Fundamental of occupational safety and health
For each phase of the System Life Cycle, identify appropriate elements of the safety function that are applicable.
What is the importance of the system safety function to an organization?
What are the differences between system safety and industrial safety?
Does the responsibility for safety in the workplace reside with management or with workers? Explain your reasoning.
Select two of the techniques for hazard evaluation/analysis discussed in chapter 9. Compare and contrast these two techniques.
If there is a conflict between safety goals and production goals, which should take precedence and why?
Select a task from your work environment or a common task like changing a tire. (The task selected should have more than a few steps.) Using the JSA form, prepare a Job Safety Analysis of your selected task. (Example JSA can be found in the text.)