SAFETY AWARENESS

PROGRAM
 WHAT IS SAFETY
• Some preventive measures of plans for
freedom from risk of injury to body, risk of
impairment of health and Damage to
Property. OR
• Freedom from the risk of Accident.
• Freedom from – Personal Injury,
Property damage,
Losses of various kinds.
 WHAT IS ACCIDENT
• Unplanned • Personal Injury,
• Unintended • Property damage
• Unwanted / • Losses of various
Unnecessary kinds
 WHY ACCIDENT
• Unsafe Action,
• Unsafe condition OR
• Both
 WHY ACCIDENT
• Unsafe Action • Unsafe Condition
2. Operating without authority. 2. Unguarded of moving parts of
3. Operating at unsafe speed. machine.
4. Operating / Working without 3. Inadequate graded.
work permit. 4. Defective condition (slippery,
5. Making safety devices rusty, corroded, sharp etc.).
inoperative ( BYPASS). 5. Unsafe design and construction.
6. Using unsafe equipment (Tool). 6. Hazardous arrangement of
7. Using equipment unsafely. material.
8. Unsafe loading, placing, Mixing. 7. Bad / poor housekeeping.
9. Taking unsafe position or 8. Inadequate Illumination.
posture. 9. Improper Ventilation.
10. Working on moving, dangerous 10. Overloading of equipment.
equipment. 11. Ineffective safety devices.
11. Loose clothing. 12. Broken safety guard.
12. Failure to use PPE’s.
13. Horse play.
 COST OF ACCIDENT
• Direct cost • Indirect cost
2. Compensation 2. Injured person
payment 3. Supervisor
3. Medical Expenses 4. Company
5. Society
 IMPORTANCE OF SAFETY
Safety is important because –
• Accidents cause pain and sufferings.
• Accidents are costly.
• Accidents lower morale and decrease
productivity.
• Accidents reflect poorly on the management.
• Cost of prevention of accident is lower than cost
of handling them ( after they have occurred).
 WHY SAFETY
Unsafe conditions and unsafe acts result in one or more of following:
• Loss of production / project for the management.
• Loss of the employee’s earnings.
• Damage to plant and machinery.
• Premature death of employee.
• Pain / sufferings / hardships to the injured employee and his family.
• Expenses on medical aid.
• Expenses of recruitment and training of new employees.
• Deterioration in employer – employees relations.
• Loss of employees morale.
• Drop of productivity of the organization.
• Loss of reputation.
 WHY SAFETY
All these losses are undesirable and can be
minimized by making plant safer and safer.
Safety in industry helps in –
• Improving production / productivity.
• Reducing production cost.
• Reducing damage to plant and machinery.
• Preventing premature death of skilled workers(
loss to the society).
• Avoiding needless pain and suffering to the
employees and their families.