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Importance of INDUSTRIAL SAFETY

Industrial safety is primarily a management activity which is concerned with Reducing Controlling Eliminating hazards from the industries or industrial units

What is Industrial Safety

Industrial Safety Solutions

Industrial causes a great loss to both the Employer amp Employee thatrsquos it is having importance

Cost of compensation Cost of medical-aidCost of training a new workerCost of the lost timeCost of investigation Cost of supervision amp inspectionsCost to the Govt in terms of factory inspectors amp public health services

Significance of Industrial Safety


Cost of spoilage of materialsCost of the damage of machineryCost of cost of wages payable during injuryCost of loss of moraleCost of loss to the worker and his family



To prevent accidents in the plant by reducing the hazard to minimum To eliminate accident caused work stoppage and lost production To achieve lower workmenrsquos compensation insurance rates and reduce all other direct

and indirect costs of accidents To prevent loss of life permanent disability and the loss of income of worker by

eliminating causes of accidents To evaluate employeersquos morale by promoting safe work place and good working condition To educate all members of the organization in continuous state of safety mindless and to

make supervision competent and intensely safety minded

Objectives of Industrial Safety


Two main ratios used to measure accidents are Accident Frequency Rate (AFC)Accident Severity Rate (ASC)

AFC = No of injuries 1000000 Total no of man hours worked

ASR = no of man day lost 1000000Total no of man hours worked

Measurement amp Records of Accidents


Unsafe conditionsThe job itselfWork schedulesPsychological conditionsMachinery amp Equipment

Unsafe Acts

Miscellaneous Causes

Causes of Industrial Accidents


Safety PolicySafety CommitteeSafety Engineering

Guarding of machineryMaterial handling equipmentSafety devicesErgonomicsPlan maintenanceGeneral house keeping

Safety Education amp TrainingRole of Government

Measures to ensure Industrial Safety


Engineering ie safety at the design equipment installation stage

Education ie education of employees in safe practices

Enlistment ie it concerns the attitude of the employees and management towards the programmed and its purpose This necessary arose the interest of employees in accident prevention and safety consciousness

Encouragement ie to enforce adherence to safe rules and practices

Four Es of Safety


Safety audit ndash A safety audit subjects each area of a companyrsquos activity to a systematic critical examination

with the object of minimizing loss

Safety survey-A safety survey is a detailed examination in depth of a narrower field of activity

Safety inspection- A routine scheduled inspection of a unit or department which may be carried out by someone ( may be a safety representative ) from within the unit possibly accompanied by the safety advisor The inspection would check maintenance standards

Safety Inspection Procedures


Fencing of machinery Work on or near machinery in motion Employment of young persons on dangerous machines Striking gear and devices for cutting off power Self-acting machines Casing of new machinery Prohibition of employment of women and children near cotton-openers Hoists and lifts Lifting machines chains ropes and lifting tackles Revolving machinery Pressure plant

Safety instruments


Floors stairs and means of access Pits sumps openings in floors etc Excessive weights Protection of eyes Precautions against dangerous fumes gases

Precautions regarding the use of portable electric light Explosive or inflammable dust gas etc Precautions in case of fire Power to require specifications of defective parts or tests of stability Safety of buildings and machinery

Maintenance of buildings Safety Officers

Power to make rules to supplement this Chapter

Safety instruments


References

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