Why Occupational Safety Should Be The Core Value | Shah Mohammad Saidur Rahman | TEDxYouth@TCIS
Summary
TLDRThe script addresses the alarming statistics of workplace accidents, emphasizing the need for a zero-incident rate. It narrates a personal journey in health, safety, and environmental promotion, highlighting the crucial role of HSE in business sustainability. The speaker calls for collective responsibility, from companies to individuals, to ensure a safe workplace, citing the economic and human costs of poor safety practices. The summary urges empowerment and proactive measures to achieve a culture of safety and health at work.
Takeaways
- 🚨 The alarming reality: According to the International Labour Organization, a worker dies from a work-related accident or illness every 15 seconds, totaling over 2.3 million deaths annually.
- 📉 The quest for zero incidents: The speaker emphasizes the goal of reducing workplace accidents to zero, highlighting the importance of safety for employees and the company's reputation.
- 👷♂️ The role of a Health Safety and Environmental (HSE) promoter: The speaker shares personal experience, explaining the advisory support role in preventing industrial accidents and the importance of daily risk assessments.
- 🌐 Global impact and sustainability: Good HSE performance is crucial for a company's long-term survival and contributes significantly to its sustainability, as seen in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index.
- 🏢 The responsibility of companies: Companies often do not bear civil liability for workplace fatalities, which raises questions about the management of Occupational Safety and Health.
- 📋 Key drivers for HSE management: The script outlines factors that drive companies to manage HSE effectively, including legal requirements, contractual obligations, in-house rules, and insurance certification.
- 🌍 The global supply chain's role: The Rana Plaza disaster in Bangladesh exemplifies the importance of global supply chain responsibility and the role of agreements like the Bangladesh Accord and Alliance for Worker Safety.
- 📊 Measuring HSE performance: The industry measures HSE performance through metrics like total recordable injury or lost time, with significant progress noted over the past decade.
- 🔍 Identifying underlying causes: The script discusses common underlying causes of workplace accidents and the need for a holistic approach to risk management and prevention.
- 🛡️ The cost of poor safety performance: The economic burden of poor safety practices is significant, with examples like the Deepwater Horizon spill illustrating the financial and reputational costs.
- 🤝 Collective responsibility and empowerment: The speaker calls for collective action and empowerment of individuals to create a value-driven HSE culture and achieve the goal of zero workplace accidents.
Q & A
How often does a worker die from a work-related accident or illness according to the International Labour Organization?
-According to the International Labour Organization, a worker dies from a work-related accident or illness every 15 seconds.
What is the annual death toll at work globally?
-More than 2.3 million people are killed at work annually due to work-related accidents or illnesses.
How many workers were killed due to workplace injury in the USA in 2015?
-In 2015, 2836 workers were killed due to workplace injury in the USA.
What is the role of a Health Safety and Environmental (HSE) promoter?
-A Health Safety and Environmental promoter provides advisory support to prevent industrial accidents, identifying nonconformities, participating in risk assessments, intervening in unsafe acts and conditions, and working towards achieving a safe day at a time.
Why is good HSE performance important for a company's long-term survival?
-Good HSE performance is crucial for a company's long-term survival as it not only creates business opportunities but also makes a company sustainable, contributing significantly to its ranking in indices like the Dow Jones Sustainability Index.
What are the key drivers that make a company manage Occupational Safety and Health effectively?
-The key drivers for effective Occupational Safety and Health management include host country HSE requirements, contractual HSE requirements, in-house rules and regulations, insurance certification requirements, and maintaining a good reputation.
What was the Rana Plaza disaster and what was its impact on the ready-made garment industry in Bangladesh?
-The Rana Plaza disaster occurred on April 24, 2013, when a commercial building in Bangladesh collapsed, killing 1129 people. It served as a wake-up call for poor safety management in the ready-made garment industry and led to the establishment of the Bangladesh Accord and the Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety.
