Industrial Safety

1. P R E S E N T E D B Y :
I N T I K H A B

5. Industrial Safety
Management
of Events
To Protect its
employees
By
minimizing
hazards

6. Objectives of Industrial Safety
To check all the possible chances of accidents
To eliminate accidents causing work stoppage and
production loss
To prevent accidents in industry by reducing hazard
To reduce cost related to accident
Better morale of industrial employees
To educate all the members regarding safety
principles

7. Industrial Accidents
Types:
Depending upon severity, durability and degree of injury
 Major Injury
 Minor Injury
 External Injury
“Sudden & unexpected occurrence”

8. Causes of Industrial Accidents
 Unsafe conditions
1)The job itself
2)Work schedules
3)Psychological conditions
4)Machinery & Equipment
 Unsafe Acts
 Miscellaneous Causes

9. Measurement & Records of Accidents
Two main ratios used to measure accidents are
 Accident Frequency Rate
AFC=No. of injuries*10,00,000/Total no. of man
hours worked
 Accident Severity Rate
ASR=No. of man day lost*10,00,000/Total no. of
man hours worked

10. Reasons for Preventing Accidents
Human-No one comes to work to be injured or killed
Cost-Accidents cost organisations money
Legislation-Organisations have a legal obligation

11. Industrial Hazards

12. Tags
Danger Tag Caution Tag Warning Tag

13. Safety Programme
The basic principles are:-
To identify potential hazards,
provide effective safety
equipment and facilities
To develop safety policies
To train and educate

14. Advantages of Safety Programmes
Cost Saving
Increased Productivity
Moral
Legal

15. Measures to ensure Industrial Safety
1) Reduction in Unsafe Condition
2) Safety Committee
3) Safety Education & Training
4)Inspection
5) Role of Government