Chapter1ACCIDENTLOSSES(阅读).pptVIP

Learning Objective The student should learn that effective accident prevention programs could protect an industry’s economic interests while contributing to the well being of persons and the moral values of an honorable society.“It would cost less to bury a man killed in an accident than to put air brakes on a car.” The man would have done anything to avoid injury to his family or dog, but he considered the safety of other people only in monetary terms. Costs of Well-being well-being a state of health, happiness, comfort, and prosperity come about: 发生，产生 walkout and strike: 罢工 harbinger: 预兆 Lawsuit: 诉讼 coupling: （火车上的）车钩 trainmen: 乘务员；制动手 mandatory standard: 强制性标准；法定标准 out of business: 失业，破产 Costs of Well-being The struggle to provide safeguards to eliminate or reduce accidents and the injuries and damages that result has been influenced by two mutually opposing considerations:1 Costs of accident prevention2 Moral regard for human life and well-being. Costs of Well-being Gradually compromise has come about between the benefits and the costs of accident prevention. Compromise benefits: Workerssafer walkouts and strikesfewer Operationsmore efficient Costs of litigation and insurance premiumsless Costs of Well-being The report observed that “Chaos and disaster have traditionally been the harbinger of government programs intended to help the American worker…” Unfortunately, unless accidental deaths and injuries are massive, bring about large or recurring lawsuits, or evoke unignorable comments from the news media, the federal government is averse to undertaking suitable corrective action. Costs of Well-being The federal government is averse to undertaking suitable corrective action. Managers are protected against personal liability claims in two ways:1 Each corporation is an impersonal entity2 The corporations are covered by insurance As a result, workers have suffered deaths and injuries that might have been prevented. Costs of Well-being Ever since 1908, l