SAFETY AwarenessSAFETY Awareness

““Failure of people leads to unsafe acts and conditions and Failure of people leads to unsafe acts and conditions and they lead to accidents.”they lead to accidents.”

V.Krishna KumarV.Krishna Kumar

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TermsTerms

HazardsHazards: Hazard is considered as an : Hazard is considered as an inherent property of a substance or inherent property of a substance or an occurrence which has the an occurrence which has the potential to cause loss or injury to potential to cause loss or injury to property, person or environment.property, person or environment.

Physical hazardsPhysical hazards: abnormal : abnormal temperaturetemperature

Chemical hazardsChemical hazards: fire or explosion.: fire or explosion.

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TermsTerms

SafeSafe: a thing is provisional : a thing is provisional categorized as safe if its risks are categorized as safe if its risks are deemed to be known and in the light deemed to be known and in the light of that knowledge judged to be of that knowledge judged to be acceptable.acceptable.

AccidentAccident : is an unplanned event : is an unplanned event which has a probability of causing which has a probability of causing personal injury or property damage.personal injury or property damage.

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TermsTerms

Industrial SafetyIndustrial Safety::Industrial safety is the scientific and Industrial safety is the scientific and technological approach to technological approach to recognition, evaluation and control of recognition, evaluation and control of work environment factors which may work environment factors which may adversely effect health and safety of adversely effect health and safety of the workers.the workers.

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EnvironmentEnvironment factors factors

Unsafe act: An action of a human Unsafe act: An action of a human resulting in poor safety performance or resulting in poor safety performance or resulting in injury damage to property.resulting in injury damage to property.

Unsafe condition: The factors which Unsafe condition: The factors which leads to an incident or accident such leads to an incident or accident such as unguarded as unguarded machinery,physical,chemical or machinery,physical,chemical or environment situation that can harm environment situation that can harm personnel.personnel.

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SAFETYSAFETY

Three important components to achieve Efficiency/safetyThree important components to achieve Efficiency/safety

selectionDesign

Operationcontrol

SelectionTraining

PlacementMotivationdiscipline

Hazardous properties, storageTransportation on handling

Machines &Equip

Man

Materials

Efficient products SAFETY

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InspectionsInspections

Safety inspection is a method of Safety inspection is a method of finding and removing Hazards in jobs finding and removing Hazards in jobs before accidents occur.before accidents occur.

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Based on factors, observe the Based on factors, observe the followingfollowing::

WORK PLACEWORK PLACE1.1. House keeping.House keeping.

2.2. Fire precautionsFire precautions

3.3. Work methodsWork methods

4.4. Safety noticesSafety notices

5.5. Working environmentWorking environment

6.6. Condition of plant,machinery,tools Condition of plant,machinery,tools and materials.and materials.

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FACTORSFACTORS

WORKERSWORKERS..

1.1. Behaviour.Behaviour.2.2. Hazard and activities.Hazard and activities.3.3. Handling of materials.Handling of materials.4.4. Use of safe guards, personal Use of safe guards, personal

protection. protection.5.5. Messing facilities, changing area Messing facilities, changing area

and its associated facilities.and its associated facilities.

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Types of InspectionsTypes of Inspections

Periodic.Periodic. Intermittent.Intermittent. Continuous.Continuous. Special.Special.

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RESPONSIBILITYRESPONSIBILITY

Safety Officer: critical eye to detect Safety Officer: critical eye to detect the accident potential.the accident potential.

Line management.Line management. Senior Project management.Senior Project management. First line supervisor. First line supervisor. Maintenance dept…Plant & eqpts.Maintenance dept…Plant & eqpts. Workers.Workers.

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Thank you.Thank you.

Lets see a new beginning in Lets see a new beginning in safety……safety……

Kaizen: Cont improvement.Kaizen: Cont improvement. Keiretsu: Mutually dependentKeiretsu: Mutually dependent