Stages of Development of Safety Movement:
As per the Encyclopedia of Sciences (Macmillan Co.) the
safety movement developed in five stages:
•The improvement of the environment or the removal of
physical hazards.
•The improvement of personal practices through a combination
of education and supervision.
•The management’s direct involvement at a lower level in
safety problems. This leads to the setting up of various
departments specifically charged with the responsibility of
ensuring the safety, health and the efficiency of the workers
such as Personnel, Medical, Safety, Industrial Hygiene, and
Training.
• Safety should be considered from the design stage and
extended to product safety and total loss control.
• It is, in fact, a co-operative effort on the part of industries
to prepare codes and standards to pool and disseminate
information of technical aspects relating to safety.