What is the significance of the Bangladesh Accord and the Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety?
-The Bangladesh Accord and the Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety are binding agreements between global brands, unions, governments, and retailers, which aim to create a framework for a commitment to a safer workplace in the garment industry.
What are the common underlying causes of workplace accidents according to the HSE performance report from 2015?
-The HSE performance report from 2015 identified five common underlying causes of workplace accidents, although the specific causes were not detailed in the transcript.
How do global oil and gas companies manage occupational safety and health risks?
-Global oil and gas companies take a holistic approach to managing occupational safety and health risks, starting with risk assessments, which are now a legal compliance requirement in many countries.
What is the economic burden of poor safety and health practices globally according to ILO data?
-The International Labour Organization estimates that the economic burden of poor safety and health practices globally is equivalent to 4% of one country's GDP, which amounts to approximately three trillion U.S. dollars.
Why is it important for individuals to be empowered to ensure a safe workplace?
-It is important for individuals to be empowered to ensure a safe workplace because it leads to the creation of a value-driven HSE culture, which in turn contributes to zero accidents and a safer work environment for everyone.
Outlines
🚨 Workplace Safety: A Global Concern
This paragraph highlights the alarming statistics on workplace accidents and fatalities, as reported by the International Labour Organization. It emphasizes the urgency to reduce these incidents to zero, questioning the responsibility of companies and individuals in ensuring safety. The speaker shares a personal story from 2001 about their first job in health, safety, and environmental promotion, illustrating the importance of HSE for a company's sustainability. The paragraph concludes by discussing the role of HSE in business opportunities and the Dow Jones Sustainability Index, which considers environmental and social dimensions, including HSE, in assessing a company's sustainability.
🌐 The Importance of HSE in Global Business
The second paragraph delves into the factors that drive companies to manage Occupational Safety and Health effectively. It mentions key drivers such as host country HSE requirements, contractual obligations, in-house rules, and certification systems like OSHA 18001 and ISO 14001. The paragraph also discusses the impact of reputation and the responsibility that extends throughout the supply chain, using the tragic example of the Rana Plaza collapse in Bangladesh. It outlines the role of the Accord on Fire and Building Safety and the Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety as initiatives to improve workplace safety, emphasizing the collective responsibility of all stakeholders in the global supply chain.
🔍 Identifying the Gaps in Workplace Safety
In this paragraph, the speaker shares a personal experience from a job interview, reflecting on the importance of asking about workplace safety. The focus then shifts to the oil and gas industry, where data from 49 global companies reveal the underlying causes of fatalities and accidents. Despite the industry's knowledge of these causes, accidents continue to occur, indicating a need for more effective preventive measures. The paragraph also touches on the economic burden of poor safety practices, estimated by the ILO to be equivalent to 4% of global GDP, and concludes by stressing the need for a value-driven HSE culture.
🛡 Empowerment and Responsibility for Workplace Safety
The final paragraph calls for individual and collective empowerment to create a safe working environment. It stresses the importance of asking about safety during job interviews and the need for a safe workplace from the first day of employment. The speaker discusses the role of risk assessment as a legal requirement and a tool for identifying and managing risks to prevent accidents. The paragraph concludes with a call to action for everyone to take responsibility for workplace safety, emphasizing that it is a basic human right and that the cost of poor safety performance is unacceptable.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Workplace Safety
💡International Labour Organization (ILO)
💡Health Safety and Environmental (HSE) Promoter
💡Risk Assessment
💡Dow Jones Sustainability Index
💡Occupational Safety and Health
💡Supply Chain Responsibility
💡Global Oil and Gas Companies
💡Confined Space Work
💡Economic Burden
💡Zero Loss
Highlights
Every 15 seconds, a worker dies from a work-related accident or illness, with over 2.3 million fatalities annually.
In 2015, 2836 workers in the USA were killed due to workplace injuries.
