Industrial Safety

and Health
Programs

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 INDUSTRIAL SAFETY AND
HEALTH
The importance of industrial safety
was realized because every year
millions of industrial accidents
occur resulting in either death or
temporary/permanent disablement,
also causing loss of production,
wasted man & machine hours.
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 Benefits of Effective Safety
and Health Programs
• Reduce work related
injuries and illnesses.
• Improve morale and
productivity
• Reduce workers’
compensation costs.
• Increase rate of production.

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 Reducing damage to equipment &
machineries.
 Preventing premature death of
talented workers.
 Preventing needless pain &
suffering to employees.
 Prolonging life of the plant.
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 CAUSES OF ACCIDENTS

 Poor maintenance of
machineries & accidents.
 Poor training of workers.
 Lack of knowledge.
 Poor house-keeping.
 Lack of awareness about
safety. 5
 Lack of importance to safety.
 Lack of involvement of top
management.
 Personal & environmetal factors
such as not wearing helmet/
gloves, high temperature, dust etc.
 Poor fencing of rotating
equipments. 6
 Major Elements
 Aneffective occupational safety and health
program includes the following four elements:
 Management commitment and employee
involvement
 Worksite analysis
 Hazard prevention and control
 Safety and health training

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 Management Commitment
and Employee Involvement
• These are complementary elements
• Management commitment provides
motivation and resources
• Employee involvement allows
workers to develop and express
commitment to safety and health

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 Policy and Goals

• Clearly state a worksite safety and health policy

• Establish and communicate a clear goal and
objective for the safety and health program
• Involve top management in implementing the
program

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 Employee Involvement
• Encourage employees to get involved in
the program and in decisions that affect
their safety and health
• Communicate responsibility for all
program aspects

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 Responsibility
• Parties responsible for the safety and health
program must have authority and resources
• Managers, supervisors, and employees must
be held accountable for meeting their
responsibilities
• Program operations must be reviewed at
least annually, to evaluate, identify
deficiencies, and revise, as needed

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 Worksite Analysis
• Examine the worksite and
identify:
-- existing hazards
-- conditions and operations
where changes might occur to
create hazards
• Management must actively
analyze the work and the
worksite to anticipate and
prevent harmful occurrences

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 Comprehensive Survey
• Conduct a comprehensive
baseline survey for safety and
health
• Job Hazard Analysis
• Who may help you:
-- Consultation Program
-- Insurance companies
-- Consultants

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 Safety and Health Inspections
• Conduct regular (usually weekly) site inspections
• Establish daily work area inspection procedures
• Develop and use a checklist
• Provide a reliable system for employees, without
fear of reprisal, to notify management about
apparent hazardous conditions and to receive
timely and appropriate responses

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 Additional Worksite Analysis

• Investigate accidents and

“near miss” incidents, so that
their causes and means for
prevention are identified
• Analyze injury and illness
trends, so that common
cause patterns can be
identified and prevented

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Hazard Prevention and Control
• Start by determining that a hazard
or potential hazard exists
• Where feasible, prevent hazards by
effective design of job or job site
• If the hazard cannot be eliminated,
use hazard controls
• Eliminate or control hazards in a
timely manner

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 Controlling the Hazards
To prevent and control hazards:
 Engineering controls
 Administrative controls
 Personal protective equipment
 Safe work practices communicated
via training, positive reinforcement,
correction of unsafe performance,
and enforcement

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 Hazard Prevention Planning
• Maintain the facility and
equipment
• Emergency planning
 Training and drills, as needed
• Medical program
 First aid on site
 Physician and emergency care
nearby

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 Safety and Health Training
• Address the safety and
health responsibilities of
all personnel
• Incorporate it into other
training and job
performance/practice

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Safety and Health Orientation
 Employees must understand
the hazards they may be
exposed to and how to prevent
harm to themselves and
others from hazard exposure
 Orientation training must be
given to site and contract
workers

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 Supervisor Responsibilities

• Analyze work to identify potential hazards in

area of responsibility
• Maintain physical protections in work areas
• Reinforce employee training through
performance feedback and, if needed,
enforcement of safe work practices

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 Specific Training Needs

• Hazard recognition
• Training required in standards
• Emergency response
• Accident investigation
• Emergency drills

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 SAFETY PROGRAMME
 It’s aim is to discover when, where &
why accidents occur.
 It aims at reducing accidents and losses
associated with them.
 It tries to reduce the influence of
personal & environmental factors.
 It aims at providing safety equipments &
special training to employees.
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 ELEMENTS OF A SAFETY
PROGRAMME
It must have one or more of the following.
 Support by top mgt.
 Appointing a safety manager.
 Engineering a safe plant design.
 Educating employees to work
safely.

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Studying & analyzing the
accidents to prevent their
occirrences in future.
Holding safety weeks, safety
contests & giving incentives,
prizes to depts. having least no.
of accidents. 25
 Summary
Effective worker safety and health programs:
• Reduce work related injuries and illnesses
• Improve morale and productivity
• Reduce workers’ compensation costs
• Include these four elements:
 Management commitment and employee
involvement
 Worksite analysis
 Hazard prevention and control
 Safety and health training
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THANK YOU

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