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Workplace Safety Incident Guide

Incidents such as death, loss of consciousness, loss of a limb, or inability to work for 14+ days must be reported to an inspector according to South African law. Heinrich's domino theory of accident causation states that injuries are caused by accidents, which are caused by unsafe acts/conditions, which are caused by faults of persons due to social/genetic factors. Bird revised this theory to explain that injuries are caused by accidents due to immediate operational causes, which are symptoms of underlying management errors and lack of control. Supervisor responsibilities include conducting training, enforcing safety practices, correcting hazards, preventing lingering issues, investigating accidents.

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Workplace Safety Incident Guide

Incidents such as death, loss of consciousness, loss of a limb, or inability to work for 14+ days must be reported to an inspector according to South African law. Heinrich's domino theory of accident causation states that injuries are caused by accidents, which are caused by unsafe acts/conditions, which are caused by faults of persons due to social/genetic factors. Bird revised this theory to explain that injuries are caused by accidents due to immediate operational causes, which are symptoms of underlying management errors and lack of control. Supervisor responsibilities include conducting training, enforcing safety practices, correcting hazards, preventing lingering issues, investigating accidents.

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Psmp049 Assignment 1

Unique number: 877080


Question 1

Incidents that need to be reported to the chief inspector.

According to Boshof (n.d), the following incidents should be reported to an inspector:

• When a person dies.


• When a person becomes unconscious.
• When a person suffers the loss of a limb or part of a limb.
• When a person is injured or becomes ill, or is likely to die or suffer permanent physical
defect.
• When a person is unable to work for 14 days or longer because of a work-related
incident.
• When a ''major incident'' occurs
• When a dangerous substance was spilled.
• When the uncontrolled release of any substance under pressure took place.
• When machinery or any part thereof fractured or failed resulting in flying, falling or
uncontrolled moving objects.
• When machinery ran out of control.
Question 2
Comparison of the domino theory of Heinrich and bird.

According to William A and Stanton (1995), the Heinrich's theory of domino is a theory of
accident causation that was developed by Herbert W. Heinrich. It purports that all accidents,
whether in a residence or a workplace environment, are the result of a chain of events that
occurs in a sequence.

The Heinrich's theory of accident causation states that:

• Injuries are caused by accidents.

• Accidents are caused by unsafe acts and conditions.

• Unsafe acts and conditions are caused by the faults of persons.

• Faults of persons are caused by the social environment and ancestry.

These factors are referred to as dominoes, and the removal of any one of these five factors can
prevent the accident.

Bird's theory of domino, on the other hand, was proposed by Frank E. Bird as a revision of the
Heinrich's theory of domino. It explains the circumstances that lead to losses (injury) in the
chronological order of five dominoes which are:

1. Lack of – Management.

2. Basic causes – Origins.

3. Immediate causes – Symptoms.


4. Accident – Contact and
5. Injury / damage – Loss.

Bird's theory of domino states that:

• Injuries are caused by accidents.

• For every accident there are immediate causes that are related to operational
errors.

• Operational errors are only symptoms of deeper underlying or basic causes related
to management errors.

• The absence of a system of effective control permits the existence of the factors
referred to as basic causes (William & Stanton, 1995).

Question 3

Responsibilities of supervisors

According to the National Institute of Health, the following are responsibilities of supervisors.

1. Conducting Orientation and Training of Employees.


2. Enforcing Safe Work Practices.
3. Correcting Unsafe Conditions.

4. Preventing Lingering Unsafe or Unhealthful Workplace Conditions or Hazards.

5. Investigating Workplace Accidents.


References
Boshoff T. (n.d).The South African Labour Guide: Your Guide to Labour Law in South Africa.
Retrieved from: https://www.labourguide.co.za/health-and-safety/567-reporting-and-
investigation-of-work-related-incident

National Institute of Health. (n.d). Division of occupational health and safety: Safety
responsibilities of supervisors. Retrieved from
https://ors.od.nih.gov/sr/dohs/HealthAndWellness/Pages/Safety-Responsibilities-for-
Supervisors.aspx

William A., & Stanton P.E. (1995). How Project Variables Influence Construction Safety
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