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Editable PowerPoint Slides for Lecturers
By Phil Hughes MBE and Ed Ferrett
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Introduction
Health Safety Overview
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Introduction to International Health and Safety
at Work is basically designed to

• 1. cover the syllabus of the NEBOSH
  International General certificate in
• Occupational Health and Safety and other
  level 3 OSH awards
• 2. go beyond the NEBOSH syllabus in covering
  occupational road risks
• 3. provide a good basis in OSH for students who
  wish to progress to the
• NEBOSH Diploma or a University first or
  second degree
• 4. provide a text which more than covers the
  IOSH Managing Safely
• syllabus or other similar awards
• 5. show the reader how some major OSH
  frameworks cover the subject
• including the USA, Europe and the UK
• 6. give summaries of national OSH legislation
  from 21 countries
• particularly where there are the most
  candidates for the IGC courses
• 7. help students study, revise and sit the
  examinations

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Health Safety overview and link to NEBOSH IGC
syllabus
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How to use this book and what it does
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How to use this book and what it does
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How to use this book and what it does
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How to use this book and what it does
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Chapter
Health Safety Foundations
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Chapter
After studying this chapter you should be able
to 1. Outline the scope and nature of
occupational health and safety 2. Explain briefly
the moral, social and economic reasons for
maintaining and promoting good standards of
health and safety in the workplace 3. Outline the
role of national governments and international
bodies in formulating a framework for the
regulation of health and safety 4. Identify the
nature and key sources of health and safety
information 5. Outline the key elements of a
health and safety management system
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... Prevention is paying not only in human terms
but also in better performance by businesses and
national economic strength. Together we can make
sure that decent work is safe work.... (Thaksin
Shinawatra, former Prime Minister of Thailand)
In 2000 the costs of occupational accidents in
the EU was 55 billion
ILO in 2000 annual deaths in EU 120,000 from
work related disease 6000 from work related
accidents
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• Levels of Duty
• Absolute
• Practicable
• Reasonably practicable

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Worker rights 1998 ILO Declaration of
Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work 1.
Freedom of Association 2. Forced labour 3.
Discrimination 4. Child labour
Responsibilities a) Take reasonable care b)
Comply with instructions c) Use safety
devices d) Report hazards e) Report accidents
or injury to health
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• Relevant occupational health and safety
  legislation
• One or more authorities responsible for
  occupational health and safety
• Regulatory compliance mechanisms, including
  systems of inspection
• A national advisory body to advise on
  occupational health and safety
• issues
• A national occupational health and safety
  information and advisory
• service
• National occupational health services
• An organization for the collection and
  analysis of data on occupational
• injuries and diseases
• Provision of relevant insurance or
  social security
  schemes covering
  occupational injuries and diseases
• Research budgets for occupational
  health and safety
  topics
• Formal systems for the provision of
  occupational
  health and safety
  training

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