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The goals of occupational safety and health programs include to foster a safe and healthy work environment.
In common-law Jurisdictions, employers have a common law duty to take reasonable care of the safety of their
employees
An OSH programmed will protect the organization’s employees. After all, they are the most valuable assets to the company
In general, Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) management systems are composed of the following elements:
1. Appointing one or more management members in charge of the operational and technical aspects of health and safety
2. Communicating to ensure everyone plays his/her part in protecting health and safety
3. Establishing a procedure to receive feedback on OSH
4. Establishing a Safety Committee
5. Adopting health and safety policy and procedures
6. Clarifying supervisors responsibilities to ensure health and safety
7. Identifying hazards regularly, assessing them and taking actions tocontrol the risks
8. Accidents and diseases: investigating them and taking corresponding preventive actions
9. Providing regular information and training
10. Management of licenses, certificates, tests and other OSH records • Building: structural safety must be certified
11. Setting up an emergency response system in case things go wrong • Fire License
12. Reviewing the performance of the system by top management • Certificate for the electrical system
• Drinking water certificate
• Health check for workers who perform dangerous operations
• Lifting machinery, pressure plant
The OSH Guideline required according to Schedule IV (2) BLR is composed of: The company OSH Policy
The sample of an OSH Policy are -
- Used is a factory, which has a Safety Officer.
- The Safety Committee needs to discuss the health and safety of all persons employed within the facility and those visiting the facility are
considered to be of utmost importance.
- The top management of <Name of the Company> is committed to:
• Improve continuously to establish a healthy and safe workplace
• Prevent injuries and illnesses
Respect legal requirements as stated in the Bangladesh Labour Act and Rules. Must follow such sample of an OSH Policy
1. Responsibilities
Responsibilities of top management
Responsibilities of Safety Officer(OSH+Fire)
Responsibilities of welfare officer related to OSH
Responsibilities of supervisors
Responsibilities of workers
2. Safety Committee
3. First aid team
4. Evacuation/rescue team
5. Fire fighting team
6. Annual Work plan
7. Procedures
8. Information and training
10. Review of OSH policy implementation
9. Monitoring of implementation
Give instructions to workers about safe working procedures before they are allowed to start work
Facilitate regular safety meetings at workplace level
Ensure that machinery and equipment required for use by each worker under their supervision are
safe; conduct regular inspections for unsafe practices and conditions and ensure prompt corrective
action
Identify OSH problems and fix them
Report unresolved problems to fire/safety officer or Safety Committee members
Remind workers about safe work instructions, enforce their observance, and ensure that they
use the protective equipment provided
Report all accidents immediately
Participate in accident investigations
Provide an example for others by always directing and performing work in a safe manner
The Health and Safety (Safety Signs and Signals) Regulations 1996 require employers to provide and
maintain safety signs where there is significant risk to health and safety that has not been avoided or controlled
by other means (e.g. safe systems of work) provided that the use of a sign can help reduce the risk. .
Choose products which are CE marked in accordance with the Personal Protective Equipment Regulations 2002 – suppliers can advise
Choose equipment that suits the user – consider the size, fit and weight of the PPE
If more than one item of PPE is worn at the same time, make sure they can be used together, eg wearing safety glasses may disturb the seal of a
respirator, causing air leaks
Instruct and train people how to use it
Never allow exemptions from wearing PPE for those jobs that ‘only take a few minutes'
Check with supplier on what PPE is appropriate – explain the job to them If in doubt, seek further advice from a specialist adviser
Maintenance
PPE must be properly looked after and stored when not in use, eg in a dry, clean cupboard. If it is reusable it must be cleaned and kept in good
condition.
The CSA Z1002 Standard "Occupational health and safety - Hazard identification and elimination and risk
assessment and control" uses the following terms:
Risk – the combination of the likelihood of the occurrence of a harm and the severity of that harm.
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Bangladesh Occupational Safety, Health and Environment Foundation (OSHE) is a specialized labor Foundation.
OSHE established in December 2003 by workers institutive as specialized development organization to work on issues
affect employment, income, economy, environment and livelihood of the working people. The foundation serves as
‘think-tank’ at the national level on labor, OSH, sustainable development and other cross-cutting issues.
Bangladesh Occupational Safety, Health and Environment Foundation (OSHE) is the overall training objective is to
updated knowledge of Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) and Soft skills for the trainers responsible for
conducting training at different TTC both public and private. Sharing practical knowledge & experience on OHS for
specific Ship-building sector. Develop awareness on the essential health issues in dealing with workforce in the
industrial scenario.
The key provisions of the occupational accidents, hazards and diseases relate to
accident prevention regulations, prevention from workplace hazards, disease
prevention and safeguards, record keeping and planning, rehabilitation and
awareness building.