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Why Occupational Safety Should Be The Core Value | Shah Mohammad Saidur Rahman | TEDxYouth@TCIS


have you ever thought how safe is our

have you ever thought how safe is our parents at their workplace

according to international labour

according to international labour organization in every 15 seconds a

organization in every 15 seconds a

organization in every 15 seconds a worker dies from the work-related

worker dies from the work-related

worker dies from the work-related accident or illness and more than 2.3

accident or illness and more than 2.3

accident or illness and more than 2.3 million people get killed at work

million people get killed at work

million people get killed at work annually in specific data from the USA

2836 workers get killed due to workplace

2836 workers get killed due to workplace injury in 2015

injury in 2015

injury in 2015 isn’t it alarming but the question is

isn’t it alarming but the question is

isn’t it alarming but the question is how to bring down the incident rate to

how to bring down the incident rate to

how to bring down the incident rate to zero I mean zero nobody it hurts at work

zero I mean zero nobody it hurts at work

zero I mean zero nobody it hurts at work who will work for a company if the

who will work for a company if the

who will work for a company if the person knows earlier that he or she

person knows earlier that he or she

person knows earlier that he or she might get hurt at work

might get hurt at work

might get hurt at work will you will not are we driven by faith

will you will not are we driven by faith

will you will not are we driven by faith or we really want to make impactful

or we really want to make impactful

or we really want to make impactful change to prevent workplace accidents

change to prevent workplace accidents

change to prevent workplace accidents but the question is how let me take you

but the question is how let me take you

but the question is how let me take you with me back in time in 2001 I was so

with me back in time in 2001 I was so

with me back in time in 2001 I was so excited to share with my parents after I

excited to share with my parents after I

excited to share with my parents after I got my fish job they were very happy and

got my fish job they were very happy and

got my fish job they were very happy and soon after my father asked me what would

soon after my father asked me what would

soon after my father asked me what would be my role frankly speaking I did not

be my role frankly speaking I did not

be my role frankly speaking I did not have much knowledge before I joined as a

have much knowledge before I joined as a

have much knowledge before I joined as a health safety and environmental promoter

health safety and environmental promoter

health safety and environmental promoter an entry-level position along the way I

an entry-level position along the way I

an entry-level position along the way I learned my job is involved with

learned my job is involved with

learned my job is involved with providing advisory support role to

providing advisory support role to

providing advisory support role to prevent industrial accident now I

prevent industrial accident now I

prevent industrial accident now I everyday is a new day to identify the

everyday is a new day to identify the

everyday is a new day to identify the nonconformist

nonconformist

nonconformist participate risk assessment intervene

participate risk assessment intervene

participate risk assessment intervene unsafe acts and conditions and achieve

unsafe acts and conditions and achieve

unsafe acts and conditions and achieve one safe day at a time

one safe day at a time

one safe day at a time I flies I learn how important the HCC is

I flies I learn how important the HCC is

I flies I learn how important the HCC is for a company to survive in the long run

for a company to survive in the long run

for a company to survive in the long run good HSE performance not only create the

