A Study on the Legislation’s Safety Management Plan of Maritime Enforcement Organization for the Reduction of Coastal Accidents

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-25
Author(s):  
Ki-Wu Park ◽  
◽  
Bong-Kyu Jung ◽  
Nam-U Lee
Keyword(s):  
Safety Management ◽  
Management Plan

An assessment of fire safety measures in healthcare facilities in Nigeria

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Ebekozien ◽  
Clinton Aigbavboa ◽  
Solomon Oisasoje Ayo-Odifiri ◽  
Nuzaihan Aras Agus Salim
Keyword(s):  
Fire Safety ◽  
Safety Management ◽  
Management Plan ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Safety Measures ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Healthcare Facilities ◽  
Electrical Faults ◽  
Fire Accidents ◽  
Safety Rules

PurposeThe occurrence of fire accidents in hospital buildings has become a serious challenge and more serious in developing nations. The purpose of this paper intends to assess fire safety measures in Nigerian hospital facilities. The significance of this study is to ensure that the design and construction of hospital facilities enhance the safety of users and properties.Design/methodology/approachThe data were collected via a case study and questionnaire survey and administered to the facility users. The study survey is to assess the respondents' perception of fire safety measures in hospital facilities and suggest possible policy measures that will be employed to enhance safety.FindingsThis paper found that 91% of the respondents have awareness of fire safety measures in hospital facilities. Electrical faults and combustible materials were identified as the frequent causes of fire occurrences in hospital facilities. This can be averted where flammable materials and electrical appliances are correctly installed, and safety rules enforced. Findings show that safety rules are lax in public than standard private hospitals.Research limitations/implicationsThis paper is limited to fire safety measures in Nigerian healthcare facilities. Future research is needed to evaluate the level of compliance from design, construction and post-construction of precautionary fire safety measures in hospital facilities in Nigeria.Practical implicationsThis paper recommended that designers and hospital administrators should improve on fire safety measures via the development of fire safety management plan and education. Thus, enforcement of fire safety measures in hospital facilities as specified in building codes should be implemented and monitored during and after the design of the hospital buildings. Findings provide valuable lessons on how to improve the fire safety measures in healthcare facilities across the states and other developing countries with similar healthcare situations.Originality/valueThis paper demonstrates that the stakeholders, especially government agencies concern with approval and enforcement of fire safety measures in healthcare facilities need to reawaken to her responsibility because of the lax implementation across the states.

Pedestrian Facilities in South Africa: Research and Practice

1996 ◽  
Vol 1538 (1) ◽  
pp. 10-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hubrecht Ribbens
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Traffic Safety ◽  
Traffic Engineering ◽  
Safety Management ◽  
Pedestrian Safety ◽  
Management Plan ◽  
Vehicular Traffic ◽  
Temporal Separation ◽  
Traffic Lights ◽  
Traffic Calming

An overview of the pedestrian accident problem in South Africa is given, and the engineering solutions implemented to improve pedestrian safety are discussed. The pedestrian problem accounts for part of the road safety problem in South Africa. In recent years there has been a reduction in the number of pedestrian fatalities and injuries. Research findings in the early 1980s showed that inadequate provision was being made for pedestrians in a country where about 80 percent of all trips were made by public transport and by foot. A comprehensive research program has been conducted since 1980 to upgrade all the facilities through the development of warrants for the provisions and guidelines for the correct layout and siting of the various types of pedestrian facilities. The various operational problems encountered at the different types of pedestrian facilities are discussed to provide a safer environment. These problems and solutions are dealt with according to the various traffic engineering approaches adopted to improve pedestrian safety. First, the methods used to integrate pedestrians with vehicular traffic are highlighted, namely through temporal separation (pedestrian crossings, school patrol crossings, traffic lights) and soft separation (traffic calming measures). Second, the technologies developed to segregate pedestrians from vehicular traffic through horizontal separation (pedestrian malls, township layout, sidewalks) and vertical separation (foot bridges and subways) are discussed. Other aspects are pedestrian facilities on rural roads, pedestrian signs and markings, and facilities for disabled pedestrians. Apart from the dissemination to practitioners of individual research reports on pedestrian facilities produced since 1980, the warrants and guidelines developed since 1980 were incorporated into a pedestrian facility manual published in 1993. Technology transfer workshops were conducted throughout South Africa to train road authorities and consulting engineers on use of the manual. It is concluded that the implementation of these warrants and guidelines since the mid-1980s together with a holistic traffic safety management plan have contributed to the reduction in pedestrian fatalities and injuries since 1989.

