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• Medical Fees
• Hospitalization Expenses
• compensation paid (workmen
compensation ordinance)
• Decrease productivity and
decrease profits
• Hiring and training new
employees
• Waste of management time
Accidents are costly
Physical and Psychological well being of employees within and outside the workplace.
Occupational Heath
Occupational Safety
Creating a working environment that is free of accidents and occupational diseases
Factors
EnvironmentalFactory Mangers
are directly responsible
Health and Safety
Responsibility is with everyone
Factors affecting the Heath and Safety at Work
A hazard is a situation that poses a level of threat to life heath property or environment.
A hazardous situation that has come to pass is called an incident.
Hazard and possibility interact together to creates a risk
What is a Hazard?
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What is an incident?
What is a risk?
Can affect the organization as a whole Nature of the job Role of the person Interpersonal relations
Impacts of Psycho-Socio Hazards
In essence it is the study of designing equipment and devices that fit the human body and its cognitive abilities
Ergonomics
Match the man to the jobProvide the right tool to work
Encourage to practice right postures
Ergonomic Hazards
An accident, mishap (misfortune), or, more archaically, misadventure, is an unforeseen and unplanned event or circumstance, often with lack of intention or necessity.
Industrial Accidents
An accident is a result of a series of predisposed events which leads to unsafe acts or persons and/or unsafe environment
• Dr. H.W Henrich
Accidents
Accidents
Unsafe Acts
Improper Training
Stress
Unsafe Procedure
Unsafe Work Environment
Unsafe Machines
Unsafe Physical
Environment
Causation of Accidents
Although, a proper training is given, the organization may be using wrong
1. Procedures2. Practices
Unsafe Work Procedures
Check for and remove any unsafe conditions
Use a check list If the hazard can not be totally removed,
take precautions
How to reduce Accidents
Conduct health and safety inspections regularly
Investigate all accidents and “near misses”
Commutating employees about them
How to reduce Accidents
Thorough genuine top management contribute
1. Being personally involved in safety activities
2. Giving high priority to safety measures3. Appointing a safety officer
How to reduce Accidents
How to treat an employee who has met with an accident with the work place
His salary Benefits
Workmen Compensation Ordinance (No 19 of 1934)
Factories should be maintained clean Accumulated dirt and dust should be
removed from floor, benches, work rooms, staircases and passages
General Provisions-Health
Floor should be clean (Washing and Sweeping)
Factory environment should not be over crowded
General Provisions-Health
Reasonable temperature with adequate ventilation and illumination
Sufficient and suitable sanitary conveniences/separately to each sex
General Provisions-Health
Every hoist or lift should be of good mechanical constructions (should be examined by a qualified person periodically)
General Provisions-Safety
Specific safety requirements should be provided for operation and maintenance of steam boilers
General Provisions-Safety
Adequate and suitable facilities for resting and dining (Male and female separately)
General Provisions-Welfare
Officers have been appointed by the department of labour (power to inspect any factory any time)
General Requirements
Administrative offices established
1. Colombo North2. Colombo South3. Anuradhapura4. Jaffna5. Kandy6. Kurunegala7. Matara8. Rathnapura
General Requirements
Hierarchy to handle any industrial health and safety issues
Enforcement of the ordinance
Chief Factory Inspecting Engineer
Deputy Chief Factory Inspecting Engineer
Special Factory Inspecting Engineer
District Factory Inspecting Engineer
Factory Inspecting Engineers
Safety management is identifying problem areas and planning out prevention methods and safety procedures prior to the occurrence of accidents
Proactive measures
Safety Management
To make environment safe To make the job safe To make workers to adhere to safety
conditions
Objectives of Safety Management
Safe environment for social responsibility
Importance of a good Safety Management System for an
Organization
Enhanced cooperation between employees and employer
Importance of a good Safety Management System for an
Organization
Cost of benefits and compensation to injured employees
How Lack of Safety Measures affects the Organization
Future claims for related injuries Work interruptions
How Lack of Safety Measures affects the Organization
1. Identifying problem areas2. Planning of safety procedures3. Implementation and controlling
Safety Management Process
Education
Get people to think of safety Safety awareness Safety slogans and posters
Preventive Measures
Skill Training Incorporate accident prevention in learning
process Provide skills to handle dangerous
machinery
Preventive Measures
Engineering
Engineering improvements in machinery Equipment designing Job designing
Preventive Measures
Protection
Providing protective equipments Safety shoes Gloves Hard hats Safety glasses
Preventive Measures