good HSE performance not only create the

good HSE performance not only create the business opportunity but also make a

business opportunity but also make a

business opportunity but also make a company sustainable if we look at the

company sustainable if we look at the

company sustainable if we look at the Dow Jones Sustainability Index

Dow Jones Sustainability Index

Dow Jones Sustainability Index environmental dimension and the social

environmental dimension and the social

environmental dimension and the social dimension which includes HSE carries

dimension which includes HSE carries

dimension which includes HSE carries about 50 percent of the weight for a

about 50 percent of the weight for a

about 50 percent of the weight for a company to being a sustainable company

company to being a sustainable company

company to being a sustainable company which means HSE Jim mask for your

which means HSE Jim mask for your

which means HSE Jim mask for your company to survive in the long run

William a future generation be

William a future generation be considering to work for a sustainable

considering to work for a sustainable

considering to work for a sustainable company in future professional or being

company in future professional or being

company in future professional or being an entrepreneur as a global startup

although the objective and management

although the objective and management culture might varies due to different

culture might varies due to different

culture might varies due to different geographical region but HSE management

geographical region but HSE management

geographical region but HSE management is an unavoidable journey one thing is

is an unavoidable journey one thing is

is an unavoidable journey one thing is very much common companies often do not

very much common companies often do not

very much common companies often do not bear much civil liability for the

bear much civil liability for the

bear much civil liability for the fatalities at work but of course it

fatalities at work but of course it

fatalities at work but of course it deceased can be covered under

deceased can be covered under

deceased can be covered under compensation will it be strange here

compensation will it be strange here

compensation will it be strange here that a person get killed at work at the

that a person get killed at work at the

that a person get killed at work at the end nobody kill him now the question is

end nobody kill him now the question is

end nobody kill him now the question is what really makes the company to manage

what really makes the company to manage

what really makes the company to manage Occupational Safety and Health there are

Occupational Safety and Health there are

Occupational Safety and Health there are the key drivers the host country HSE

the key drivers the host country HSE

the key drivers the host country HSE require

require

require and impose the liability the contractual

and impose the liability the contractual

and impose the liability the contractual HSE requirements if you are dealing with

