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ORGANIZATIONAL SAFETY, HEALTH, SECURITY, and ENVIRONMENTAL

      Program Development, Training, Program Auditing, and Implementation Assistance

What is Loss Control / Risk Management Consulting? A professional function employed by most insurance companies and some more sophisticated self insured successful business management to control loss, reduce exposures, prevent and eliminate loss... utilized to sustain short and long term growth, while increasing operational effectiveness in focused insurance coverage area as well refining systems relative to safety, health, productivity, reliability, costs, workmanship, quality, and operational administration while enhancing  profitability.   

 

Definition - LOSS CONTROL MANAGEMENT

A professional leadership management approach in which focused and specific analysis of human, physical assets, engineering, products, materials, process, environment, industry association and regulatory standards are reviewed and examined within for profit and non-profit  organizations as well as  government entities to eliminate, prevent and reduce the potential for loss. Once loss potentials are identified objectives and goals are developed, set, and communicated for identified risks, hazards and exposures to reduce and eliminate their loss potential. Senior Leadership must take the initiative for planning, budgeting, organizing, implementing and auditing all or various organizational departments, planned operational areas, as well as those insurance coverage areas that apply. The premise here is to reduce the frequency and severity of losses, and those Control Actions taken by Organization Leadership, its Management,  Employees, Suppliers and Contractors to reduce, eliminate and mitigate the potential for existing and future losses to protect all essential organizational assets, and the communities they exist within.

©Dominic Brignola 1989-2012 Global Loss Control®

                

The following fundamental programs must be refined, efficient, effective, with excellent leadership, while utilizing well thought out objectives and goals. If you don't have them in your business you must. If you do have them and are doing them just to comply with OSHA, MSHA, DOT, ISRS, ISO, US-FDA or other industry association or regulatory compliance initiatives you are doing them for the wrong reason, as you need to comply with these standard initiatives as part of a system to reduce liabilities and prevent loss.  And, as in any business  you need to be profitable and work above compliance levels with standards that apply to your business or industry.

All well managed business or entity management and key employees must be fully involved with these and other Loss Control programs at all levels to become a better manufacturer, contractor or service provider to have less down time from losses regarding employee accidents, injury, damage, customer complaints, product recall, etc. so that you work towards better productivity, improved quality, quality of workmanship, while sustaining profitability, as well as comply with OSHA, MSHA, DOT, US FDA, Industry Standards, Insurance and other compliance standards and operational initiatives.

 Program Leadership -  Starts at the top and needs support from hourly

 Q. How many businesses have a policy related to property conservation - protection of physical assets, safety - protection of  human assets, quality of  workmanship and customer satisfaction?

 The policy sets direction, awareness, and attitude towards Property Conservation Safety and Loss Control Management Commitment. We can assist you in the development, implementation of effective ways of communication, and effective use of the policy or statement. There is a very modern progressive and effective way to manage and use this policy statement for small, medium, and larger multi national and businesses. (The policy needs to be reviewed and updated annually to make certain your are capturing initiatives, then communicated properly).   

 

Employee Job Orientation and Training

Although your employees are skilled, a professional safety orientation presentation and training program sets the stage for program leadership and awareness. Global Loss Control has the ability to develop a New Hire training program or video of positive business areas as well as most common and specific job, tasks and exposures. An informed employee can do a safer and more productive job from the out set, when they are informed of the engineering control, administrative controls or PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) you must provide and rely on for their protection and the protection of others...

 Safety Group, Team or Committee Expectation

Each business, entity, institution, organization or major project needs to develop a loss control and or safety group, team, or committee which functions for the purpose of the prevention of loss, identifying exposures/hazards and developing controls and recommendations to eliminate their exposure for loss within a  business unit, entity or project they are a part of. Be sure the group has training and pre-determined guidelines which are fluid and can change from project to project. It is important to remember that the loss control, safety group, team, or committee is responsible in part for identifying unsafe practices, hazards, and exposures within the confines of the business unit, entity, or project and must manage, communicate and control them through: Project definition, project development, project submittal, follow through, percent completion, and auditing of engineering controls, administrative controls or personal protective equipment. Equipped with the proper training, the safety group, team or committee can be a very effective component in handling the loss control management areas for each business unit, entity and or project.



