Health, Safety, and Security (HSS) Management

Introduction:

Who wouldn't want to be part of a winning team? While people generally prefer to be associated with a high-performing team, the emphasis is on the collective team aspect. For any investment or endeavor to yield returns, every member must be a dedicated team player. The HSS (Health, Safety, and Security) course emphasizes the need for contributions from theorists, practitioners, and implementers alike.

In light of recent catastrophes, there has been growing attention on safety management. Often, Safety Management Systems are viewed and confined to a systematic approach, rather than a systemic one that encompasses all aspects of safety management. A balance between the technical aspects and human factors in safety management is crucial to achieving desired outcomes.

Given the high costs associated with failures, many organizations have come to recognize that health and safety should be managed with the same level of professionalism as other business units. Employers are obligated to take necessary steps to eliminate or reduce workplace hazards. Unfortunately, some employers protect risky activities due to liability influences and regulatory constraints.

The Health, Safety, and Security (HSS) Management Course, while drawing from the HSE UK principles of health and safety management, aims to be more practical and ambitious, particularly for high hazard plants.

Objectives:

Upon successful completion of the Health, Safety, and Security (HSS) Management, participants will be able to:

• Appreciate the integration and management of health, safety, and security with the same professionalism as other key business operations.
• Familiarize themselves with legal structures affecting high-risk industries in Europe and the USA.
• Understand the role of safety culture in the Safety Management System (SMS).
• Agree on the principles of behavioral safety and their impact on culture building.
• Understand Work Permit Systems and Lockout/Tagout (LO/TO) procedures.
• Undertake an executive course on risk perception and HAZOP.
• Implement credible health and safety management system frameworks.
• Improve current systems for work, health, and safety.
• Address and reduce workplace accident rates.
• Contribute to effective team performance in relation to safety objectives.

Training Methodology:

• Presentations up to the strategy level
• Team debates
• Case study approach
• Role-playing
• Modeling
• Peer assessment through practical exercises
• Safety risk analysis

Course Outline:

Unit 1: Legislation for Health and Safety

• The Health and Safety at Work Act
• Relevant legislation for managing high-hazard businesses
• OSHA Process Safety Management (OSHA 29 CFR 1910.119)
• EC Directive 82/501 - The Seveso Directive
• Orientation of Safety Management Systems
• The Outer System Environment
• The Inner System Environment

Unit 2: Policy and Safety Culture

• Policy for Health and Safety
• Management accountability for accidents
• Structural, human, and job-related factors
• Organization of Health, Safety, and Security
• Control, Cooperation, Communication, Competence
• Safety culture

Unit 3: Planning and Implementation

• Planning and Implementation
• Management arrangements
• Risk Control Systems: Inputs, Processes, Outputs
• Risk Assessments
• Work Permit Systems and LO/TO
• Hazard Communication
• COSHH Assessments

Unit 4: Measuring Performance and HAZOPs

• Measuring Performance
• Active and Reactive Monitoring Systems
• Audit and Review measures
• Flixborough Disaster Case Study
• Introduction to HAZOP
• Element Selection

Unit 5: Behavioral Safety

• Theories: Taylor, Herzberg, Vroom, Geller, Maslow
• ABC Analysis: Antecedents, Behavior, Consequences
• Natural sanctions and outcomes
• Identifying critical behaviors
• Documenting behaviors
• Providing feedback based on observations