The importance of reducing incident rates to zero for a safe workplace is emphasized.
The speaker's initial role as a Health Safety and Environmental promoter and the evolution of their understanding of HSE.
HSE performance is crucial for a company's long-term survival and sustainability.
HSE contributes significantly to a company's score on the Dow Jones Sustainability Index.
The speaker's personal experience sharing their first job with their parents and the significance of their role.
Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) management as a key driver for companies, including legal, contractual, and reputational factors.
The Rana Plaza collapse in Bangladesh as a wake-up call for poor safety management in the garment industry.
The establishment of the Bangladesh Accord and Alliance for worker safety as a commitment to safer workplaces.
The competitive advantage of good HSE performance against local and international competitors.
The economic burden of poor safety and health practices, estimated to be equivalent to 4% of global GDP.
The progress made in HSE performance over a decade, with a significant reduction in fatal cases.
The five common underlying causes of workplace accidents identified in a report.
The holistic approach of global oil and gas companies to manage occupational safety and health risks.
The importance of risk assessment as a legal compliance and preventive action in managing safety risks.
The personal story of the speaker's first job interview and the evolution of their questions about workplace safety.
The repeating trends of accidents and the need for reminders to prevent them from happening again.
The introduction of strict safety rules and consequences for violations to ensure workplace safety.
The cost of managing HSE and the even higher cost of poor safety performance, exemplified by the Deepwater Horizon spill.
Health and safety at work as a basic human right and the collective responsibility to make workplaces safe.
A call to action for individuals to be empowered and take the lead in creating a value-driven HSE culture.
Transcripts
have you ever thought how safe is our
parents at their workplace
according to international labour
organization in every 15 seconds a
worker dies from the work-related
accident or illness and more than 2.3
million people get killed at work
annually in specific data from the USA
2836 workers get killed due to workplace
injury in 2015
isn't it alarming but the question is
how to bring down the incident rate to
zero I mean zero nobody it hurts at work
who will work for a company if the
person knows earlier that he or she
might get hurt at work
will you will not are we driven by faith
or we really want to make impactful
change to prevent workplace accidents
but the question is how let me take you
with me back in time in 2001 I was so
excited to share with my parents after I
got my fish job they were very happy and
soon after my father asked me what would
be my role frankly speaking I did not
have much knowledge before I joined as a
health safety and environmental promoter
an entry-level position along the way I
learned my job is involved with
providing advisory support role to
prevent industrial accident now I
everyday is a new day to identify the
nonconformist
participate risk assessment intervene
unsafe acts and conditions and achieve
one safe day at a time
I flies I learn how important the HCC is
for a company to survive in the long run
good HSE performance not only create the
business opportunity but also make a
company sustainable if we look at the
Dow Jones Sustainability Index
environmental dimension and the social
dimension which includes HSE carries
about 50 percent of the weight for a
company to being a sustainable company
which means HSE Jim mask for your
company to survive in the long run
William a future generation be
considering to work for a sustainable
company in future professional or being
an entrepreneur as a global startup
although the objective and management
culture might varies due to different
geographical region but HSE management
is an unavoidable journey one thing is
very much common companies often do not
bear much civil liability for the
fatalities at work but of course it
deceased can be covered under
compensation will it be strange here
that a person get killed at work at the
end nobody kill him now the question is
what really makes the company to manage
Occupational Safety and Health there are
the key drivers the host country HSE
require
and impose the liability the contractual
HSE requirements if you are dealing with
the global companies in house rules and
regulations and high cause to buy
insurance certification requirements
from the certification system like your
OSHA's 18001 Daiso 14001 and also for
reputation it can see becomes sui
integral part of today's business that
stretches the furthermost part of your
supply chain you cannot simply skip the
responsibility if you do your own
production or you sub sub sub to
different countries
let me share a real-life example
24th April 2013 a commercial building
known as Rena Plaza collapsed in
Bangladesh the country where I come from