scholarly journals Investigating the Safety Management Plan in Junkyard

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 103-109
Author(s):  
Hoisik Shin ◽  
Junseo Yang ◽  
Woongi Hwang
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Crucial Role ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Safety Management ◽  
Boundary Value ◽  
Management Plan ◽  
Central Axis ◽  
Separation Systems ◽  
Increased Risk

Automobiles play a crucial role in our lives as they help us in improving our quality of life. Owing to the expansion and development of various industries, the demand for automobiles has increased, which has resulted in an increase in the number of vehicles. The boundary value, due to the recycling of automobile-based waste, is expected to reach approximately 500 billion won per year. In particular, due to the amendment in the Automobile Management Act in 2010, the central axis has shifted from “dismantled and recycled” to “dismantled and recycled.” For recycling, each and every part of the automobile should be dismantled at the junkyard. However, the junkyards in Korea do not have a systematic and automated dismantling system for cars, and thus, they rely on direct dismantling and separation systems; this results in large-scale fires owing to the increased risk of fires that occur during the direct dismantling process. To address this issue, I would like to suggest a safety management plan for junkyards in Korea.

Safety Management Plan for Equipment Used in Working at Heights

2019 ◽  
pp. 3-11
Author(s):  
Sybelle M. S. L. Bastos ◽  
Bianca M. Vasconcelos ◽  
Suellem Attila Parisi ◽  
Tomi Zlatar ◽  
Béda Barkokébas Junior
Keyword(s):  
Safety Management ◽  
Management Plan

Observed potential cross-contamination in retail delicatessens

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meghan Holst ◽  
Laura G. Brown ◽  
Brendalee Viveiros ◽  
Brenda Faw ◽  
Nicole Hedeen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Food Safety ◽  
Safety Management ◽  
The United States ◽  
Management Plan ◽  
Health Concern ◽  
Local Health ◽  
Cross Contamination ◽  
Storage Unit ◽  
State And Local ◽  
Raw Meats

Listeria monocytogenes (L. monocytogenes) is a persistent public health concern in the United States and is the third leading cause of death from foodborne illness. Cross-contamination of L. monocytogenes is common in delis (between contaminated and uncontaminated equipment, food and hands) and likely plays a role in the associated with retail deli meats. In 2012, EHS-Net conducted a study to describe deli characteristics related to cross-contamination with L. monocytogenes. The study included 298 retail delis in six state and local health departments’ jurisdictions and assessed how well deli practices complied with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Food Code provisions. Among delis observed using wet wiping cloths for cleaning, 23.6% did not store the cloths in a sanitizing solution between uses. Observed potential cross-contamination of raw meats and ready-to-eat foods during preparation (e.g., same knife used on raw meats and ready-to-eat foods, without cleaning in between) was present in 9.4% of delis. In 24.6% of delis with a cold storage unit, raw meats were not stored separately from ready-to-eat products in containers, bins, or trays. A proper food safety management plan can reduce gaps in cross-contamination and include the adoption of procedures to minimize food safety risks, training with instructions and in-person demonstrations and certifying staff on those procedures, and monitoring to ensure procedures are followed.

Quantitative Study for Drilling Process on Human Factor Risk Mitigation Capacity

2015 ◽  
Vol 737 ◽  
pp. 428-431
Author(s):  
Ai Tao Zhou ◽  
Kai Wang ◽  
An Jin Liu ◽  
Hong Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Delphi Method ◽  
Human Factor ◽  
Safety Management ◽  
Risk Mitigation ◽  
Risk Control ◽  
Management Plan ◽  
Control Measures ◽  
Drilling Process ◽  
Fall From Height ◽  
Order Of Magnitude

In order to reduce the human factor risk in drilling process, the author analyzed the primary reason of human factor risk in drilling process, selected twelve risk control measures and toke Delphi method to quantify the human factor risk mitigation capacity resulting from the selected risk control measures. The results shows that the human risk control measures exist in three tiers of effectiveness that with each tier being separated by nearly an order of magnitude, and the types of most risk mitigation are risk codes such as injury by machine, fall from height, contact with harmful material. And the most minimally risk mitigation ones are muscle strain, fire explosion and other types. Finally these data, which will be valuable for drilling companies to strategically allocate limited resources to their safety management plan, can evaluate the expected effectiveness resulting from risk control measures.

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