Safety is not something that is only followed when being watched, but rather is an attitude and state of mind that requires awareness of one's environment and actions at all times. It involves knowing what can cause injury and acting to prevent injuries from occurring. The document discusses causes of workplace accidents such as ignorance, curiosity, carelessness, incorrect tools/equipment, and poor working environments. It emphasizes that safety awareness means understanding the need to prevent avoidable accidents through safe practices, safety education, and following all safety procedures.

2. Safety is not something you
can take or leave alone.
It is not an
activity in which
one participates
only when is
being watched
or supervised.
Safety is not
posters, slogans
or rules, or is it
movies, meeting,
investigations or
inspections.
ABSENCE OF DANGER

3. Safety is an attitude, a frame of mind. It is the awareness of
one’s environment and actions, all day, everyday.
Safety is knowing what is going on; knowing what can injure
anyone or anything; knowing how to prevent that injury and
then acting to prevent it. All it requires is intelligence and a
reasonable amount of native ability to see, to hear, to smell
and to think.

4. AN UNPLANNED EVENT WHICH
RESULTS IN UNACCEPTABLE
CONSEQUENCES
AN UNDESIREABLE EVENT WHICH
INTERRUPTS NORMALACTIVITY

5. Occupational
Disease/Poisoning
Incident
Accident
Near miss

6. DATE DISASTERS CASUALTIES
31 July 1988
Collapse of Sultan Abdul Halim Jetty,
Butterworth, Penang.
2 dead; 1,674 injured
7 May 1991
Fire and explosion of Bright Sparklers
Fireworks Factory, Sg. Buloh, Selangor.
22 dead; 103 injured
5 April 1992
Fire at Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah
International Airport, Subang.
3 dead
20 June 1992
Choon Hong 111 Ship, explosion and fire,
Port Klang, Selangor.
13 dead
11 Dec 1993
Collapse of Highland Towers
Condominium, Hulu Klang, Selangor.
52 dead
30 June 1995
Landslide, off Genting Highland Road,
Pahang.
20 dead; 22 injured
15 July 1996
Tourist Bus Accident, Ravine at Km 15,
Genting Highland, Pahang.
17 dead
29 Aug 1996
Mud Slide, Natives Resettlement Village,
Pos Dipang, Kg. Sahom, Kampar, Perak.
44 dead
24 Dec 1997
Fire and explosion, SMDS, Bintulu
Sarawak.
5 dead; property
damage
SOME RECENT INCIDENTS IN MALAYSIA

7. CAUSE OF
FATALITIES
BY INDUSTRY
CONSTRUCTION MANUFACTURING OTHERS TOTAL
Fall or persons. 52 1 3 56
Struck by falling/flying
objects.
22 2 24
Knocked by moving
objects.
7 2 2 11
Caught in between
moving objects.
2 3 1 6
Struck by lightning.
Overcome by toxic
gas.
Cave-ins & slides. 4 1 3 8
Fire 1 1
Electrocution 3 3
Others 1 3 4
Total 92 9 12 113
MAIN CAUSES OF FATALACCIDENTS – 1997
(AS REPORTED IN SELANGOR/WILAYAH PERSEKUTUAN)

8. 1. IGNORANCE
- Hazard in new work and machines
- Teach the hazard involved
2. CURIOSITY
- To attempt to find out something new
- Teach the trainee to be caution with unknown
3. TRAINEE PERSONAL CONDITION
- Poor health physical disability, loose clothing
- Pay close attention to the condition of trainee

9. 4. CARELESSNESS
a. Over confidence
- Familiarity tends to breed contempt for machines and process
- Teach safety education
b. Inattentiveness
- Caused by distractions of some kind
- Teach safety education and elimination of distractions
c. Laziness
- Taking shortcut
- Enforce safety rules
d. Boredom
- Too much repetition of the same skills
- Plan a well balanced and interesting program
e. Fatigue
- Poor lighting and ventilation, overwork lack of rest, poor of trainee physical
- Alert to the working environment and the physical condition of trainee

10. 5. INCORRECT TOOL OR EQUIPMENT
a. Using tools which are unsuitable for the work
b. Using blunt or damage tools
c. Patching up machine to keep them operating
d. Using inadequately guarded machine
e. Using unprotected electrical cables
* Educate and supervise the trainee

11. 6. POOR WORKING ENVIROMENT
a. Neglecting to use PPE
b. Leaving oil and water on the floor
c. Working with unsafe or poorly arranged machines
d. Working with inadequately lighting
e. Handling dangerous materials carelessly
* Plan and layout the learning environment, develop
trainee attitudes towards safety and supervise

12. ACCIDENT CAUSE IS ICEBERG
THE
HIDDEN
UNINSURED
COSTS
(8 – 36
as much as
insured costs)
INSURED
COSTS (1)
 Medical (covering injury, ill health)
 Compensation
 Building damage
 Tool, equipment, material, product damage
 Production delays and interruptions
 Legal expenses
 Expenditure on emergency first aid supplies
 Interim equipment rentals
 Investigation time/clearing site
 Wages paid for time lost
 Costs hiring and/or training replacements
 Overtime working
 Extra supervisor time
 Loss of expertise/experience
 Decreased output of injured worker upon return
 Loss of business and goodwill

13. ACT 514, ACT 139, ETC.

14. IMMEDIATE
Death
Injury
Pain
Disease
Damage
Loss
Fear

15. SHORT
TERM
Medical Treatment
Repair
Replacements
Lost Production
Increased Cost
Discipline
Low Morale

16. LONG
TERM
Suffering
Disability
Lost
Income
Insurance
Compensation
Mistrust
Missed
Targets
Profitability

18. Safety awareness is all about understanding the need to
prevent avoidable accidents;
• Being able to recognize unsafe practices and condition. It
requires following safety procedure
• Getting to know all you can about the conditions that
promote safety, including emergency procedure
• Signifies you to willingness to take time to prevent accident
• Having the right attitude about safety. Can help prevent
injury, illness and accident damage to company property

19. 1. SAFE PRACTICES
a. Insist that the trainee
- Wears suitable clothing
- Wears safety equipment or PPE
- Controls loose hair, ties and clothing
- Takes off rings, watches and other ornament
- Keeps his work area clean
b. Provide guard and colour code for dangerous parts
c. Label dangerous materials and provide safe storage
d. Keep oil, water pools, waste and loose object off of the floor

20. 1. SAFE PRACTICES
e. Continuous check on first-aid and fire fighting supplies and equipment
f. Constantly check for unsafe work habit and conditions
g. Enforce all safety rules
h. Set a good example
2. SAFETY EDUCATION
a. Conduct classes to explain;
- Importance of safety
- Safe work practices
- Safety regulations

21. 2. SAFETY EDUCATION
b. Conduct a shop safety contest;
- Essays
- Slogans
- Posters
c. Conduct “No Accident Week” campaigns
d. Discussion with expert in safety
e. Show audio-visual aids
f. Conduct first-aid classes and fire drills
g. Conduct test concerning safety
h. Display safety posters and safety slogans
i. Show damaged parts or safety apparatus with explanations
j. Appoint a trainee group safety committee

22. 1. Ministry of Human Resources
2. Government Industrial Safety Inspector
3. Manufacturer Associations
4. Labour Unions
5. Red Cross Society
6. St. John Ambulance Brigade
7. Fire Bridge Chief and Inspector
8. Insurance Companies
9. Physicians and Surgeons

23. Thank You