According to estimates of the World Health Organisation, accidents are currently the third leading cause of death after cardiovascular and cancer diseases.
In addition, violations of safety health requirements lead not only to injuries and death, but also to accidents, the destruction of equipment and the infliction of other types of damage on an organisation. According to different data, in 50-80% of instances the human factor is the cause of accidents, incidents, injuries, etc. A sad record was documented in 2016 – the human factor accounted for 94% of aircraft crashes.
Our research cites the following reasons why people violate safety rules and create accidents and dangerous situations:
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Compliance with production safety and the achievement of Goal Zero is only possible if the entire occupational health and safety system functions every day and in all related areas. We call this approach the “safety pyramid”:
[Translation of diagram: Implementation of a safety culture: safety as a value; Assessment of the inclination of employees to commit violations, staffing solutions; Assessment of the level of technical knowledge and literacy in the area of occupational health and safety; Improvements in the efficiency of the training system on occupational health and safety rules; Analysis of the root causes of violations]
We highlight the following in particular:
An article on the assessment of human risks in production can be found in the magazine “Work Safety in Industry”
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