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- 2. Introduction As defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) "occupational health deals with all aspects of health and safety in the workplace and has a strong focus on primary prevention of hazards.“
- 3. • Prevent illness and injury • Reduces health and safety hazards • Avoid serious consequences • Employee retention • Company finances • Company reputation Importance
- 4. • Higher productivity • Increased efficiency and quality • Reduced medical and insurance costs • Lower workers’ compensation rates and payments • Improved reputation as an employer of choice Benefits
- 5. Role of Management • Designing safe and healthy system of work • Exhibit strong management commitment • Inspect workplace for health and safety problems • Establish procedures and controls to deal with the issues
- 6. Role of Management • Develop training programs • Set-up health and safety committee • Monitor safety policies • Draw up action plan and check list
- 7. Steel Industry • Back injuries • Repetitive stress injuries • Lifting injuries • Machine injuries • Defective equipment Pharma Industry • Electrical shock • Chemical burn • Infection • Intoxication Types of accidents
- 8. Steel Industry • Unsafe placing • Unsafe loading • Operating at unsafe speed • Working with unsafe equipment • Unsafe working conditions Pharma Industry • Poor eyesight • Negative attitude towards safety • Social environment • Manual errors Causes of accidents
- 9. • Time • Investigation • Compensation • Medical aid • Training new employees Significance of Industrial safety
- 10. • Organizational culture • Bad management practices • Job contents and demands • Physical work environment • Relationships at work • Change in management • Lack of support • Role conflict Work stress factors
- 11. Safety audit • Types – Internal – External • Validation of essential documents • Equipment calibration validation • Vacuum and other essentials • Ceiling inspection • Sterile area inspection • WHO Guidelines
- 12. Crisis management • Identification of crisis • Establishment of objective • Conducting baseline assessment • Revising validation methods • Generation of inspection report • Exemption, expedite • Filling the gap between reputation and reality
- 13. • Elements • Important statues • Compensation acts • 4E 's of safety • Establish safety as a core value • Empower everyone • Elevate safety advocates and eliminate opposition • Exhibit a commitment to safety in all actions Statutory provisions
- 14. Thank You