HSE requirements if you are dealing with

HSE requirements if you are dealing with the global companies in house rules and

the global companies in house rules and

the global companies in house rules and regulations and high cause to buy

regulations and high cause to buy

regulations and high cause to buy insurance certification requirements

insurance certification requirements

insurance certification requirements from the certification system like your

from the certification system like your

from the certification system like your OSHA’s 18001 Daiso 14001 and also for

OSHA’s 18001 Daiso 14001 and also for

OSHA’s 18001 Daiso 14001 and also for reputation it can see becomes sui

reputation it can see becomes sui

reputation it can see becomes sui integral part of today’s business that

integral part of today’s business that

integral part of today’s business that stretches the furthermost part of your

stretches the furthermost part of your

stretches the furthermost part of your supply chain you cannot simply skip the

supply chain you cannot simply skip the

supply chain you cannot simply skip the responsibility if you do your own

responsibility if you do your own

responsibility if you do your own production or you sub sub sub to

production or you sub sub sub to

production or you sub sub sub to different countries

different countries

different countries let me share a real-life example

24th April 2013 a commercial building

24th April 2013 a commercial building known as Rena Plaza collapsed in

known as Rena Plaza collapsed in

known as Rena Plaza collapsed in Bangladesh the country where I come from

1129 people get killed from this most

1129 people get killed from this most recent industrial accident in the

recent industrial accident in the

recent industrial accident in the country it is simply unbearable beside

country it is simply unbearable beside

country it is simply unbearable beside the many direct factors it was the most

the many direct factors it was the most

the many direct factors it was the most expensive wake-up call for poor safety

expensive wake-up call for poor safety

expensive wake-up call for poor safety management in the ready-made garment

management in the ready-made garment

management in the ready-made garment industry beside responsibility of the

industry beside responsibility of the

industry beside responsibility of the employers a question being asked an

employers a question being asked an

employers a question being asked an advocacy group NGOs auditions even like

advocacy group NGOs auditions even like

advocacy group NGOs auditions even like the consumers like you and me

the consumers like you and me

the consumers like you and me efficient challenged the responsibility

efficient challenged the responsibility

efficient challenged the responsibility of the global supply chain now the

of the global supply chain now the

of the global supply chain now the country guard accord or fire and

country guard accord or fire and

country guard accord or fire and building safety and the Alliance for

building safety and the Alliance for

building safety and the Alliance for Bangladesh worker safety both accord and

Bangladesh worker safety both accord and

Bangladesh worker safety both accord and alliance are independent Lee

alliance are independent Lee

alliance are independent Lee really binding agreement between the

really binding agreement between the

really binding agreement between the global brands and use governments and

global brands and use governments and

global brands and use governments and the retailers is a framework a

the retailers is a framework a

the retailers is a framework a commitment to work versus safer

commitment to work versus safer

commitment to work versus safer workplace this is how we are playing our

workplace this is how we are playing our

workplace this is how we are playing our share responsibilities as a consumer

share responsibilities as a consumer

share responsibilities as a consumer bandar supplier or brands to the point

bandar supplier or brands to the point

bandar supplier or brands to the point is HSE is no longer a business by your

is HSE is no longer a business by your

is HSE is no longer a business by your company but also with home you do

company but also with home you do

company but also with home you do business so of course good agency

business so of course good agency

business so of course good agency performance will give you the

performance will give you the

performance will give you the competitive advantage against your

competitive advantage against your

competitive advantage against your competitors local and international

competitors local and international

competitors local and international companies knows the benefits and

industry measure the HSE performance as

industry measure the HSE performance as a total a callable injury or lost time

a total a callable injury or lost time

a total a callable injury or lost time in Europe frequency rate per million

in Europe frequency rate per million

in Europe frequency rate per million man-hours worked well and guessing us is

man-hours worked well and guessing us is

man-hours worked well and guessing us is where I come from agency record HSE

where I come from agency record HSE

where I come from agency record HSE performance report from 2015 indicates

performance report from 2015 indicates

performance report from 2015 indicates 54 fatal cases happen in 2015 where it

54 fatal cases happen in 2015 where it

54 fatal cases happen in 2015 where it recorded 115 fatal cases in 2006 the

recorded 115 fatal cases in 2006 the

recorded 115 fatal cases in 2006 the industry really made a progress in a

industry really made a progress in a

industry really made a progress in a decade but it did not happen by luck but

decade but it did not happen by luck but

decade but it did not happen by luck but a joint effort together with the

a joint effort together with the

a joint effort together with the government clients contractors suppliers

government clients contractors suppliers

government clients contractors suppliers vendors but now the question is why do

vendors but now the question is why do

vendors but now the question is why do we still have so many accidents and the

we still have so many accidents and the

we still have so many accidents and the report was to identified five common

report was to identified five common

report was to identified five common underlying causes only speak about those

underlying causes only speak about those

underlying causes only speak about those shortly before that let me share

shortly before that let me share

shortly before that let me share the companies especially global oil and

the companies especially global oil and

the companies especially global oil and gas companies managed occupational

gas companies managed occupational

gas companies managed occupational safety and health risk global companies

safety and health risk global companies

safety and health risk global companies normally take the holistic approach to

normally take the holistic approach to

normally take the holistic approach to identify the areas that special focus

identify the areas that special focus

identify the areas that special focus through various preventive actions it

through various preventive actions it

through various preventive actions it starts with the risk assessment risk

starts with the risk assessment risk

starts with the risk assessment risk assessment is no longer a choice but

assessment is no longer a choice but

assessment is no longer a choice but illegal compliance required by many

illegal compliance required by many

illegal compliance required by many countries the concept is very simple you

countries the concept is very simple you

countries the concept is very simple you create the risk you have to manage it

create the risk you have to manage it

create the risk you have to manage it through the risk assessment process we

through the risk assessment process we

through the risk assessment process we identify the risk and also identify how

identify the risk and also identify how

identify the risk and also identify how to prevent and make it safe to prevent

to prevent and make it safe to prevent

to prevent and make it safe to prevent fatalities or accidents but still we can

