Accidents & investigation

Saad Abdul WahabM.Sc Applied Chemistry & Chemical Technology | Sp. In Petroleum & PetrochemicalsIOSH, IRCA LA OHSAS, HABC, Authorized Safety Trainer GI-123 by DG FCD, HIRARC by NILATAwareness Certifications of EMS-14001, OSHAS-18001, QMS-9001:2008, FSMS-22000:2005, SSCL (17025) by SGS, MATLAB, PM by ICCBS,Recognized from FCDTS, NILAT, SGS, PHMA, NFEH, EVI, SFTI, IOSH, HABC

Accident and Investigation

PICTORIAL PRESENTATION OF INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS

ContentsIntroductionAccidentsIndustrial accidentAccidents are free warningsAccidents are opportunitiesWhich accidents will cause injuries??Human errorTrainingManufacturing DefectMaintenanceLiftingAre accidents inevitable? Do they occur as a natural consequence of a daily routine? Can they be avoided?Types of accidentsMinor AccidentsRemove the causesNo excusesImportance of industrial safetyEssential ElementsRepeated Unsafe acts

Accidents: Accidents are free warnings & Opportunities

Accident:

Many accidents occurMost cause no injuries.Most are not reported

Industrial accident:An accident at work is defined as an external, sudden, unexpected, unintended, during the execution of work or arising out of it, which may lead to:An industrial injuryFatality Material Environmental damages

Accidents are free warnings:Accidents are a glimpse at what could happen if..We don’t act now

Accidents are opportunities:Opportunity to :

Recognize hazard and take 3 steps

Step 1:Reporting accidents

Realized that it happened:1.Practise Incident recall2.Reports accidents immediately3.Any free warnings today

Step 2: Investigating Accidents

2% “Acts of GOD”10% Unsafe Condition88% Unsafe acts of pe

Examples:Inattentiveness

CarelessnessCreating Unsafe Conditions

Step 3: Eliminating Accidents

Eliminate the causes:Removing Unsafe conditionsChanging unsafe behavior

Which accidents will cause injuries??We don’t know!!!!

Human error: Most industrial accidents occur because of human error. A worker does not follow the proper safety procedures

Training: Many industrial accidents occur because an employee is not trained properly on the use of the equipment

Manufacturing Defect:Industrial accidents also occur because of a manufacturing defect in a piece of equipment or material

Maintenance: One of the common causes for industrial accidents is improper maintenance procedures or the lack of preventive maintenance programs

Hazardous materials: They are the result of human error, and they involve unsafe behavior or an unsafe condition, or a combination of both. Slip-ups in these rules can result in burns

Lifting:

Many back injuries and pulled muscles that occur in the workplace are the result of picking up something that is too heavy

Are accidents inevitable? Do they occur as a natural consequence of a daily routine? Can they be avoided?1. They are the result of human error2.they involve unsafe behavior or an unsafe condition, or a combination of both.

TYPES OF ACCIDENTSACCORDING TO LENGTH OF RECOVERY: i-FIRST AID ACCIDENTS ii-LOST TIME ACCIDENTS iii-HOME- CASE ACCIDENTS

Minor AccidentsThere is no such thing as a minor accident.The same Accident that causes no injury today may take someone’s life tomorrow.

Remove the causes:If we fail to remove the cause of the NO-Injury Accident, then we fail to remove the cause of

the accident that result in does injury.

No excuses:Accept no excuse:Report every Accident.Investigate every Accident.Eliminate Accident cause

Importance of industrial safety1.Treatment: industrial safety management provides treatment for injuries andillness 2.Medical Examination: it carries out medical examination of staff joining theorganization .3.Hazards identification4.Provision of protective devices5.Consultancy: it provides medical advised on other condition6.Education: it provides safety and health training7.safety organizatn :organization taking in the work of accident prevention

Essential Elements: 1.management leadership

2.assignment of responsibility3.maintenance of safe working conditions

4.establishment of safety training5.an accident record system

6.medical and first aid system.7.acceptance of personal responsibilities by employees

Repeated Unsafe acts:

Will cause AccidentsWill eventually lead to injuries

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