Safety is the highest priority in mechanical industries. Proper safety equipment, training, emergency procedures, tool usage, medical facilities, and first aid can help reduce risks of accidents. Some key safety measures include requiring protective gear at all times, providing fire extinguisher training, maintaining a clean and organized work environment, and having medical staff available to treat injuries or exposure to hazardous chemicals promptly. Identifying health, electrical, mechanical, physical, and chemical hazards can help prevent injuries and protect worker well-being.
2. INTRODUCTION
● Today there is a high focus in every industries about safety.
● Many companies have recognized that the safety and well being of
their workers and fellow human beings deserve the highest priority.
● Absolute safety does not exist. Safety is often defined as taking
acceptable risks. By accepting that there will always be a certain
risks involved it is possible to reduce risks, by reducing the chance of
an unsafe and mitigating its effect.
3. THE BASIC SAFETY NORMS EVERY INDUSTRIES MUST
FOLLOW:
• SAFETY EQUIPMENT
• SAFETY TRAINING
• EMERGENCY EVACUATION SYSTEM
• TOOLS
• MAINTAINING SURROUNDINGS
• MEDICAL FACILITIES
• FIRST AID
4. SAFETY EQUIPMENTS
• ALL THE WORKERS IN THE INDUSTRIES MUST WEAR THE REQUIRED
SAFTEY GEAR.SUCH AS:SAFETY GLASSES,GLOVES,FACE
SHIELD,HELMET,SHOES AND MANY MORE ITEMS.
• WEARING ANY JEWELLERY AND LOOSE CLOTHES MUST AVOIDED OR
IT CAN SWAP INTO THE MACHINE AND IT COULD RESULT IN
INDUSTRIAL SHUTDOWN.
5. SAFETY TRAINING
• EVERY COMPANIES SHOULD APPOINT SAFETY OFFICER WITH SPECIAL
TRAINING TO RECOGNIZE THE RISK AND TAKE ACTION
ACCORDINGLY.
• AN EFFECTIVE TRAINING PROGRAM CAN REDUCE THE NUMBERS OF
DEATHS,INJURIES,PROPERTY DAMAGE.
• SAFETY TRAINING CLASSES HELP ESTABLISH A SAFETY CULTURE IN
WHICH EMPLOYEES THEMSELVES HELP PROMOTE PROPER SAFETY
PROCEDURES WHILE ON THE JOB.
6. EMERGENCY EVACUATION SYSTEM
• FIRE AND OTHER EVACUATION SYSTEM ARE BEST WAY TO HELP
EVERYONE IN THE INDUSTRIES.
• ALL THE WORKERS MUST AWARE OF THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER,HOW
TO USE IT AND WHERE THEY ARE KEPT.
• AND AT TIME OF FIRE OR ANY HAZARDIOUS DISASTER TAKES PLACE A
WORKER MUST KNOW WHICH MACHINE SHOULD BE RUNNING AND
WHICH MUST BE SHUTDOWN.
7. TOOLS
• EVERY TOOL MUST BE CLEAN AND MAINTAIN EVERYDAY.
• ALSO ANY DEFECTS COULD LEADS TO SERIOUS DAMAGE.
• EVERY PORTABLE TOOLS MUST BE KEPT WHERE THEY BELONG.
• USE TOOLS THAT ARE THE RIGHT SIZE AND RIGHT TYPE FOR THE
JOB.
• EXAMINE EACH TOOLS FOR DAMAGE BEFORE USE AND DO NOT USE
DAMAGED TOOLS.
8. MAINTAINING SURROUNDINGS
• A CLEAN AND ORGANISED AREA HELPS TO CREATE A BETTER WORK
ATMOSPHERE.
• PROVIDE EACH EMPLOYEE WITH THE EQUIPMENT AND THE SUPPLIES
THEY NEED TO KEEP THEIR PLACE NEAT AND HYGENIC.
• MAINTAINING A CLEAN AND ORGANISED SURROUNDING WILL LEAD
TO INCREASED PRODUCTIVITY AND HIGHER STAFF MORALE.
9. MEDICAL FACILITIES
• IN INDUSTRIES THERE ARE VARIOUS KIND OF CHEMICAL,
HAZARDOUS GAS,WASTE THAT COULD BE DANGEROUS TO HUMAN
BODY OR EVEN SOME OF THEM ARE ALLERGIC TO SOME KIND OF
CHEMICALS AND EVEN HAVE SIDE EFFECTS.
• FOR THIS KIND OF PROBLEM MEDICAL TEAM MUST BE AVAILABLE SO
THAT EVERY WORKER SHOULD NOT FACE SERIOUS PROBLEM.
• EVERY COMPANIES MUST ENSURE THAT THEIR WORKERS STAY FIT
AND WORK ENERGETICLY.
10. FIRST AID
• THE MAIN OBJECTIVE OF FIRST AID IS NOT TO CURE,BUT TO ENSURE
SAFETY UNTIL THE PATIENT OR AFFECTED PERSON ACCESSES
SPECIALISED TREATMENT.
• IF ANYONE IS HURT EVEN IT IS MINOR INJURY ONE SHOULD TAKE IT
SERIOUSLY OR IT COULD LEAD TO SERIOUS INFECTION AND POSSIBLY
PERMANENT INJURY.
• FIRST AID MAY SAVE A LIFE OR IMPROVE CERTAIN VITAL SIGNS
INCLUDING PULSE,TEMPERATURE,A PATIENT AIRWAY AND
BREATHING.
11. HAZARDS
• ANYTHING THAT CAN EXPOSURE A PERSON TO DANGER OR INJURY.
• HAZARDOUS SITUATION, IF DETECTED EARLY AND CORRECTED
SPEEDILY,CAN SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE THE CHANCES OF ACCIDENT
OCCURING.
• ANY HAZARDS HAS POTENTIAL TO FOR CAUSING INJURY/LOSS OF
LIFE OR DAMAGE TO PROPERTY/ENVIROMENT.
12. TYPES OF HAZARDS
• HEALTH: FUMES AND GASES- EXPOSURE TO TOXIC SUBSTANCE AND CHEMICALS;DUST-
EXPOSURE DURING SANDING AND CLEAN UP ACTIVITIES;GARBAGE IN WORKSHOP,IMPROPER
LIFTING TECHNIQUES.
• ELECTRICAL:IMPROPER GROUNDING,EXPOSED WIRES OR MISUSE OF ELECTRICAL
EQUIPMENT,TRAILING ELECTRIC LEADS.
• MECHANICAL:FAULTY EQUIPMENT AND MACHINERY,MALFUNCTION MACHINERY.
• PHYSICAL:NOISE,HEAT,VIBRATION,MANUAL HANDLING OF TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT.
• CHEMICAL:CHEMICAL HAZARD ARE HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE THAT CAN CAUSE HARM EVEN
SIDE EFFECTS.THESE HAZARDS CAN RESULT BOTH HEALTH AND PHYSICAL IMPACTS SUCH AS
SKIN IRRITATION,BLINDNESS,BREATHING PROBLEMS.