fatalities or accidents but still we can

fatalities or accidents but still we can see many accidents where are the gaps

see many accidents where are the gaps

see many accidents where are the gaps now let me share a personal story I

now let me share a personal story I

now let me share a personal story I attended the first job interview

attended the first job interview

attended the first job interview at the age of 19 years old soon after

at the age of 19 years old soon after

at the age of 19 years old soon after the end of the interview I was asked if

the end of the interview I was asked if

the end of the interview I was asked if I had any question you can imagine it

I had any question you can imagine it

I had any question you can imagine it was the moment of mixed feelings with

was the moment of mixed feelings with

was the moment of mixed feelings with excitement nervousness can you guess

excitement nervousness can you guess

excitement nervousness can you guess what was my answer anyone actually I got

what was my answer anyone actually I got

what was my answer anyone actually I got no question to ask but today at this

no question to ask but today at this

no question to ask but today at this stage of my career I like to ask a

stage of my career I like to ask a

stage of my career I like to ask a question will I be safe in your company

question will I be safe in your company

question will I be safe in your company how will you ensure your employees get

how will you ensure your employees get

how will you ensure your employees get back home safely every day the demand

back home safely every day the demand

back home safely every day the demand for a safe workplace should be started

for a safe workplace should be started

for a safe workplace should be started from day one now let’s look at the big

from day one now let’s look at the big

from day one now let’s look at the big picture

the well and gas companies 49 global oil

the well and gas companies 49 global oil and gas companies reported data

and gas companies reported data

and gas companies reported data indicated underlying causes of the

indicated underlying causes of the

indicated underlying causes of the fatalities and accidents these causes

fatalities and accidents these causes

fatalities and accidents these causes are very was known to the industries but

are very was known to the industries but

are very was known to the industries but the repeating trends of the new reality

the repeating trends of the new reality

the repeating trends of the new reality every repeating accidents give us the

every repeating accidents give us the

every repeating accidents give us the often reminders that this accident would

often reminders that this accident would

often reminders that this accident would have been prevented because every

have been prevented because every

have been prevented because every accidents report investigation report

accidents report investigation report

accidents report investigation report identify the root causes and also how to

identify the root causes and also how to

identify the root causes and also how to I could save for future jobs and it

I could save for future jobs and it

I could save for future jobs and it happens again and again ILO estimates

happens again and again ILO estimates

happens again and again ILO estimates 317 million what related accident

317 million what related accident

317 million what related accident happens globally is there a leniency

happens globally is there a leniency

happens globally is there a leniency some companies have the istic of safety

some companies have the istic of safety

some companies have the istic of safety rules specifically for specific roles

rules specifically for specific roles

rules specifically for specific roles have a Stricker consequences but any

have a Stricker consequences but any

have a Stricker consequences but any violation involved with those rules a

violation involved with those rules a

violation involved with those rules a consequence will be losing the job now

consequence will be losing the job now

consequence will be losing the job now we have the knowledge on how to work

we have the knowledge on how to work

we have the knowledge on how to work safely at hype confined space work

safely at hype confined space work

safely at hype confined space work lifting safety no to prevent fire an

lifting safety no to prevent fire an

lifting safety no to prevent fire an explosion each and every level of the

explosion each and every level of the

explosion each and every level of the organization we have the responsibility

organization we have the responsibility

organization we have the responsibility and established consciousness but the

and established consciousness but the

and established consciousness but the true reality is and everybody and go

true reality is and everybody and go

true reality is and everybody and go back home safely of course

managing HSE involved with cost unit

managing HSE involved with cost unit lead best to create a sustainable HSE

lead best to create a sustainable HSE

lead best to create a sustainable HSE culture but the cost of the poor safety

culture but the cost of the poor safety

culture but the cost of the poor safety performance also more closely like

performance also more closely like

performance also more closely like instance the Deepwater highs on Wylie

instance the Deepwater highs on Wylie

instance the Deepwater highs on Wylie spill in 2010 he agreed to pay eighteen

spill in 2010 he agreed to pay eighteen

spill in 2010 he agreed to pay eighteen point seven million u.s. dollars in

point seven million u.s. dollars in

point seven million u.s. dollars in fines ILO data estimates the economic

fines ILO data estimates the economic

fines ILO data estimates the economic burden of the poor safety and health

burden of the poor safety and health

burden of the poor safety and health practices globally is equivalent to four

practices globally is equivalent to four

practices globally is equivalent to four person of one GDP which is equivalent to

person of one GDP which is equivalent to

person of one GDP which is equivalent to three trillion u.s. dollars today health

three trillion u.s. dollars today health

three trillion u.s. dollars today health and safety at work is a basic human

and safety at work is a basic human

and safety at work is a basic human right than ever a cost are simply

right than ever a cost are simply

right than ever a cost are simply unacceptable but now question is who

unacceptable but now question is who

unacceptable but now question is who will make our workplace safe to tribute

will make our workplace safe to tribute

will make our workplace safe to tribute to us from accidents let me repeat the

to us from accidents let me repeat the

to us from accidents let me repeat the question who will make our workplace

question who will make our workplace

question who will make our workplace safe it is you and me we have to be

safe it is you and me we have to be

safe it is you and me we have to be empowered to make the safe method of

empowered to make the safe method of

empowered to make the safe method of work

work

work follow the HSE rules and empowered to be

follow the HSE rules and empowered to be

follow the HSE rules and empowered to be intervene and save acts and collisions a

intervene and save acts and collisions a

intervene and save acts and collisions a small step together will create the

small step together will create the

small step together will create the bigger thrust the journey worse creating

bigger thrust the journey worse creating

bigger thrust the journey worse creating value driven HSE culture will you step

value driven HSE culture will you step

value driven HSE culture will you step forward and ask a man for a safe place

forward and ask a man for a safe place

forward and ask a man for a safe place of work let’s together a core what

of work let’s together a core what

of work let’s together a core what safe HSE zero loss a reality for our

safe HSE zero loss a reality for our

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

let’s be empowered to take lead let’s be empowered

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