1129 people get killed from this most
recent industrial accident in the
country it is simply unbearable beside
the many direct factors it was the most
expensive wake-up call for poor safety
management in the ready-made garment
industry beside responsibility of the
employers a question being asked an
advocacy group NGOs auditions even like
the consumers like you and me
efficient challenged the responsibility
of the global supply chain now the
country guard accord or fire and
building safety and the Alliance for
Bangladesh worker safety both accord and
alliance are independent Lee
really binding agreement between the
global brands and use governments and
the retailers is a framework a
commitment to work versus safer
workplace this is how we are playing our
share responsibilities as a consumer
bandar supplier or brands to the point
is HSE is no longer a business by your
company but also with home you do
business so of course good agency
performance will give you the
competitive advantage against your
competitors local and international
companies knows the benefits and
industry measure the HSE performance as
a total a callable injury or lost time
in Europe frequency rate per million
man-hours worked well and guessing us is
where I come from agency record HSE
performance report from 2015 indicates
54 fatal cases happen in 2015 where it
recorded 115 fatal cases in 2006 the
industry really made a progress in a
decade but it did not happen by luck but
a joint effort together with the
government clients contractors suppliers
vendors but now the question is why do
we still have so many accidents and the
report was to identified five common
underlying causes only speak about those
shortly before that let me share
the companies especially global oil and
gas companies managed occupational
safety and health risk global companies
normally take the holistic approach to
identify the areas that special focus
through various preventive actions it
starts with the risk assessment risk
assessment is no longer a choice but
illegal compliance required by many
countries the concept is very simple you
create the risk you have to manage it
through the risk assessment process we
identify the risk and also identify how
to prevent and make it safe to prevent
fatalities or accidents but still we can
see many accidents where are the gaps
now let me share a personal story I
attended the first job interview
at the age of 19 years old soon after
the end of the interview I was asked if
I had any question you can imagine it
was the moment of mixed feelings with
excitement nervousness can you guess
what was my answer anyone actually I got
no question to ask but today at this
stage of my career I like to ask a
question will I be safe in your company
how will you ensure your employees get
back home safely every day the demand
for a safe workplace should be started
from day one now let's look at the big
picture
the well and gas companies 49 global oil
and gas companies reported data
indicated underlying causes of the
fatalities and accidents these causes
are very was known to the industries but
the repeating trends of the new reality
every repeating accidents give us the
often reminders that this accident would
have been prevented because every
accidents report investigation report
identify the root causes and also how to
I could save for future jobs and it
happens again and again ILO estimates
317 million what related accident
happens globally is there a leniency
some companies have the istic of safety
rules specifically for specific roles
have a Stricker consequences but any
violation involved with those rules a
consequence will be losing the job now
we have the knowledge on how to work
safely at hype confined space work
lifting safety no to prevent fire an
explosion each and every level of the
organization we have the responsibility
and established consciousness but the
true reality is and everybody and go
back home safely of course
managing HSE involved with cost unit
lead best to create a sustainable HSE
culture but the cost of the poor safety
performance also more closely like
instance the Deepwater highs on Wylie
spill in 2010 he agreed to pay eighteen
point seven million u.s. dollars in
fines ILO data estimates the economic
burden of the poor safety and health
practices globally is equivalent to four
person of one GDP which is equivalent to
three trillion u.s. dollars today health
and safety at work is a basic human
right than ever a cost are simply
unacceptable but now question is who
will make our workplace safe to tribute
to us from accidents let me repeat the
question who will make our workplace
safe it is you and me we have to be
empowered to make the safe method of
work
follow the HSE rules and empowered to be
intervene and save acts and collisions a
small step together will create the
bigger thrust the journey worse creating
value driven HSE culture will you step
forward and ask a man for a safe place
of work let's together a core what
safe HSE zero loss a reality for our
parents for us and also for our children
let's be empowered to take lead let's be
empowered
[Applause]
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