The work described in this paper was carried out as part of a study into occupational health and safety information systems, and the simulation package used was Powersim. Systems thinking and practice are tools which can contribute greatly to better safety management (Waring 1990). The paper presents a generic model to illustrate the life cycle of a workplace hazard, from its conception to its final control. The greater the number of uncontrolled hazards in a working environment at any one time, the greater the likelihood of accidents being generated. The rate at which hazards can be identified and controlled will have a great bearing on the overall safety of the workplace. The exclusive use of a reactive approach to hazard control in the following system models proves not to be sufficient in substantially controlling hazards.

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