Plant Safety
PLANT SAFETY Industrial accidents present a serious problem like production losses and property damage that can possibly have a crippling effect on the operations of the organization. However, it is possible to and practicable to control industrial accidents
Objectives of The Indian Factories Act 1948
• To protect human beings from being subjected to unduly long hours of bodily strains of manual labor, and • Employees should work in health and sanitary conditions so far as the manufacturing process will allow and precautions should be taken for their safety and prevention of accidents.
An industrial accident is "an unintended occurrence arising out of employment that either causes personal injury or causes property damage or interference with production or other business activity under such circumstances that personal injury might have resulted."
The prime purpose of accident prevention is to prevent personal injuries and deaths. Apart from this, there are intangible gains to be made from accident prevention like morale and public relations.
Accident Producing Conditions
Equipment safety involves three key areas- operation, maintenance, and specifications. Practically every accident is caused by more than one factor attributable to either of these or both:
Unsafe Physical Conditions - factors which are present due to defects in condition, errors in design, faulty planning or omission of essential safety requirements. These may be grouped into seven categories:
1. Inadequate mechanical guards on moving equipment. 2. Operating poorly maintained or defective equipment. 3. Unsafe design or construction. 4. Hazardous processes or operations. 5. Inadequate or incorrect illumination in work place. 6. Inadequate or incorrect ventilation in work place. 7. Improper or inappropriate safety apparel or accessories.
Unsafe Personal Acts - Personal injuries can be divided into three classes as 'lost-time',
Objectives of The Indian Factories Act 1948
• To protect human beings from being subjected to unduly long hours of bodily strains of manual labor, and • Employees should work in health and sanitary conditions so far as the manufacturing process will allow and precautions should be taken for their safety and prevention of accidents.
An industrial accident is "an unintended occurrence arising out of employment that either causes personal injury or causes property damage or interference with production or other business activity under such circumstances that personal injury might have resulted."
The prime purpose of accident prevention is to prevent personal injuries and deaths. Apart from this, there are intangible gains to be made from accident prevention like morale and public relations.
Accident Producing Conditions
Equipment safety involves three key areas- operation, maintenance, and specifications. Practically every accident is caused by more than one factor attributable to either of these or both:
Unsafe Physical Conditions - factors which are present due to defects in condition, errors in design, faulty planning or omission of essential safety requirements. These may be grouped into seven categories:
1. Inadequate mechanical guards on moving equipment. 2. Operating poorly maintained or defective equipment. 3. Unsafe design or construction. 4. Hazardous processes or operations. 5. Inadequate or incorrect illumination in work place. 6. Inadequate or incorrect ventilation in work place. 7. Improper or inappropriate safety apparel or accessories.
Unsafe Personal Acts - Personal injuries can be divided into three classes as 'lost-time',