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This chart depicts the value of focused and pre-planned scheduled auditing, of an organization assisting their program effectiveness of SH&E and other organizational liabilities while increasing levels of safety, quality, and profitability through the implementation of 22 Loss Control program elements. When managed over time have reduced and eliminated accidents, damage, down time, customer complaints, product recalls, etc. Note: That while the level program performance increased, accidents, incidents, damage decreased.

PROGRAM AUDITING SERVICES  

           

Unbiased ethical organizational loss control program or project auditing allows project and operations management see the strengths and weaknesses in their over all project progress and practices in real time dimensions, with regards to reducing the potential for loss. The unbiased audit also provides an immediate benchmark to facilitate better project management in specific areas to assure reduction of now and future potentials for loss.

Observations of Practices and Physical Areas

Some of the areas we audit and evaluate when requested in our auditing services are task observation, quality of workmanship, hearing conservation, PPE (Personal Protective Equipment), construction tools and practices, process equipment and operations, guarding, manual materials handling/ lifting devices, materials placement/storage, ventilation, storm protection, emergency planning and preparedness, ladders, scaffolding, hazard communication/chemical safety awareness, spill controls, environmental health exposure, I H plan and work controls, fall protection - leading edge work areas, floor openings, solid and hazardous waste storage/disposal, flammable liquid handling/dispensing/storage, energy isolation - lockout/tag out of processes equipment,  facility security, and other key areas.

Significance of Task Analysis and Importance to - 5PE©

 

First and foremost Task Analysis is not the same as Job Safety Analysis or (J S A)! We can show you the difference.

 

Developing a listing of the critical tasks performed by your employees in the various occupations within in your business is important to safety, quality, environment, operational integrity, cost containment and damage control.

 

When a Critical Task is performed incorrectly, the action can cause catastrophic loss to people, property, profit, process, project, and environment. Global Loss Control assist you and your employees in the performance of task analysis and identifying critical tasks. 

 Compliance Analysis

OSHA, MSHA, ISRS, Local Codes, Insurance, Consensus Standards like ANSI Z10 - What areas do you need to improve and comply within your business? Global Loss Control can assist you in identifying areas of focus and implementation. 

Accident/Incident Investigation and Analysis

Each physical threat, accident, incident, high-potential near miss... aside from being reported immediately, must be investigated with an emphasis on not just reviewing immediate cause, but the root cause. Once the root cause is determined then recommendations to prevent recurrence must be developed, followed up on, implemented and audited regardless of the task, practice, process, system, or physical location it occurred within.

Important Documents, Reports, License and Permit Auditing

The importance of these areas we have found over time, has been over looked. Global Loss Control can show you methods for identifying, recording, placing responsibility, and the importance of retention, and follow up accountability.

 

Emergency Preparedness - Preparation, Planning, Auditing, and Testing

 

Regardless of the type of industry sector, business, or entity you must be prepared.

Claims Administration

 

(Workers' Comp., Comprehensive General Liability, Contractors and Completed Operations, Environmental Impact, Products, Fleet, Fire, D & O etc.)

With a formalized refined system in these areas, you can keep a claim from turning into a real problem that can eat profit out of the bottom line and can even turn into a civil action by the claimant. Global Loss Control can show you the key areas of management, and control for claims administration and claims administrators you may rely upon. (Mismanagement by some administrators have caused some insurance companies to go out of business).

