Advanced Safety Management, 3rd Edition

CHAPTER 13PREVENTION THROUGH DESIGN

Several provisions in Z10.0 and 45001 relate to prevention through design (PtD) concepts. They are Risk Assessments, Design Requirements, Hierarchy of Controls, and Procurement.

Fortunately, an American National Standard exists that provides guidance on the subject. Its designation is ANSI/ASSE Z590.3-2011(R2016) and its title is Prevention through Design: Guidelines for Addressing Occupational Hazards and Risks in Design and Redesign Processes.

This author was privileged to be the chair of the committee that wrote the Z590.3 standard. It will be obvious that what is written here shows a bias in favor of its implementation. This chapter

• Supports application of prevention through design concepts.
• Gives a history of the safety through design/prevention through design movement.
• Comments on the activities at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) on prevention through design—which are extensive.
• Presents highlights of Z590.3—emphasizing the applicability of the provisions of the standard to all hazards-based initiatives—environmental controls, product safety, safety of the public, avoiding property damage, and business interruption, among others.
• Discusses the culture change necessary in most organizations as prevention through design concepts are implemented within an Operational Risk Management System.
• Encourages safety professionals to become involved in prevention through design for job satisfaction and to be perceived ...