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Project Proposal For Occupational Health and Safety Committee
Project Proposal For Occupational Health and Safety Committee
ON SAFETY IN THE
INSTITUTION
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A PROJECT PROPOSAL ON
9 / 3 0 / 2 0 1 5SAFETY AT MOI HIGH
SCHOOL KABARAK
THROUGH THE
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE
SAFETY AND HEALTH
COMMITTEE
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION . 2
JUSTIFICATION ... 3
WORKPLAN .. 4
REQUIREMENTS .. 5
CONCLUSION 9
Any accident or incident can shut down a business/institution, disrupt its operations, causes
fatal injuries, cause environmental damage or threaten facilities financial standing. Emergency
though may not completely eliminate them. As Murphys Law puts it, If anything can go wrong
then at one time it will. Emergency preparedness is all about what if it happens? It is on this
basis, and also bearing in mind the vast infrastructural investment and the high number of staff and
students at Moi High School Kabarak that we suggest should that happen, there should be
necessary arrangements in advance so as to enable the victims and those who will respond to the
emergency in any way to react immediately, correctly and safely with the view of mitigating
effects and thus the need to establish the Safety and Health Committee to oversee such.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
including; care homes, schools, universities, information technology companies, the national
health service, leisure facilities and offices. The government of Kenya through Occupational
Safety and Health Act (OSHA, 2007) has made it mandatory that there should be safety and health
committee in all institutions and in any work place that regularly employs 20 or more people.
Moi High School Kabarak, like other institutions, has the corporate responsibility to
understand the effects that the institutions activities has on the students, teaching and non-
teaching staff and the environment and thus the well-being of the students and staff. With many
accidents and incidents in Kenyas learning institutions being reported each passing day largely
because of the young generation and their peer influences on one hand, and the terrorist attacks
and scares on the other, Moi High School Kabarak should never take for granted the need to take
JUSTIFICATION
Moi High School Kabarak comprises of the patron H.E President Daniel Toroitich Arap
Moi, the Executive Director Mr. Henry Kiplagat, the Principal Mrs. Elisheba Cheruiyot, over three
hundred staff and thirteen hundred students. It has modern buildings standing on several acres of
land which is also used for extensive farming with several heads of cows kept for dairy. The
institution plays a critical role in the society as it provides employment and prepares students to be
critical thinkers and vital channels for development in the country. There is therefore need for
emergency response plan and in essence formation of occupational health and safety committee
that will be charged with the responsibility of overseeing the safety of the people, and the large
DRAFTING/WRITING OF THE
PROPOSAL
SUBMISSION OF PROPOSAL
TO THE PRINCIPAL
PRESENTATION OF THE
HEALTH COMMITTEE
INDUCTION/TRAINING OF
THE COMMITTEE
FIRST COMMITTEE MEETING
REQUIREMENTS
Resources
1. Equipment- Should always is in good working conditions and this includes; - all
side to include the principal or his/her appointed representative preferably his/her deputy who will
PROJECT COST/BUDGET
MEMBERS (ONCE)
PURCHASE OF PROTECTIVE 450,000/=
CLOTHING
PURCHASE AND SERVICING OF 1,000,000/=
FIRE EXTINGUISHERS
SOURCING OF VARIOUS SAFETY 100,000/=
BASIC DEFINITIONS
Before a detailed discussion of health and safety issues can take place, some basic
(a) Fire drill also called fire practice is a mock emergency done by deliberately setting
up a fire or any scare, with the knowledge of only a few occupants done as a practice of what
people must do in order to escape safely from a building. It is basically a test of peoples
knowledge on how to evacuate buildings in an orderly and timely manner in the case of
(b) Health the protection of the bodies and minds of people from illness resulting from
the materials, processes or procedures used in the workplace. The borderline between health and
safety is ill-defined and the two words are normally used together to indicate concern for the
(c) Welfare the provision of facilities to maintain the health and well-being of
individuals at the workplace. Welfare facilities include washing and sanitation arrangements, the
provision of drinking water, heating, lighting, and accommodation for clothing, seating (when
required by the work activity), eating and rest rooms. First aid arrangements are also considered as
welfare facilities.
physical and mental disorders that are either caused or triggered by workplace activities. Such
others in the workplace. The time interval between exposure and the onset of the illness may be
(e) Environmental protection These are arrangements to cover those activities in the
workplace which affect the environment (in the form of flora, fauna, water, air and soil) and,
possibly, the health and safety of employees and others. Such activities include waste and effluent
(f) Accident defined by the Health and Safety Executive as any unplanned event that
results in injury or ill health of people, or damage or loss to property, plant, institution, materials
or the environment or a loss of a business opportunity. Other authorities define an accident more
(g) Near miss is any incident that could have resulted in an accident. Knowledge of near
misses is very important since research has shown that, approximately, for every 10 near miss
(h) Dangerous occurrence is a near miss which could have led to serious injury or loss
of life. Examples include the collapse of a scaffold or a crane or the failure of any passenger
(i) Hazard and risk a hazard is the potential of a substance, activity or process to cause
harm. Hazards take many forms including, for example, chemicals, electricity and working from a
ladder. A hazard can be ranked relative to other hazards or to a possible level of danger.
A risk is the likelihood of a substance, activity or process to cause harm. A risk can be
reduced and the hazard controlled by good management. It is very important to distinguish
between a hazard and a risk the two terms are often confused and activities such as construction
the risks will be reduced as controls are implemented. The level of risk remaining when controls
have been adopted is known as the residual risk. There should only be high residual risk where
there is poor health and safety management and inadequate control measures.
CONCLUSION
The formation of the Safety and Health Committee at Moi High School Kabarak will be a
Safety and Health Act, 2007) and the seriousness the school management takes on its
responsibilities on the safety and health of the staff and students. It will come up with the Safety
Policy which can be used as evidence of the institution against any liability in the event of any
claims. It will also help in reducing risks and hazards in places of work and hence the well-being