UNIT 2

PRINCIPLES AND APPLICATION OF SCIENCE

AND TECHNOLOGY IN SAFETY
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 LEARNING OUTCOMES
- EXPLAIN THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS AND INNOVATIONS IN INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY FOR OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY
- EXPLAIN THE USE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FOR TRAINING & AWARENESS,
COMMUNICATIONS, INCIDENT INVESTIGATIONS FOR OH&S IN A SPECIFIC
ORGANIZATION

- PROPOSE THE UTILIZATION OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AGAINST A RANGE

OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH HAZARDS

- IDENTIFY AND EVALUATE THE REQUIREMENTS FOR AN IT BASED OH&S

MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR ITS CONTINUAL IMPROVEMENT
- OUTLINE THE SECURITY AND LEGAL ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH IT SYSTEMS
DEPLOYED FOR OH&S
 LATEST DEVELOPMENTS
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 QUIZ
EXPLAIN HOW IT HAS BENEFITTED THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY
AND HEALTH MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
 TRAINING AND AWARENESS THROUGH IT
- E-LEARNING MODULES
- DATA STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL (BOOKS IN PDF)
- USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA FOR AWARENESS
- IDENTIFYING LEGAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS THROUGH INTERNET
- REAL ACCIDENT VIDEOS
- VIDEO CONFERENCING FOR TRAINING.
 OH&S RELATED COMMUNICATIONS THROUGH IT
- REAL TIME DATA AVAILABLE FROM VARIOUS PROCESSES. YOU DO NOT NEED TO BE
PHYSICALLY AVAILABLE TO CHECK THE GAUGE TEMPERATURE INSTALLED ON A FURNACE.

- THE COMMUNICATION HAS BECOME FASTER AND RELIABLE.

- THE ORGANIZATIONS CAN HAVE PERSONNEL AND VEHICLE TRACKING SYSTEM TO FACILITATE
THE SMOOTH WORKING ESPECIALLY LONE WORKING IN HIGH RISK AREAS

- VEHICLE TRACKING FOR SAFETY

- RESPOND TO AN EMERGENCY SITUATION IN AN EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE MANNER

- THE INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL COMMUNICATION FOR OH&S MATTERS HAS BECOME MORE
EFFICIENT

- THE WORK IN CONFINED SPACES HAS BECOME EASIER

- BIOMETRIC AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY HAS MADE THE PROCESSES SIMPLER.
 QUIZ
HOW IT CAN INFLUENCE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF EMERGENCY
RESCUE FOR A COURIER COMPANY INVOLVING INTER CITY
TRANSPORTATION ON HEAVY VEHICLES?
 INCIDENT INVESTIGATIONS AND ROLE OF IT
- LIE DETECTION I.E. POLYGRAPH MACHINE
- THE DATA AVAILABILITY AND THE ANALYSIS OF PAST TRENDS AND PATTERNS
THROUGH SOFTWARES

- BENCHMARKING
- CCTV
 CLASS ACTIVITY

- FIRE SAFETY AT A 6 STOREY SHOPPING MALL WHERE APPROXIMATELY MORE THAN 20000 PEOPLE
(INCLUDING DISABLED, CHILDREN, AND WOMEN) VISIT ON DAILY BASIS. PEAK CROWD TIMING IS
1900 HRS TO 2200 HRS
- A PIZZA COMPANY IS OFFERING HOME DELIVERY SERVICES. THEY WISH TO ENSURE SAFETY OF
THEIR RIDERS FROM VIOLENCE

- A COURIER COMPANY WHICH HAS SUFFERED LOT OF ROAD ACCIDENTS FROM VEHICLES IN
PREVIOUS YEAR. THEY HAVE ESTABLISHED THEIR OH&S OBJECTIVES TO REDUCE THE VEHICLE
ACCIDENTS BY 80%

- A CONSTRUCTION COMPANY WITH BACKBONE REPORTED ILL HEALTH ISSUES DUE TO MANUAL
HANDLING
 IT BASED OHS MGT SYSTEM
- 100% PAPERLESS; PROS AND CONS
- REQUIREMENTS FOR AN IT BASED OH&S MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
- AN EFFECTIVE PAPER BASED OHS MGT SYSTEM
- RESOURCES AVAILABILITY
- TOP MGT UNDERSTANDING ABOUT DELIVERABLES
- COMPETENT PROFESSIONALS (INTERNAL & EXTERNAL)
 BENEFITS OF IT BASED OHS MGT SYSTEM
- THE RECURRING COST SAVING IN PRINTING AND STATIONERY FOR OH&S MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

- INCREASED COMPETENCE OF WORKFORCE IN IT AND INCREASED RISK PERCEPTION AND CONTROL MEASURES

- REAL TIME DATA AVAILABILITY FOR ALL OH&S PROCESSES THROUGH A CENTRALIZED COMPUTER SERVERS.

- EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION AND ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES FOR CERTAIN HIGH RISK ACTIVITIES

- EASY DATA STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL.

- EASY CONTROL OF DOCUMENTED PROCEDURES WITHOUT THE RISK OF OBSOLETE DOCUMENTS BEING USED.

- YOU DO NOT NEED TO TRACK WHEN IS CALIBRATION OF EQUIPMENTS IS DUE.

- DATA ANALYSIS AND EVALUATION FOR OH&S MANAGEMENT SYSTEM INPUTS WILL BE EASIER.

- EASIER TO CENTRALLY CONTROL EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND EVACUATION TEAMS.

- LESSER HUMAN INVOLVEMENT WILL RESULT INTO LESSER CHANCES OF HUMAN ERROR.

- OPTIMUM MANAGEMENT OF OH&S RESOURCES THROUGH A CENTRALIZED SYSTEM

- EASIER TO IDENTIFY THE TRAINING NEEDS AND GAUGE THE TRAINING EFFECTIVENESS

- HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION INTEGRATED INTO OH&S MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WITH AUTOMATIC RESPONSE
 SECURITY AND LEGAL ISSUES WITH USE OF IT
- RISK OF HACKING CAN CAUSE HUGE FINANCIAL LOSS TO THE ORGANIZATION
- LOSS OF DATA FROM COMPUTER HARDWARES IS ALSO AN IMPORTANT ISSUE
- IT BASED SYSTEM MAKE EXTENSIVE USE OF DSE (DISPLAY SCREEN EQUIPMENT)
- THE PRIVACY AND DATA PROTECTION IS VERY IMPORTANT.
- LEGAL ISSUES MAY ARISE FOR USE OF CERTAIN NON LICENSED COMPUTER
SOFTWARES

- HUGE AMOUNT OF DATA CAN BE STORED IN A SMALL CHIP (SD CARDS).

THEREFORE, THE DATA THEFT IS VERY EASY WITH IT BASED SYSTEM.