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Employee Safety. Presented to Sir Ahmad Tasman Pasha. By Ahmad Mushtaq. Roll No. 07-45. 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.
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Presented to Sir Ahmad Tasman Pasha By Ahmad Mushtaq Roll No. 07-45
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!
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? If a case Lets Suppose…a case. Results from a work Accident or from an Exposure in the work environment and is Does not result from a work accident or from an exposure In the work environment An injury that involves A death An illness Restriction of work or motion Transfer to Another job None of these Medical treatment Loss of Consciousness The case is not to to be recorded The case must be reported
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 employees • 20% 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 • Ignore or retaliate against employees who raise safety issues. • Antagonize or lie to OSHA. • Keep inaccurate OSHA logs and have disorganized safety files. • Do no correct hazards OSHA has cited. • Fail to control the flow of data • Don’t use appropriate engineering controls • Do no take a systematic approach toward safety • Do not enforce safety rules. • 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.