
The count of total days away from work for any one injury or illness may be capped at 180 days.

First Aid Treatment
Any one-time treatment and any follow-up visit for the purpose of observation of minor scratches, cuts, burns, splinters, and so forth, which do not ordinarily require medical care. Such a one-time treatment, and follow-up visit for the purpose of observation, is considered first aid although provided by a physician or registered medical professional.

Hazard
The inherent property or ability of something (a physical condition, act or omission) to cause harm; the potential to interrupt or interfere with a process or person, which is or may be causally related to an incident by itself or with other variables.

Incident
An unplanned, undesired, event that can result in physical harm and / or property damage, usually resulting from contact with a source of energy above the ability of the body or structure to withstand it. This also includes near miss or errors.

Lagging Indicators
Statistical verification or the measurable results of HSES system performance. Examples include:
• Injury / Illness rates
• Medical and workmen compensation costs
• Productivity losses
• Costs and down time due to equipment damage
• Government fines and penalties

Leading Indicator
HSES program statistics used proactively to drive continuous improvement. Statistics predict HSES performance or effectiveness. Examples include:
• Number of Action Items closed
• Number of Leadermen self-assessments
• BBSM contact rates

Loss is the negative impact (downgrade of the business process) due to:
• Personnel Injury
• Environmental release or spill
• Property Damage
• Loss of production
• Litigation

Medical Treatment
The management and care of a patient to combat disease or disorder. Some examples of Medical Treatment includes second applications of antiseptics for infections, second or third degree burns, sutures, a physicians removal of a foreign body that has penetrated the eye, more than one dose of prescription medications, fractures, loss of consciousness (regardless of follow-up treatment) and is further defined in OSHA 29 CFR 1904.

Near Miss Incident
Incidents with no injury or property or environmental damage, but having the potential to cause injury or property or environmental damage under slightly different circumstances. This could include an unsafe act.

Recordable Occupational Injuries or Illnesses
Any work related injuries or illnesses which result in:
• Fatalities, regardless of the time between the injury and death, or the length of the illness
• Days away from work
• Restricted work or transfer to another job
• Medical treatment beyond first aid
• Loss of consciousness
• Any other significant work related injury or illness diagnosed by a physician or other licensed health care professional even if it does not result in one of the above conditions (i.e. hearing loss)

Restricted Work Days
Work that occurs when a physician or other licensed health care professional recommends, as the result of a work-related injury or illness, that an employee is kept from performing one or more of the routine functions (work activities employee regularly performs at least once per week) of their job, or from working a full workday that they would otherwise have been scheduled to work. The incident did not involve any days away
from work and the count of restricted days is done in the same way as “Days away from work”.
Restricted work days include:
Temporary assignment whereby the employee is assigned to another job due to occupational injury or illness.
The employee worked at a permanently assigned job but could not perform all the duties connected with their job due to occupational injury or illness.

Risk – The combination of the likelihood and consequence(s) of a specified hazardous event occurring.

Safety – Freedom from unacceptable risk or harm (or a judgment as to the acceptability and tolerability of risk).

Since I joined the company that have high concern about safety issues, I began to be introduced with several safety health, safety and environtment (HSE)abbreviations. Today, I found out from our internal procedures that answer my curiosity and share it with you.

ALARP: As low as reasonably practicable
Reasonably practicable indicates that the effort or expenditure to mitigate the risk is justified by the potential return or reward.

CSI: Cost Severity Index
The metric indicates overall HSE perfomance and includes all reportable incidents in the calculation. The formula used for the calculation is:

FAC: First Aid Case
A work related injury or illness resulting in first aid treatment. This is considered not a recordable injury.

FAT: Fatality

HAZID: A Hazard identification assesment
A technique for analysis for potential hazards and quantification of the risks associated with a planned project, the risk of loss to personnel, operations, the environment, or company reputation from these hazards, and the identification of controls that will be used to mitigate the risk to ALARP.

IDLH: Immediate dangerous to life and health
Conditions that pose an immediate threat to life or health or conditions that pose an immediate threat or severe exposure to contaminants, such as radioactive materials, which are likely to have cumulative or delayed effects on health.

KPI: Key Perfomance Indicators
Indicators used to provide measurements of the defined priority and key success factors of a project or system.

LTI: Lost Time Incident
An incident resulting in days away from work.

LTIR: Lost Time Incident Rate
(LTI / Manhours x 200,000)

MTC: Medical Treatment Case
A recordable work related injury or illness resulting in medical treatment.

RWC: Restricted Work Case
A recordable work related injury or illness resulting in restricted work days.

TIFR: Total Incident Frequency Rate
(FAC+MTC+RWC+LTI)/Manhours x 200,000.

TRIR: Total Recordable Incident Frequency Rate
(MTC+RWC+LTI)/Manhours x 200,000

At precisely 9.00 AM, there was somebody shouting and clapped his hands telling everybody to go out. “Fire … Fire … Everybody Out”. At the moment, I was discussing with Hendrik in his desk about the barge berthing arrangement. I was doubt but my brain told me that I have to quick to reach the Muster Point. Then, I ran to the emergency door. I went down thru the stairs carefully from 4th floor to 1st floor. Keep in mind that, although we are in emergency, keep hold the handrail when going down. Later, I knew that the alarm was not connected with other floors. When the alarm at first floor activated, it was just the alarm. It won’t trigger the other alarm.

Then, we go to muster point. It’s just a small space with “Muster Point” sign on the board. It’s near parking lot and enough to be occupied with the residents. The point must be clear from danger and safe. Next, we group ourselves based on the floor or section or department. It doesn’t matter as long as your fire warden could check the group easily. Fire warden is somebody who pointed among group to arrange and execute the evacuation plan, help the resident by showing the emergency exit, clear the office and make sure there’s nobody inside. Then, he/she went to the muster point and counts the member of the group and make sure that nobody left inside.

My warden did not prepare well for this situation. He could manage this situation better than others if he has prepared small checklist contains names of the office resident. He could just call the name instead of telling the resident to march so it would be easier to count.

My warden told me that one of the residents (Miss Z) went to the bathroom before she went down! Ohhh !!! One of my friends takes snacks before evacuate. I heard somebody said that he locked the door first. Heh? Come on, in real situation, are you sure that you want to save your stuff first then save yourself?

My point is, I know this is just training how to deal with emergency. So, we know what to do when the real situation happens. Moreover, we don’t know which one is the reality or just a fire drill. Don’t jeopardize your life based on you assumption. Believe me, Your Life is the Most Precious !!

Note: Picture is just an ilustration and taken from here