 

Program Assessment, Analysis, Inspection and Audit  

 

The significance of this element if understood, planned, scheduled, utilized and audited can be most effective in many compliance areas as well as very effective in cost containment measures. Global Loss Control has experience,  know how, and has effectively managed and audited this area with positive results. Do you have a program assessment system in place?      

 

Property and Equipment Damage Control

If you're a manufacturer, let us show you the importance of NWAT Vs. PDOE and how the successful management of this program can assist in maintenance effectiveness and add to bottom line profitability.

Today as well as over the years Global Loss Control has provided management organizational services in the areas such as:

•   Manufacturing and Construction Safety and Loss Control Project Oversight Management
•   Commercial and Industry Specific Loss Control Management
•   Occupational Safety and Health Program Development
•   Environmental Program Consulting
•   Security and Loss Prevention Auditing
•   Fire Protection Consulting
•   Disaster Recovery Program Planning, Plan Development, Plan Testing, Plan Auditing
•   Comprehensive Organizational Auditing  
•    HAZWOPER Program Auditing
•   Critical Task Analysis
•   Job Task Analysis  
•   Safety Engineering Plan Review
•   Loss Control Management Program Auditing
•   PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) Auditing
•   PSM (Process Safety Management ) Program Auditing

•   Hot Work Permit Program Development and Fielding Auditing

•   Phase I Environmental Assessment

     Global Loss Control In-house Auditor Training (small and medium size business)

• Security and Loss Prevention Auditing

• Global Loss Control Health and Safety Evaluation System ©CAPESModules

• Group Health Benefits Loss Prevention System Audit

• Process Safety Management Program Auditing

• Safety and Loss Control Organizational Auditing

• Fall Protection Program Planning, Program Development, Training, Program  Auditing, Accident/Incident Investigation (As it applies to the new 2009 ANSI 359 Fall Protection Standard Sections)

• Hazard Communication Audit

• Excavation Audit

• Hearing Conservation Audit

Global Loss Control's Compliance Audit Services© make sense for  any system or process within your business and is an invaluable asset for analyzing risk and compliance.

Commercial Field Inspections-Field Underwriting Services and Account Loss Control Management Services.  

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ISO Vs ISRS AUDITING COMMENTARY

 

PRIOR TO the existence of the ISO most fortune 1000 mpanies and others from around the world were all in the ISRS (International Safety Rating System) long before becoming involved within the the ISO standards systems and before DNV purchased ILCI from Frank E. Bird, Jr. The ISRS was a very controlled, rigid safety rating management and auditing system. The auditors were all trained under one set of training guidelines, accreditation, and licensure. Also, as the ISRS systems edition standards changed, Auditor's were privy to the changes and were asked to comment, review, edit, and test the standard prior to print, as were participating CEO, executives, front line supervisors, operations employees, safety, health, and environmental management from the broad spectrum of companies around the world. It is for this reason that the auditor's were quality and unbiased in their auditing systems process approach in utilizing the ISRS.       The president and CEO of Global Loss Control, Inc. considered an expert with the ISRS various editions, aside from being a Contract Licensed Staff Auditor A.S.A., also performed licensed auditor A.S.A. training and testing in USA and Canada for Frank E. Bird, Jr. (C.S.P. Professional, Mentor, Associate, and Friend of Nick' s) Mr. Bird was the founder and CEO of the International Society of Accredited Safety Auditors and The International Loss Control Institute now D N V of the Netherlands. At the time, the International Safety Rating System was the Copyrighted System of Mr. Frank E. Bird Jr.. He was the author of many books on the subject of Safety and Loss Control such as: "The Management Guide to Loss Control", The Loss Control Leadership Manual", "The Property Damage Accident", Just to name a few. Here is one of the many Authored and Signed books he Authored with Mr. George L. Germain given or sent to me personally by Mr. Bird who I dignify by giving him the respected title "The Father of Loss Control"

The following photos were taken while contracted with the International Loss Control Institute performing

ISRS comprehensive organizational auditing:

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Last Update: D  J B January 2012