CAUSES OF ACCIDENTS

The main causes of accidents involve 1) Unsafe Acts and 2) Unsafe Conditions
An unsafe act-
Ø Is an observed unsafe practice (or the connectiveness of an unsafe practice) for which responsibility can definitely be assigned?
Ø Offers injury potential to the employee ...... and may expose other people to injury, (some rule violations may not directly involve injury exposure).
Ø Could be a violation of either an establishment safety rule or procedure or of an unwritten rule of common sense or good judgment.
Ø Is an action taken by somebody without due regard for his safety and the safety of others.

Unsafe Condition: Is a condition of an equipment or work environment, which is capable of causing an accident.
In monitoring HSE performance there are various indicators used, how ever in the COMPANY HSE- MS, the following will be used
Ø Accidents with Absenteeism
Ø Accidents with Alternative Work
Ø Accidents with First Aid (FA)
Ø Accidents on the way to/from work
Ø Total Calendar Days Absenteeism
Ø Total Work Hours in the week
Ø Frequency
Ø Seriousness of Accidents

Other HSE Elements – Fire Incidents, Security Incidents, Security Breach, Civil Disturbance and Environmental Incidents.
Man Hours worked before LTI: This is the total man hours calculated before any LTI in the company.
Man Hours worked after LTI: This is the total man hours calculated after any LTI in the company i.e starting from the beginning all over again.
Lost Time Injuries Frequency (LTIF): The Lost Time Injuries Frequency is the number of Lost Time Injuries Per million Exposure Hours worked during the period.
Lost Time Incidents (LTI): Lost Time Injuries are the sum of Fatalities, Permanent Total Disabilities, Permanent Partial Disabilities and Lost Workday Cases.