What is Safety?
It's really a question that requires a lot of thinking. To understand it, let us begin with a simple and most popular definition of safety: "It is the degree of protection against hazards."
From India, Varanasi
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6It's really a question that requires a lot of thinking. To understand it, let us begin with a simple and most popular definition of safety: "It is the degree of protection against hazards."
From India, Varanasi
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Dear Babu Singh, First of all, a warm welcome to the forum. If you are a Safety Professional with the right perspective on knowledge gaining/sharing, you are at the right place. Here we are supported by a lot of senior members with a sharing mentality. The question you asked was really confusing me until I found the following definition from one of our senior members, Mr. Keshav Pillai, from this forum itself. Please go through the definition; I don't know the source of it and request Keshav Sir to let us know the source of this definition. I have included this definition in one of my presentations for training. One participant asked for the source, to which I failed to reply. I was supposed to send a private message to you, but fortunately, a discussion arose with a relevant topic. I am awaiting your valuable inputs.
Definition: Occupational Safety Occupational Safety is the branch of art and science devoted to the identification, evaluation, and control of those factors and stresses arising in and out of the workplace that may cause accidents and/or ill health. It significantly contributes to the discomfort and inefficiency among the workers and citizens of the neighborhood.
Dear Mr. Pon & RT Raman, Thanks for sharing your views on the thread.
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Definition: Occupational Safety Occupational Safety is the branch of art and science devoted to the identification, evaluation, and control of those factors and stresses arising in and out of the workplace that may cause accidents and/or ill health. It significantly contributes to the discomfort and inefficiency among the workers and citizens of the neighborhood.
Dear Mr. Pon & RT Raman, Thanks for sharing your views on the thread.
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Safety encompasses all the necessary precautions and prevention measures we take in all activities, from the moment we wake up and start brushing our teeth until we go to bed to sleep, to protect ourselves and others from injury, ill health, or loss/damage of property. It may seem simple but is actually complex as it is involved in all activities we or others perform. Give it some thought.
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Hansa
From India, Udaipur
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Hansa
From India, Udaipur
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Understanding Safety
"Safety is freedom from hazard."
Let me explain how we achieve this freedom from hazards. By providing and adopting the appropriate control measures, we attain this freedom from hazards. Please refer to the attachment for a clearer understanding of safety.
I hope this explanation clears any doubts you may have.
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From India, Hyderabad
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"Safety is freedom from hazard."
Let me explain how we achieve this freedom from hazards. By providing and adopting the appropriate control measures, we attain this freedom from hazards. Please refer to the attachment for a clearer understanding of safety.
I hope this explanation clears any doubts you may have.
Regards,
From India, Hyderabad
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Understanding Safety
Safety is an art and science that keeps us free from harm and losses. To be safe, we have to recognize the hazards around us and in our activities and evaluate the potential risks. If the risk cannot be tolerated, apply control measures (any one or a combination of Engineering, Systemic, or Human methods) to bring the risk to an acceptable level.
There is no substance or place in this universe that is absolutely safe. The air we breathe may be unsafe when it is at high temperature, pressure, velocity, or contaminated. Similarly, water, which is vital for us, may be unsafe when it is hot or under high pressure, and it can cause damage when it comes as a flood.
Any substance or place may become unsafe when conditions change. Predict the possible hazardous substances/situations that may affect/harm us in advance. Realize the consequences, and if the consequences are unacceptable, implement control measures.
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Partha
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Safety is an art and science that keeps us free from harm and losses. To be safe, we have to recognize the hazards around us and in our activities and evaluate the potential risks. If the risk cannot be tolerated, apply control measures (any one or a combination of Engineering, Systemic, or Human methods) to bring the risk to an acceptable level.
There is no substance or place in this universe that is absolutely safe. The air we breathe may be unsafe when it is at high temperature, pressure, velocity, or contaminated. Similarly, water, which is vital for us, may be unsafe when it is hot or under high pressure, and it can cause damage when it comes as a flood.
Any substance or place may become unsafe when conditions change. Predict the possible hazardous substances/situations that may affect/harm us in advance. Realize the consequences, and if the consequences are unacceptable, implement control measures.
Regards,
Partha
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Dear Babu Singh, Welcome to the team. I found two definitions that may help clarify the meaning of "SAFETY":
1. Safety is the state of being "safe" (from French sauf), the condition of being protected against physical, social, spiritual, financial, political, emotional, occupational, psychological, educational, or other types of consequences of failure, damage, error, accidents, harm, or any other event that could be considered non-desirable. Safety can also be defined as the control of recognized hazards to achieve an acceptable level of risk. This can involve being protected from an event or from exposure to something that causes health or financial losses. It can include the protection of people or possessions.
2. Relative freedom from danger, risk, or the threat of harm, injury, or loss to personnel and/or property, whether caused deliberately or by accident.
Please find the attached PDF file for more information.
Regards, Inderjeet Singh "Born to lead."
From India, Rajsamand
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1. Safety is the state of being "safe" (from French sauf), the condition of being protected against physical, social, spiritual, financial, political, emotional, occupational, psychological, educational, or other types of consequences of failure, damage, error, accidents, harm, or any other event that could be considered non-desirable. Safety can also be defined as the control of recognized hazards to achieve an acceptable level of risk. This can involve being protected from an event or from exposure to something that causes health or financial losses. It can include the protection of people or possessions.
2. Relative freedom from danger, risk, or the threat of harm, injury, or loss to personnel and/or property, whether caused deliberately or by accident.
Please find the attached PDF file for more information.
Regards, Inderjeet Singh "Born to lead."
From India, Rajsamand
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Occupational Safety, Health & Working Conditions Code 2019.pdf