Industrial Safety: Prepared by Animesh Mondal Lecturer in CST Gayeshpur Govt Polytechnic
Industrial Safety: Prepared by Animesh Mondal Lecturer in CST Gayeshpur Govt Polytechnic
Industrial Safety: Prepared by Animesh Mondal Lecturer in CST Gayeshpur Govt Polytechnic
Prepared by
Animesh Mondal
Lecturer in CST
Gayeshpur Govt Polytechnic
Importance of Industrial safety
• The importance of industrial safety was realized
because of the fact that every year millions
occupational/ industrial accidents occur which result
in loss of production time equivalent to millions of
man hours, machine hours etc.
• Huge production time is lost by those actually injured
due to temporary and permanent disablement or
when death cases due to accidents are considered.
• Human life is priceless.
What is Industrial safety ?
Safety management or Industrial safety refers to
the management of all operations and events
within an industry in order to protect its
employees and assets by minimizing hazards,
risks, accidents and near misses.
What are the objectives of
industrial safety?
The primary objective of workplace safety is
preventing workplace injuries, illnesses and fatalities.
Employers develop detailed plans that provide
guidance in the event of an accident, fire, natural
disaster or other emergency.
Accident
• Accident: Accident is an undesired unplanned
occurrence which resulted to an injury or death to
person or damage to property or environment. It is
occurring due to unsafe acts or unsafe condition or
combination of both.
Unsafe Acts
• Unsafe Acts: Working without safety precaution or
the act which can be create accidents. OR It is a
violation of an accepted safety procedure which
could have permitted to occurrence of an accident.
• Example: Working at height without any fall
protection, Working/Walking under lifted load
Unsafe Conditions
• Unsafe Conditions: The place where hazardous is
hiding. OR It is a physical condition which could
have permitted to occurrence of an accident.
• Example: Working inside the deep trench without
slopping or shoring, Damaged tool/equipments.
Biological hazards include viruses, bacteria, insects,
animals, etc., that can cause adverse health impacts. For
example, mould, blood and other bodily fluids, harmful
plants, sewage, dust and vermin.
Chemical hazards are hazardous substances that can
cause harm. These hazards can result in both health and
physical impacts, such as skin irritation, respiratory
system irritation, blindness, corrosion and explosions.
Physical hazards are environmental factors that can harm
an employee without necessarily touching them,
including heights, noise, radiation and pressure.
Principles of safety management
• Safety is an important management functions of every
organisation
• accidents are caused by unsafe conditions and unsafe acts
• unsafe conditions and unsafe acts can be identified in advance
and eliminated at the root
• Accident is accumulating effect of multiple causes
• Safety management systems and human resource
development in safety are the basic tools of every organisation
to ensure safety
• Concept of safety chain must be incorporated in every
organisation
The safety chain