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EDCONS Institute Of Business & Technology (Lahore) Legal System Civil Law: The aim is to compensate an injured party for loss suffered. There are 2 types of civil liability: a) Fault liability b) No fault liability Fault liability: Injured party must prove that: There was a duty of care owed. Duty of care owed was breached. The breach caused the loss/injury/ill health/death. No Fault liability: The injured party does not have to prove that the employer was negligent. Criminal Law: The aim is to punish and deter individuals and organizations from behaving in a way that is unacceptable to society. Punishment of organizations ‐ usually a fine or restriction of activities. Punishment for individuals ‐ could be jail, fine, restriction of offices held or all of the above. Direct costs of Accidents Lost time of injured worker and any continued payments to worker or family. Damage to equipment, tools, property, plant or materials. Medical or hospitalization costs. Time and materials to clean up after the accident. Indirect costs of Accidents (hidden costs) Lost time by other workers (curiosity, sympathy, morale) Lost time – assisting, investigating, arranging for new staff, preparing reports. Failure to fill customers’ orders on time. Hidden Costs of Accidents: Accident investigation. Payments to injured person. Payments for non‐productive time. Replacement labour. Training for replacement labour. Business interruption. Loss of reputation. Repair or replacement of damaged plant. Legal fees. Insurance. Uninsured costs (8‐36 times greater than insured costs) Sources of Information Internal Sources: Risk assessments. Inspection reports. Accident/incident records. Medical reports. Safety representatives. Safety committee reports. Company safety policy. Maintenance reports. External Sources: Government organizations –Enforcing Authorities Professional institutions – IOSH World Health Organisation – ILO Suppliers and manufacturers. Consultants and specialists. Insurance companies and workers unions. EDCONS Institute Of Business & Technology (Rawalpindi) 28-B, Sadiqabad Stop, Main Murree Road, Satellite Town, Rawalpindi- Pakistan Tel: Fax: Cell: www.edcons.edu.pk EDCONS Institute of Business & Technology (New Lalazar Campus) 32/D, Jhelum Road, Near Ayub Park, New Lalazar Rawalpindi. Tel: Cell: www.edcons.edu.pk EDCONS Institute Of Business & Technology (Lahore) Flat # 16, 2nd Floor, Abuzar Tower, Main Peco Road,Township,Lahore-Pakistan Tel: Cell: www.edcons.edu.pk