Accident Control or Prevention

Accident  prevention  involves removal  or control  of hazards. It  both  science and  art. It represents  above  all other  things  control  of  human  performance, machines  performance and physical environment. Control  her means prevention as  well as correction  of unsafe  actions and conditions.

 Accident  prevention requires  combination of efforts  using:

1.       Psychology and philosophy  for human  behaviours  and attitudes and actions.

2.        Natural  sciences.

3.        Engineering/ Technology

4.        Medicine, Hygiene etc.

To  be effective  in hazard control  programme it must be  planned  and should  be logical. Programme  objectives  and safety  policies need to be established. Responsibility to the  hazard  control  programme  needs  to be  determined.