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Industrial Safety
Industrial Safety
Industrial Safety
2. Unsafe Acts
3. Miscellaneous Causes
Measures to ensure Industrial Safety
1. Safety Policy
2. Safety Committee
3. Safety Engineering
a. Guarding of machinery
b. Material handling equipment
c. Safety devices
d. Ergonomics
e. Plan maintenance
f. General house keeping
Safety survey-
A safety survey is a detailed examination in depth of a narrower
field of activity.
Safety inspection-
A routine scheduled inspection of a unit or department, which
may be
carried out by someone ( may be a safety representative ) from
within the unit, possibly
accompanied by the safety advisor. The inspection would check
maintenance standards,
- Fencing of machinery
- Work on or near machinery in motion
Employment of young persons on dangerous
machines.
Striking gear and devices for cutting off power
- Self-acting machines
- Casing of new machinery
-Prohibition of employment of women and children
near cotton-openers
- Hoists and lifts
- Lifting machines, chains, ropes and lifting tackles
- Revolving machinery
- Pressure plant
Floors, stairs and means of access
- Pits, sumps openings in floors, etc
- Excessive weights
Protection of eyes.
Precautions against dangerous fumes, gases
Precautions regarding the use of portable electric light.
Explosive or inflammable dust, gas, etc
-Precautions in case of fire
- Power to require specifications of defective parts or tests of
stability
-Safety of buildings and machinery
- - Maintenance of buildings
- Safety Officers
- Power to make rules to supplement this Chapter
Stipulate a national minimum wage to give people dignity.
Ensure full-time wage work for poor women and skill and
entrepreneurship training for self employed women.
Govt. schemes for women must ensure equal pay even if
the task are not same.