Leadership is important in Elimination of Fatalities
Author: Partha Das Sharma (B.Tech – Hons. In Mining Engineering)
E.mail: sharmapd1@gmail.com,
Website: http://miningandblasting.wordpress.com/
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Quality Leadership is most important in
Elimination of Fatalities in Workplace
Author: Partha Das Sharma (B.Tech-Hons., in Mining Engg.)
E.mail - sharmapd1@rediffmail.com and sharmapd1@gmail.com .
Website: http://miningandblasting.wordpress.com/
Objective of this document is to provide a general guide for
Senior Leaders in their relentless drive to prevent fatalities;
both through their personal actions and the processes and
activities they should ensure are in place.
A. Introduction:
The Senior Leader is ultimately responsible for providing the leadership,
systems and processes for the prevention of fatalities. The actions of
Senior Leaders are fundamental to the elimination of fatalities. Strong and
consistent leadership that demonstrates – every day – a continuous
commitment to safe and fatality free production will drive us to zero
fatalities.
Investigations of fatal incidents around the world have demonstrated that in
order to achieve safe and fatality free production the following elements
are essential:
Maintaining a sense of vulnerability – complacency built on past
success blinds us to warning signs
Ensuring continuous improvement in environment, equipment, strategy
and systems
Applying the hierarchy of controls1 – eliminate the risk and reduce
the chance of human error
Increasing the focus on high potential near fatal events
Leadership is important in Elimination of Fatalities
Author: Partha Das Sharma (B.Tech – Hons. In Mining Engineering)
E.mail: sharmapd1@gmail.com,
Website: http://miningandblasting.wordpress.com/
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Recognizing the personal – fatal accidents are not just statistics
Maintaining operating disciplines – combating the gradual shift to
unsafe behaviours
Maintaining alertness to increased and unexpected risks during
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