industrial accidents
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Industrial Accidents
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Agenda
Industrial Accidents
Causes
Preventions
Statutory provisions
INDUSTRIAL HEALTH
Importance.
Methods to improve.
Responsibilities
Statutory provisions
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An accident is a unplanned and un-controlled
event happened results in injury.
“IA- is an occurrence in an industrial premises
causing physical injury to an employee which
make him unfit to resume his duties in the next 48
hours”
• - FACTORIES ACT-1948
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Causes of Accidents
Accidents are usually the result of combination
of factors which differs from different situations.
There is no single cause for an happening of
accidents
They can also determined by an tool called Fish-
Bone Analysis.
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Causes
Unsafe Condition
Unsafe Acts
Other Cause
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Unsafe Conditions
They are work related causes.
They are associated with defective plants, equipments,
tools, buildings (Technical Factors)
They are also associated with work-related factors:
Nature of jobs, Nature of machinery and
Equipments, Poor physical conditions, Psychological
climate, Work schedules.
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Unsafe Acts
Results in lack of knowledge or skills on the part of
employees:
Operating without Authority
Failing to secure the equipment
Carelessness
Sped processing
Unsafe procedures
Unsafe equipments
Improper lifting
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Other Causes
Happening due to unsafe situations, climate
conditions and variations:
Bad working condition
Rough & slippery floors
Behavior of superiors
Addiction to alcohol & drugs
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Preventions of Accidents
Use of Safety Device
Safety Committees
Safety Training
Sign Boards
Safety Drills
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Statutory Provisions
Factories Act 1948 prescribed safety provisions
contained in section's 21-41
Fencing of Machinery (21)
Work on or near machinery in motion (22)
Employment of Adolescents on dangerous machines
(23)
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Striking Device Gear (24)
Self Acting Machines (25)
Casing of machineries (26)
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Prohibition of women's or children's near machines (27)
Hoists & Lifts (28)
Lifting Machines, chains (28)
Revolving Machinery (30)
Pressure Plants (31)
Floors stairs, other means of access (32)
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Pits and openings in floors (33)
Excessive weights (34)
Protection of eyes (35)
Precaution against dangerous fumes (36)
Precaution against electric lights (36 A)
Explosive or inflammable gas or dust (37)
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Precautions in case of fire (38)
Safety of Building and Machinery (40)
Power to make Rules (41)
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Industrial Health
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Health is a positive and dynamic concept implies more
than an absence of illness.
“State of complete physical, mental, and social well
being and not merely the absence of disease”
Objective of Industrial Health is the Prevention of
injury and diseases rather than cure the disease.
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“The aim of Industrial Hygiene is the promotion and
maintenance of the highest degree of the physical, social
and mental well being of the workers, the prevention of
the factors which are responsible for illness”
VEIL
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Importance
Reduces the absenteeism & labour turnover rate.
Improves the efficiency
Reduces the indiscipline
Lessen the industrial discontent
Improve motivation and morale
Reduce the industrial unrest
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Responsibilities
HR Department
o Co-ordinates health and safety
programs
o Develops the safety reporting
system
o Provides technical expertise
o Trains the managers to recognize
and handle the situations
Managers
o Monitor daily
o Coach employees
o Investigate accidents
o Monitor the workplace
o Identify the difficulties.
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Measure to improve Health Conditions
Improvements in Nutrition
Regular Medical Check-up
Training in Industrial Health
Study on environmental factors
Proper Lighting
Legislative Measures
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Statutory Provisions
Factories Act 1948 contains various provisions to maintain proper
environment in the premises.
1. Cleanliness (11)
2. Disposal of Wastes and Effluents (12)
3. Ventilation & Temperature (13)
4. Dust & Fumes (14)
5. Artificial Humidification(15)
6. Overcrowding(16)
7. Lighting (17)
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SRINATH RAMAKRISHNAN