Comprehensive Guide to Accident Prevention in the Workplace

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2. Human Resource Management Presentation By : Sultan salah ud din ROLL NO : 07-46 Presentation To : Sir Ahmad Tasman pasha. www.BZUpages.com

3. How to prevent accident Accident prevention boils down to basic activities : Reducing unsafe condition. Reducing unsafe act. www.BZUpages.com

4. How to prevent accident • In large facilities ,the chief safety officer called “Environmental Health and safety officer" is responsible for this . In smaller firms various other managers including those from human resources, planet management and first line manager share these responsibilities. www.BZUpages.com

5. Reducing unsafe conditions • Reducing unsafe conditions is always an employer’s first line of defense in accident prevention. • Safety engineer should design jobs so as to remove or reduce physical conditions. • Employers increasingly use computerized tools to design safer equipment.e.g designsafe help automate the tasks of hazard analysis ,risk assessment ,and identifying safety option. www.BZUpages.com

6. Reducing unsafe conditions • Sometimes the solution for for eliminating an unsafe condition is obvious, and sometimes its more subtle e.g. slips and falls are often the result of debris or a slippery floor . Relatively obvious remedies for problems like these include slip reducing floor coatings ,floor mats, better lighting and a system to quick block of spills. www.BZUpages.com

7. Personal protective equipment • Getting to wear personal protective equipment can be famously difficult chore . • Where ability is important. • In addition to providing reliable protection and durability ,protective gear should fit properly;be easy as care for ,maintain, and repair ;be flexible and lightweight; provide comfort and reduce heat stress; be relatively easy to put on and take off ; and easy to clean ,dispose of , and recycle . www.BZUpages.com

8. Reducing unsafe Acts by Emphasizing safety • Praise employees when they choose safe behavior . • Listen when employees offer safety suggestion , concerns or complaints; • Be a good example, for instance by following every safety rule and procedure. • Visit plants area regularly • Links managers bonuses to safety improvements. www.BZUpages.com

9. Reducing Unsafe Acts THrough Selection and placement • Proper employees screening and placement can reduce unsafe acts, • Here the employees aims is to identify the trait that might predict accidents on the job in the question and screen candidate for this traits . www.BZUpages.com

10. For example • A test like the Employee Reliability Inventory (ERI) can help employers reduce unsafe acts at works . • Also ask several safety releated question during the selection interview for instance “what would you do if you saw another employee working in an unsafe ways . www.BZUpages.com

11. Reducing Unsafe Acts Through Training • Safety training is another way to reduce unsafe acts ,especially for new employees. • You should instruct them in safe practices and procedures, warn them of potent ional hazards, and work on developing a safety conscious attitude. www.BZUpages.com

12. OSHA has published two useful booklets . • “Training Requirements Under OSHA “and “Teaching Safety and Health in the workplaces” www.BZUpages.com

13. Reducing Unsafe Acts Through Motivation Reducing Unsafe Acts Through Motivation • Employers also use various tools to motivate workers to work safety . • Safety posters are one. • Safety posters can apparently increase safe behavior but they are no substitute for a comprehensive safety program . • Incentive programs are also successful at reducing workplace injuries . www.BZUpages.com

14. Use Behaviour Based Safety • Behavior based safety means Identifying the worker behaviors that contribute to accidents and then training workers to avoid these behavior . www.BZUpages.com

15. Use Employee Participation • There are good reasons to get the employee involved in designing the safety program. • First ,employee are often management ‘s best source of idea about what the potential problems are and problems are and how to solve them. • Second employee involvements tend to encourage employee to accept the safety program. www.BZUpages.com

16. Problems and demedies • Chemicals and others hazardous material. • Excessive noise and vibrations. • Temperature extremes. • Biohazards including those that are normally occurring and man made . • Ergonomic hazard such as poorly designed equipment that force worker to do their jobs while contorted in unnatural position . www.BZUpages.com

17. Material Safety Data Sheet • Sheets that describe he precautions required by OSHA that employee are to take when dealing with hazardous chemicals and what to do if problem arise . www.BZUpages.com

18. INfectious diseases • Employees can take steps to prevent the entry or spread of infectious diseases like these into workforce . These include: • Closely monitor Center for diseases Control travel alert .These CDC issues travel advisories and travel alerts. • Provide daily medical screenings for employees returning from SARS or other infected areas. • Clean works area and surface regularly. • Stagger breaks . Offer several lunch periods to reduce overcrowding . www.BZUpages.com

19. Computer Related Health problems • NIOSH (National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health ) provided general recommendations regarding rhe use of computer screens . These include: • Give employee rest breaks. • Employees should take a 3_5minutes break from working at the computer every 20_40 minutes and use other tasks like making copies . www.BZUpages.com

20. Put the fleet flat on the floor ,or on a footrest . • Lets the wrists rest lightly on apad for support . • Allow the user to position his or her wrists at the same level as the elbow . • Reduce glare with devices such as shades over windows and recessed or indirect lighting . www.BZUpages.com

21. Workplace Smoking • Smoking is serious problem for both employee and employer. • For employers these costs derive from higher health and fire insurance as well as increase absenteeism and reduced productivity ( which occurs when smoker takes a 10 _minutes break behind the store) www.BZUpages.com

22. what you can and cannot do • Can the employer institute a smoking ban. • The depend on several things , including the state in which you are located and weather or not your firm is unionized. for example instituting a smoking ban in a unionized facility which formerly allowed employee to smoke may be subject collective bargaining . www.BZUpages.com

23. Improve Employee Screening • An unexplained gap in employment . • A negative ,unfavorable, or false reference . • Incomplete or false information on the resume or application. • A history of significant psychiatric problem. • Prior in subordinate or violent behavior on the job. www.BZUpages.com

24. a history of drug or alcohol abuse . • A criminal history involving harassing or violent behavior. • Lapsed or lost license or accreditations. www.BZUpages.com

25. Dealing with angry Employee • Some suggestions • Make eye contact . • Stop what are you doing and give full attention . • Speak in calm voice and create a relax environment. • Be open and honest. • Let the person have his or her say. • BE careful to define problem. • Ask open-ended question and explore all sides of the issues www.BZUpages.com

26. Natural security • Taking advantage of the facility’s natural or architectural features in order to minimize security problems. www.BZUpages.com

27. Mechanical security • The utilization of security of security system such as locks, intrusion alarms, access control system and surveillance system www.BZUpages.com