safety first

1. WEL-COME

2. KLE’S INSTITUTE OF
NURSING SCIENCES – HUBLI
2
PRESENTATION
Sub : NURSINGADMINISTRATION
Topic: CONSTITUTIONOF INDIA
Guided by: Presented By:
Mrs. Asha.B Mr.Manjunath.M.Beth.
M.sc.Nsg M. Sc. (N)
HOD of CHN Final year

3. INTRODUCTION

4. OCCUPATIONALHEALTH &SAFETY

5. “Preventionis better than cure”

6. DEFINITION
• "Occupational health is the promotion and
maintenance of the highest degree of physical,
mental and social well-being of workers in all
occupations; the prevention amongst workers of
departures from health caused by their working
conditions; the protection of workers in their
employment from risks resulting from factors
adverse to health; the placing and maintenance of
the worker in an occupational environment adapted
to his physiological and psychological capabilities;
and, to summarize, the adaptation of work to man
and of each man to his job".

7. OCCUPATIONAL ENVIRONMENT
1. Man & physical, chemical and biological
agents.
2. Man & machine
3. Man & man

8. IMPORTANT’S OF OCCUPATIONAL
HEALTH AND SAFETY

9. HEALTH HAZARDS

10. HEALTH HAZARDS
1. Physical hazards
2. Chemical hazards
3. Biological hazards
4. Mechanical hazards
5. Psychological hazards

11. Physical hazards
Heat & cold
Light
Noise
Vibration
UV-radiation
Ionizing radiation

12. Chemical hazards
1. Local action
2. Inhalation ex: dusts, gases, metals and their
components
3. Ingestion ex: lead, mercury, zinc etc

13. Biological hazards
• Workers exposed to infective & parasitic
agents
• Ex: antharax, encephalities, tetanus, fungal
infections, brucellosis, lepto spirosis & etc

14. Mechanical hazards
• Accidents in industry
• Machinery works
• Moving the parts of the machines

15. Psychological hazards
Psychological and behavioral changes
ex: anxiety, aggressiveness, depression,
alcoholism, sickness, abuse, absenteeism &
etc
Psychosomatic ill health
Ex: fatigue, ill health, back pain, HTN, DM, peptic
ulcer & etc

16. DUSTS

17. Dusts
Organic dusts
ex: cane fibre (bagassosis), cotton dust
(byssinosis)
Inorganic dusts
Ex: iron (siderosis), asbestos (asbestosis), coal dust
(anthracosis)

18. GASES

19. GASES
• CO2
• CO
• HCL
• SO2
• N2
• NH3 & etc
• These all gases cause gas posining

20. NOISE

21. VIBRATION

22. EXTREME TEMPERATURES

23. PHYSICAL FACTORS IN THE WORKPLACE

24. BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES

25. ConfinedSpaces

27. Access

28. INSTALLATIONS, EQUIPMENT, TOOLS AND
SUBSTANCES

29. Signage

30. Lighting

31. Ventilation and Temperatures

32. Fire Detection

33. Fighting

34. Cleaning

35. First-Aid

36. PREVENTION OF OCCUPATIONAL
DISEASES
1. MEDICAL MEASURES
2. ENGINEERING MEASURES
3. LEGISLATION

37. MEDICAL MEASURES
1. PRE-PLACEMENT EXAMINATION
2. PERIODICAL EXAMINATION
3. MEDICAL & HEALTH CARE SERVICES
4. NOTIFICATIONS
5. SUPERVISION OF WORKING ENVIRONMENT
6. MAINTENANCE & ANALYSIS OF RECORDS
7. HEALTH EDUCATION & COUNSELLING

38. ENGINEERING MEASURES
• DESIGN OF BUILDINGS
• GOOD HOUSE KEEPING
• GENERAL VENTILATION
• MECHANISATION
• DUSTS
• ENCLOSURE
• ISOLATION
• LOCAL EXHAUST MATERIAL

39. • PROTECTIVE DEVICES
• ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING
• STATICAL MONITORING
• RESEARCH

40. LEGISLATION
• Socity have an obligation to protect the health
workers in various occupations.
• The factory law in india are
1. The factories Act, 1948
2. The employees state insurance Act, 1948

41. BENEFITS TO EMPLOYEES
1. MEDICAL BENEFIT
2. SICKNESS BENEFIT
3. MATERNITY BENEFIT
4. DISABLEMENT BENEFIT
5. DEPENDENTS BENEFIT
6. FUNERAL EXPENSES
7. REHABILITATION ALLOWANCE

43. OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY PROCESS

44. CONCLUSION
• “Occupational health and safety is a cross-
disciplinary area concerned with protecting the
health, safety and welfare of people engaged in
work or employment, so the goal of all
occupational health and safety programs is to
foster a safe work environment for to protect co-
workers, family members, employers, customers,
suppliers, nearby communities, and other
members of the public who are impacted by the
workplace environment”.