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Jeroen Terwoert, Thomas Winski, Richard Graveling
Risk management for dangerous substances
Introduction
Too often, measures to control workers’ exposure to dangerous substances are taken on an ‘ad-hoc’ basis. Existing processes, procedures and routines are taken for granted, and ‘end-of-pipe’ solutions are installed. In…Contributor(s): Jeroen Terwoert, Thomas Winski, Richard Graveling
Karla Van den Broek, Klaus Kuhl, Ruth Klueser, Richard Graveling
Prevention measures
Introduction
Employers need to assess the risks for their staff, and then preventive measures or control measures have to be derived from this assessment. The types of measures can be classified as: elimination of the hazards (e.g.…Contributor(s): Karla Van den Broek, Klaus Kuhl, Ruth Klueser, Richard Graveling
Gerard Zwetsloot, John Klein Hesselink
Management Systems
Introduction
High Reliability Organizations (HRO’s) are organizations that constantly face serious and complex (safety) risks yet succeed in realising an excellent safety performance. In such situations acceptable levels of safety…Contributor(s): Gerard Zwetsloot, John Klein Hesselink
Ayse Nazlioglu, Karla Van den Broek
Accidents and incidents
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Human error is often cited as the cause of accidents, when all other factors have been eliminated. However, this does not mean that human error should be considered a final or vague explanation. It can be studied and…Contributor(s): Ayse Nazlioglu, Karla Van den Broek
Richard Graveling, Karla Van den Broek
Machinery and work equipment
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Accidents involving machines or vehicles are often attributed to human error. However, when these accidents are investigated in detail, it can often be concluded that they were in fact caused by poor…Contributor(s): Richard Graveling, Karla Van den Broek
Aditya Jain, Karla Van den Broek
Legislation
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Impact assessment is a key process for setting out detailed information about the potential effects of policy measures including economic and social costs and benefits. Impact assessments allow policy makers to make…Contributor(s): Aditya Jain, Karla Van den Broek
Risk assessment
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Micro and small enterprises (MSEs) are commonly defined in Europe[1] as “enterprises with fewer than 50 employees"; MSEs are further divided into micro enterprises (with fewer than 10) and small enterprises (10–49…Karla Van den Broek, Pia Perttula, Kirsi Koskela
Workplace transport
Introduction
In-house transport and materials handling (storage and transfer of goods), either manual or mechanical are carried out to some extent in almost all workplaces. These activities bring about risks such as slips, trips…Contributor(s): Karla Van den Broek, Pia Perttula, Kirsi Koskela
Thomas Winski, Anne Gehrke, Juliet Hassard, Phillip Dew
Work-related stress management
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How people cope lies at the heart of the stress process. Yet despite the progress that has been made debate and, at times, controversy still accompanies how coping strategies are measured and the methods used to explore…Contributor(s): Thomas Winski, Anne Gehrke, Juliet Hassard, Phillip Dew