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PREFACE:
Years ago, when man stepped on the surface of the moon for the very first time, the world watched that achievement with great pride and much interest. That accomplishment was not due to chance, but rather to the work and planning of the professionals who were engineers and scientists.
The event was indeed spectacular in the scientific sense, but also in the moral sense (Interna tional Labour Office, Geneva, Switzerland).
The success of the mission could not have happened without a program to ensure the safety of the astronauts and the safety systems of the space vehicle.
Admittedly, we only really got excited about physical injuries when the Occu pational Safety and Health Act was signed into law in 1970. That law told employers to provide a healthful workplace for their employees; the assurance that they would comply with the Act would be the Bureau of Labor’s statistics that flagged their injuries and the OSHA inspections that would follow.
Successful companies throughout the world all have outstanding safety and health programs, which again, did not happen by chance. They recognized that the success of their mission would be enhanced by the professional management of safety. Today’s managers will have to provide aggressive and consistent leadership.
They will have to be innovative in the application of standards and controls. And, they will have to provide adequate financial and manpower resources to control the hazards that interrupt the order of good business. Without management’s commitment, progress is unlikely and inju ries and illnesses in the workplace will continue.
Safety is not and cannot be first. Instead, what is first is profit, mission, product, service, and the strength and growth of your business. However, safety is important because it can either support or damage the above, so it must be fully integrated into your plans and operations. Safe and efficient production will maximize your profits. In other words, safety is the avoidance of loss.
Safety is no different than your other loss control programs. No manager involved in the production of a product would ignore certain controls such as quality, fire, security, absenteeism, drug and alcohol intake, etc., yet in some companies, safety receives only token recognition. When this happens, those companies are often driven out of business.
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