Safety engineering
Safety engineering is a field of engineering that focuses on the design of systems to prevent accidents and minimize the harm they cause when they do occur. It is a discipline that encourages proactive behavior and considers safety as a fundamental design attribute, rather than an afterthought.
Overview[edit | edit source]
Safety engineering is an engineering discipline which assures that engineered systems provide acceptable levels of safety. It is strongly related to industrial engineering/systems engineering, and the subset system safety engineering. Many of the tools and principles pioneered in safety engineering are also commonly used in the wider realm of systems engineering.
Principles[edit | edit source]
Safety engineers, also known as safety professionals, apply engineering principles and technology to protect people from accidents, injuries, and illnesses. They combine knowledge of an engineering field with knowledge of industrial hygiene and safety regulations to ensure that chemicals, machinery, software, furniture, and other consumer products will not cause harm to people.
Safety measures[edit | edit source]
Safety measures are activities and precautions taken to improve safety, i.e. reduce risk related to human health. Common safety measures include:
- Chemical safety
- Fall protection
- Lockout-tagout
- Machine guarding
- Personal protective equipment
- Vehicle safety
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