This document discusses general safety at the workplace. It covers learning outcomes around safety practices, hazards identification, and legal requirements. It outlines the roles and responsibilities of organizations and employees to ensure safety. Statistics on national occupational accident and fatality rates from 2014-2020 are presented. The importance of safety for worker and community health, property protection, and doing the right thing is emphasized. The consequences of neglecting safety such as injuries and loss of life are covered. Developing a strong safety culture through assessment, implementation, and maintenance of changes is key. The concept of hazards and methods for hazard control including engineering controls are explained. Housekeeping and personal factor tips to promote safety are also provided.

1. General Safety at Workplace
General Safety at Workplace

2. Learning Outcome
• Aware of importance of safety & health
practices at workplace
• Able to identify safety & health related hazards
• Implement safety & health practices effectively
• Recognize basic legal and regulatory
requirements related to Occupational Safety &
Health (OSH)
• Know basics of HIRARC

3. OSHA 1994
• Sec 15 of OSHA 1994 defines General
duties of employers and self-employed
persons to their employees
• Sec 24 of OSHA 1994 defines General
duties of employees at work

4. Roles & Responsibilities
Organization
 Identify Hazards
 Provide personal protective
equipment (PPE)
 Provide information
 Provide training
 Including task specific
training
Employee
 Ensure your own safety
 Report hazards
 Use personal protective
equipment (PPE)
 Follow procedures
 Get trained
 Promote a safe, healthy &
environmentally sound
workplace

5. Why is safety important
to you?
• Health of the workers
• Safety of the workers
• Safety of the community
• Safety of the environment
• …It’s the right thing to do!

6. National Occupational
Accident & Fatality Rate
Year 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Accident Rate 3.10 2.81 2.88 2.93 2.40 2.71 2.18
Fatality Rate 4.21 4.84 4.84 4.90 4.14 3.83 2.09
Notes:
1.Occupational accident rate per 1,000 workers
2.Occupational fatality rate per 100,000 workers

7. National Occupational
Accident Statistics by Sector

8. National Occupational
Accident Statistics by Sector

9. Safety Pyramid

10. Attitudes
• It won’t happen to me!
• I’ve been doing this job for 15 years …
• I’m CAREFUL!
• I don’t want to get (someone) in trouble!

11. Common Excuses for Ignoring
Safety
It could be matter of life and death !

12. The Consequences of
Neglecting Safety
• Serious injuries
• Loss of fingers /limbs
• Loss of life
• Damage of property etc

13. It is the Culture
• Culture is the major determinant in
the behavior of an organization and
it’s people
• Implementing a behavior-based
safety process without a solid
cultural foundation to support it is
cause of most behavior-based
safety failures

14. Share your view
First day
12th day 3 months later

15. Iceberg of Workplace
Injury Costs

16. Safety Reminders!
“Safety Is Not A Choice”
“It is a Priority for our life and there
are Important”
“If Safety is expensive then try an
accident”

17. Where are You?

18. 3 Steps to a REAL
Safety Culture
• To get there you must take AIM
• Assess your current culture
• Implement changes
• Maintain the culture change

19. What is a “Hazard”?
• A hazard is an unsafe condition or
activity that, if left uncontrolled, can
contribute to an incident.
• People do not always share the same
view on “what” defines a hazard

20. Type of Hazards
SAFETY HAZARDS
(slips, trips and falls, faulty
equipment, etc.)
PHYSICAL HAZARDS
(noise, temperature
extremes, radiation, etc.)
Things that cause STRESS!
WORK
ORGANIZATION
HAZARDS
Things that cause STRESS!
communicable diseases, etc.)
BIOLOGICAL
HAZARDS
(mold, insects/pests,
communicable diseases, etc.)
ERGONOMIC
HAZARDS
(repetition, lifting, awkward
postures, etc.)
CHEMICAL & DUST
HAZARDS
(cleaning products,
pesticides, asbestos, etc.)

21. Hazard Assessment
• Employers must assess the workplace to determine if
hazards requiring PPE use are present or likely to be
present.
• If hazards requiring PPE are found or are likely, employers
must:
– Select and have affected employees use appropriate
PPE,
– Inform affected employees as to which PPE was
selected,
– Select PPE that properly fits each affected employee.

22. Hazard Assessment Form

24. Hierarchy of Controls
Fourth Priority:
Provide warning systems
Fifth Priority:
Apply administrative controls
Sixth Priority:
Use personal protective equipment
First Priority:
Eliminate or reduce risk in the
design and redesign process
Second Priority:
Reduce risks by substituting less
hazardous methods or materials
Third Priority:
Incorporate safety devices

25. Hazard Control Methods:
Engineering Controls
HVAC system, Fume hoods and Machine guards

26. Housekeeping Tips
 Immediately clean up anything on the
floor that creates a slip hazard: water,
grease, paper, dust or other debris.
 Keep walkways clear of boxes and other
obstructions.
 Close cabinets used for storage when not
in use.
 Never block fire exits or fire equipment

27. Housekeeping Tips
 Make sure stacked materials do not
impede vision.
 Don’t store items in or on electrical panels
or control boxes.
 Pick up and store tools in their proper
location immediately after use.
 Keep ventilation systems clear of dust
and debris and stored materials.

28. Housekeeping Tips
 Make sure receptacles for waste and
debris are conveniently located.
 Remove combustible waste often to
minimize the fire hazard.
 Set a good example for other
employees by maintaining good
housekeeping in your work area

29. Personal Factor Warning Signs
• Death of spouse
• Marital separation
• Personal injury/illness
• Change in financial state
• Change in work
• Foreclosure of loan
• Son/daughter leaves home
• Change in work hours
• Change in social activity
• Poor overall morale
• Fatigue
• Drinking/drugs

30. Q&A