human resource management Unit 5

1. 1
Human Resource
Management

2. UNIT 5
JOB SATISFACTION
AND MORALE
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3. Health, safety &
employee welfare
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4. GENERAL DUTIES OF
EMPLOYERS
•To make sure the safety, health and welfare of employee.
•Make sure the maintenance of plant and systems of work are
without risk.
•To ensure safety and absence of risks to health in connection with
the use or operation, handling, storage and transport of plant and
substances.
•The provision of such information, instruction, training and
supervision as is necessary to ensure, so far as is practicable, the
safety and health at work of his employees.
•The provision and maintenance of a working environment for his
employees that is, so far as is practicable, safe, without risks to
health, and adequate as regards facilities for their welfare at work.
•The maintenance of it in a condition that is safe and without risks to
health and the provision and maintenance of the means of access
to and way out from it that are safe and without such risks

5. GENERAL DUTIES OF DESIGNERS,
MANUFACTURERS AND SUPPLIERS
• To ensure that the plant design is safe and
without risk to health.
• To carry out test and for the performance of
the plant
• Adequate information about the use for which
the palnt is designed and has been tested

6. GENERAL DUTIES OF
EMPLOYEES AT WORK
• To take care for the safety and health of
himself and other persons.
• To co-operate with his employer or any other
person in the discharge of any duty or
requirement imposed on the employer or that
other person by this Act.
• To wear or use at all times any protective
equipment(PPE) or clothing provided by the
employer for the purpose of preventing risks to
his safety and health.
• To obey with any instruction or measure on
occupational safety and health instituted by his
employer or any other person by or under this
Act.

7. SAFETY DESIGN
In order to design safer and more
reliable equipment and
installations, the engineers must :
1.Recognize the specific responsibilities that
can cause safety or operating problems
2.Determine which of these need to be guarded
against
3.Decide on an appropriate course of action

8. HUMAN FACTORS IN
SAFETY
1)Managers
• Planning
• Organizing and Directing
• Budgeting
• Setting Work Standards

9. SUPERVISORS
• Represent management on the
spot, and should be well
acquainted with Local hazards and
rules.
• They are responsible for staff
training and can pick suitable
individuals to go on relevant safety
courses
• They know the culture and
language of their own workforce
and can ‘suggest’ rather than

10. OPERATORS
• To take care for the safety and health of
himself and other persons.
• To co-operate with his employer or any other
person in the discharge of any duty or
requirement imposed on the employer or that
other person by this Act.
• To wear or use at all times any protective
equipment(PPE) or clothing provided by the
employer for the purpose of preventing risks to
his safety and health.
• To obey with any instruction or measure on
occupational safety and health instituted by his
employer or any other person by or under this
Act.

11. RULES OF PRACTICE
• Engineers shall hold paramount the safety,
health and welfare of the public
– If engineer’s judgment is overruled under
circumstances that endanger life or
property, they shall notify their employer or
client and such other authority as may be
appropriate.
– Engineers shall approve only those
engineering documents that are in
conformity with applicable standards.
– Engineers shall not reveal facts, data or
information without the prior consent of the
client or employer except as authorized or
required by law or this code

12. Cont...
– Engineers shall not permit the use of the
name or associate in business ventures
with any person or firm that they believe
are engaged in fraudulent or dishonest
enterprise.
– Engineers shall not aid or abet the
unlawful practice of engineering by a
person or firm.
– Engineers having knowledge of any
alleged violation of this Code shall report
thereon to appropriate professional
bodies and when relevant, also to public
authorities and cooperate with the proper
authorities in furnishing such information
or assistance as may be required.

13. Things that engineers
should know
• • Need for safety training beyond
building codes
• • How to pre-plan projects to include
safety
• • How to connect design with safety
• • How to apply design & safety into
• construction, maintenance, use and
demolition activities
• • Competent Person Training
• • Qualified Person Training

14. General Duties Of Employers
And Self Employed Persons
• To ensure as far as is practicable, the safety,
health and welfare at work of all his employees
which include the following.
• The provision and maintenance of plant and
systems of work that are, so far as is practicable,
safe and without risks to health.
• The making of arrangements for ensuring, so far
as is practicable, safety and absence of risks to
health in connection with the use or operation,
handling, storage and transport of plant and
substances.
• The provision of such information, instruction,
training and supervision as is necessary to
ensure, so far as is practicable, the safety and
health at work of his employees.

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So far as is practicable, as regards any
place of work under the control of the
employer or self-employed person, the
maintenance of it in a condition that is
safe and without risks to health and the
provision and maintenance of the means
of access to and egress from it that are
safe and without such risks.
The provision and maintenance of a
working environment for his employees
that is, so far as is practicable, safe,
without risks to health, and adequate as
regards facilities for their welfare at work.

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Laws
• Labor and fair employment practices
laws provide the framework under
which workers operate and under
which employees are regulated and
protected.
• Labor law applies to the relationship
between management and workers.
• Fair employment practices law deals
with employer rights and
responsibilities.

17. 14.3
Steps in a Job Safety Analysis
• Break the job down into its
basic steps
• Identify potential accidents
and hazards associated with
each step
• Recommend safe job
procedures for each step

18. 14.4
Examples of Actions to
Minimize Workplace Hazards
• Engineering the hazard out
• Providing personal
protective equipment
• Job instruction training
• Good housekeeping
• Good ergonomics

19. 14.9
Ensuring a Safe and Healthy
Workplace
 controlling physical hazards
 promoting safety awareness
 health and safety committees
 recording and posting safety
performance records
 safety recognition programs
 safety rules and regulations
 safety training programs
 promoting good health

20. 14.10
Focus of Health and
Safety Committees
• Health and Safety Policy —
reviewing health and safety records,
investigating accidents, and making
recommendations for safety procedures
and expenditures
• Inspection — conducting periodic
safety inspections of the establishment
• Education — promoting interest in
and compliance with safety rules and
methods

21. 14.11
Special Health Problems
• Job stress
• Smoking
• Alcoholism
• Drug use
• HIV/AIDS

22. 14.12
Elements of an HIV/AIDS
Policy
• The rights of workers with HIV/AIDS to
reasonable accommodation regarding their
schedule or duties
• The continuation of health benefits or
access to group coverage
• The protection of confidentiality about a
person’s HIV status
• The protection of people with HIV/AIDS
from harassment and discrimination
• The prohibition of HIV testing for workers
• The right of all workers to a safe and
healthy workplace