EM103 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Peer Pressure, Scandinavian Mountains, Safety Data Sheet
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Safety - is the conservation of human life and the maintenance of its effectiveness, and the prevention of damage to items/systems as per specified requirements. Accident - an unexpected event which results in serious injury or illness of an employee and may also result in property damage. Incident - is an unplanned event that doesn"t result in injury, but does cause damage to property, or has enough significant risk to merit recording. All accidents can also be described as incidents but not all incidents are accidents. Hazard - a source or situation with a potential to cause harm in terms of injury, ill health, damage to property, damage to the environment or a combination of these. Accident frequency rate - the total fatal and non-fatal lost-time accidents per million man-hours worked, and may be expressed in the following formula. Accident severity rate - the days lost per million man-hours worked and may be expressed in the following formula:
