Employee Safety

By Ahmad MushtaqRoll No. 07-45

Presented to Sir Ahmad Tasman Pasha

Why safety is important?Statistics from Bureau of Labor

5,559 U.S. workers died in workplace incidents. (2003)

4.4 million occupational injuries and illness.

15,000 incidents at manufacturers of computers. (every year)

Ford was slapped with $1.5 million fine because of fatality of six workers.

So Safety is Must!

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Occupational Safety Law

Occupational Safety and Health Act

Occupational Safety and Health Agency (OSHA)

For employers having 11 or more employees.

Employers must maintain records of

occupational illness.

What the employer must report?

Results from a work Accident or from an

Exposure in the workenvironment and is

A death An illness An injury thatinvolves

Medicaltreatment

Loss ofConsciousness

Restrictionof work

or motion

Transfer toAnother job

None ofthese

Does not resultfrom a work accidentor from an exposure

In the workenvironment

The casemust bereported

If a case

The caseis not toto be

recorded

Lets Suppose…a case.

Inspections & Citations

Inspection Priorities:Incidents caused fatality or serious enough to

send 3 workers to hospital.

Employee complaint

Referral from other government agencies.

Follow-up inspections.

Penalties

Inspection Guidelines:Refer him to your OSHA coordinator.

Check the inspector’s credentials.

Ask him why he is here?

Control the flow of information.

When you’re on your own!

Reduction in penalties:

a 60% penalty reduction may be applied if an employer has 25 employees or fewer 40% if the employer has 26-100 employees20% if the employer has 101-250 employees.

Responsibilities of Employers & Employees.

Responsibilities of Employers:Providing non-hazardous workplace.

Being familiar with OSHA standards.

Examining workplace conditions.

Responsibilities of Employees:Following all employer safety and health rules.

Reporting hazardous conditions.

Staying Out of Trouble with OSHA

1)Ignore or retaliate against employees who raise safety issues.

2)Antagonize or lie to OSHA.

3)Keep inaccurate OSHA logs and have disorganized safety files.

4)Do no correct hazards OSHA has cited.

5)Fail to control the flow of data

6)Don’t use appropriate engineering controls

7)Do no take a systematic approach toward safety

8)Do not enforce safety rules.

9)Ignore industrial hygiene issues.

Top Management’s Role in Safety

Giving safety matters high priority in meetings and production scheduling.

Give the company safety officer high rank and status.

Include safety training in new worker’s training.

Make safety programs.

What causes Accidents?

Unsafe conditions.

Unsafe Acts.

Unsafe Conditions

Improperly guarded equipment.

Defective equipment.

Hazardous procedures.

Unsafe storage-congestion, overloading.

Improper illumination

Improper ventilation

Unsafe Acts:Some people are simply accident prone.

Example of a bad driver.

Thanks….