1. Strategies For Improving H
ealth And Safety
Hasitha Tharanga Kodikara
Higher National Diploma In Management
SLIATE - Uva

2. Strategies For
Preventing/Minimizing
Occupational Accidents

3. 1. Environmental Design
Designing the work environment to make
accidents difficult is perhaps the best way to
prevent accidents and improve safety
– Schular and Youngbllo, 1996-

4. 1.1. Guarding Of Each Part Of The Machines

5. 1.2. Providing Safety Goggles

6. 1.3. REQUIRING TO WEAR SAFETY HELMETS

7. 1.4.Providing Hands Gloves, Masks, Safety Fo
ot Wear, Ear Covers

8. 1.5. Installing handrails or guard rails on stair
cases and high places

9. 1.6.Installing fire extinguishers for protection f
rom fire

10. 1.7.Use of self-correcting mechanisms

11. 1.8.Installing and maintaining warning lights

12. 1.9.Use of automatic shutoffs methods

13. 1.10.Installation of material handling
equipment for lifting or carrying heavy loads
which may cause injuries

14. 2. Maintenance

15. 3.Floor cleaning

16. 4. Continuous inspection

17. 5. Jobs Redesign

18. 6. Safety training and Education

19. 7. Safety Committees

20. 8.Safety Discipline

21. 9.Safety Motivational Programmes

22. 10.Ergonomics

23. Strategies For
Preventing/Minimizing
Occupational Diseases

24. 1. Removal of Health hazards to the Possible
extent
Chemical, biological, physical causes of
diseases must be removed to the possible
extent.

25. 2. Medical examinations

26. 3.Physical Fitness Programs

27. 4.Health Education

28. 5.Enclosure
• A process can be enclosed entirely in orde
r to have complete protection of the emplo
yee from chemical and physical hazards.

29. 6. Sound Physical Working Conditions
1. Cleanliness
2. Lightening
3. Temperature and Ventilation
4. Control the Noises
5. Working Space Arrangement

30. Strategies for Improving Quality of Work
Life
1. Job redesign.
2. Job enrichment.
3. Ensure fair pay management.
4. Establish two way communication often.
5. Do proper job analysis and induction.

31. Strategies for Minimizing Organizational
Stress
1. Perform proper job design and introduce alte
rnative work schedules.
2. Ensure job security.
3. Give fair and sufficient wages and salaries.
4. Allow privacy when it is needed.
5. Manage changes properly.
6. Make supervision good.

32. Real Work Place Accident

34. Thank you….!