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Safety is:
• To design the job place to fit the real people who must work there.
Health is defined:
• The general state of physical, mental and emotional well being of employees
in the workplace.
OSHA 1994 was gazetted on the February 24th 1994. The OSHA is a comprehensive
legislation that replaced Factories and Machinery Act 1967, which extend the
function and roles of safety and health management at the workplace.
The act aims to ensure safe working condition for every employee by:
• Requiring employers to keep records regarding job related safety and health
matters
There is several numbers why safety and health is quite important to organization.
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HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
CHAPTER : EMPLOYEE SAFETY AND HEALTH
• To reduce the cost in terms of medical payment and repaired the defective
equipments or machineries.
1. Ensure the safety of all employees and any other person at the workplace, as
far as is practicable.
2. Draft and disseminate a safety policy, if the organization has more than five
employees.
1. To take reasonable care for the safety and health of himself or other person
who may be affected by his acts or omissions at work.
2. To cooperate with his employer or any other person in the discharge of any
duty or requirement imposed on the employer or that other person by the act
of any other regulation.
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HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
CHAPTER : EMPLOYEE SAFETY AND HEALTH
• Technical causes
• Human causes
The human causes of accidents includes faulty attitudes, low attention span,
drinking and drug abuse, faulty judgment of speed and distance,
impulsiveness, irresponsibility, nervousness and fear, worry and depression,
unsafe behavior and others.
• Environmental causes
HOW TO PREVENT
• Provide the protective equipment and cloth such as earplugs, hard hats,
safety goggles, safety boots, gloves, face shields, helmets, safety belts and
others.
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HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
CHAPTER : EMPLOYEE SAFETY AND HEALTH
• Radiation
• Infection
• Extreme temperatures