HISTORY and PHILOSOPHY of LOSS CONTROL

OverviewHistorical BackgroundCommon Law

Early Attitudes on Safety and Loss Control

Milestones

Lessons Learned

Historical BackgroundIndustrial Revolution - England in 1837

Progress in Industrial Safety before 1911 - Nonexistent (U.S.)

Progress after 1911 (U.S.)

Progress after 1931 (U.S.)

Philippines Occupational Safety and Health Standards (1978)

Common LawThe employee Contributed to the cause of the accident.

Another employee contributed to the cause of the accident.

Common LawThe employee knew of the hazards involved in the accident before the injury was sustained and still agreed to work in the condition for pay.

There was no employer negligence.

Early Attitudes on SafetyI dont have money for frills like safety.

Some people are just accident prone and no matter what you do, they hurt themselves some way.

90% of all accidents are caused by just plain carelessness.

Were not in business for safety.

MilestonesCompensation Act - England 1897

Compensation Law - U.S. 1911

Workmens Compensation Act - Canada 1915

U.S. Congress Passed the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970

Positive AttitudesSafety doesnt require extra time. On the other hand, unsafe practices, particularly those resulting in injuries and property damage, are time-consuming and costly.

The main reason for success in safety is the day-by-day and hour-by-hour consistency with which you apply the principles of our safety program.

Lessons LearnedPast Efforts Were NarrowProgress Has Been MadeSystem ApproachPerformance and Results

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