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Health & Safety at work

Prepared by: Quay Audit & Certification (UAE)


01-01-2012, 00

OBJECTIVE
The objective of this presentation is to act as a
guide for all employees to help them gain an
awareness of the Health & Safety at Work

What is Safety anyway?


Safety is simply
PREVENTING
ACCIDENTS!!
Safety means
preventing an accident
Before it occurs

What is an Accident?

Its an UNPLANNED EVENT


which may or may not cause
injury.

What causes accident


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What is workplace Safety?


Workplace Health and Safety is the discipline
concerned with protecting the health and safety of
all stakeholders in the workplace from exposure to
hazards and risks resulting from work activities.

Unsafe Workplace
Disruption of normal running of the business
Less business profitability
Increase in insurance premium
More accidents means more down time
Productivity and morale of workers will decrease
Organizations reputation will be on stake.

Unsafe act
An intentional or unintentional
violation of an established safe
work practice, procedure or
method

ACCIDENTS AND INJURIES

SLIPS, TRIPS and FALLS


Major contributing elements:
Poor design of workplace
obstruction on the floor
Wet, slippery or uneven floors

Poor workplace activities and procedures


Lack of sign posting
Inadequate lighting

Inappropriate behavior
Misuse of furniture and equipment

Slips, Trips & Falls video


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The Principles of Manual Handling


What is Manual Handling?

Lifting
Carrying
Pushing
Pulling

WELDING

Welding
Welding joins two pieces of metal by the use
of heat, pressure, or both
Brazing involves a filler metal which has a
lower melting point than the metal pieces to
be joined
Metal cutting is done by heating the metal
with a flame and directing a stream of pure
oxygen along the line to be cut

Health Hazards
Welding smoke can irritate the eyes, nose, chest
and respiratory tract
Symptoms of metal fume fever may occur 4 to 12
hours after exposure
Symptoms include
Chills, thirst, fever, muscle ache, chest soreness,
coughing, wheezing, fatigue, nausea, and metallic
taste in mouth

Health Hazards
Welding smoke can cause coughing, wheezing,
shortness of breath, bronchitis, pulmonary edema,
and pneumontis
Welding smoke can cause nausea, loss of
appetite, vomiting, cramps, and slow digestion

Engineering Controls and Work Practices


Substitute less hazardous materials for hazardous
materials
Use cadmium-free silver solders
Use asbestos- free electrodes, gloves, and hot pads
Use ventilation to move away or dilute hazards
Use work area barriers to protect others working
in the same general area

PERSONAL
PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENTS

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Warning

Eye and Face protection


1.

Eye injuries accounted for 5% of all disabling work


related injuries and estimated $300 million annual
cost/lost.

2.

60% of workers with eye injuries were not wearing


protective eyewear.

Eye and Face protection


Types of protectors:

Spectacles

Side shields

Plano or prescription lenses

Special purpose lenses

Face shields/Mask

Secondary protection - used only with primary


protectors (spectacles or goggles)

Eye and Face protection (sample)

Head Protection
Most head injuries occur to workers
who were not wearing head
protection

Head Protection (SAMPLE)

Foot Protection
Toe and foot injuries account for 5% of all disabling
workplace injuries.

Workers not wearing safety

shoes have 75% of all occupational foot injuries.

Foot Protection (SAMPLE)

Hand Protection
Hand and finger injuries account for 18% of
all disabling injuries and about 25% of all
industrial work place accidents

Hand Protection
Hand protection must be selected in
accordance with an evaluation of:
1.

performance characteristics

2.

conditions present

3.

duration of use

4.

hazards and potential hazards


identified.

Hand Protection

Protective Clothing
Protective clothing may be worn to shield against heat, chemicals, etc.
Many Health & Safety standards apply

Carcinogens (asbestos, arsenic, etc.)

Abrasive blasting

Hazardous waste operations

Welding

Saw and paper mills

Fire fighting

Working over water (flotation)

Signaling (visibility)

Hearing Protection
Requires hearing protection for employees exposed to
noice above 85 db
Hearing protectors are labeled with the NRR (noise
reduction rating).

Hearing Protection
Types:
Ear

plugs usually best for continuous exposure


situations
Formable

(foam)

Pre-molded
Custom

molded

Canal

cap protectors are convenient when


noise areas are frequently entered and exited
Intra-aural
Supra-aural

PPEs Video
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FIRE

FIRE
According to standard
Fire safety plan should be available in writing with
all the employees if number of employees is 11
If the number of employee is less than 11, the
employer may chose to discuss it verbally.

FIRE (Cont.)
Main Causes:
1. Misuse of electrical appliances
2. Use of chemicals like,
a.
b.
c.
d.

Gasoline
Fuels
Paints
Manufacturing Chemicals

3. Poor housekeeping Practices

Fire Do not Use


Is a route unaided to a place of safety
Does not include:
Lifts
Escalators
Revolving doors
Lowering lines
Windows
Portable ladders
Chutes

Causes of Fire Spread


1. Delayed discovery
2. Non appropriate action
3. Unsuitable building
materials
4. Breach of protection
5. Poor housekeeping

Fire & Evacuation Procedures


Raise the alarm
Dial 999
Evacuate the building by the nearest
available escape route
If safe, tackle the fire after informing
someone
Do not use the lifts
Proceed to the assembly point for a roll
call

Fire Doors & Emergency Routes


Dont wedge Fire Doors Open
Keep all Emergency Routes clear
Keep Exit Doors clear
Dont lock Exit Doors

Evacuation Points to Remember


Do not Panic
Leave coats / bags
Do not use lifts
Walk to the nearest Exit. Do
not RUN
Visitors / Contractors /
Temporary staff
Assembly point

Fire Classification

Good Housekeeping Rules


1. Clean up waste.
2. Unplug electrical appliances.
3. Lock away flammable liquids.
4. Designated smoking areas.
5. Doors closed.
6. Unobstructed fire points & signs.
7. Carry out regular Fire drills.

WORKING AT HEIGHT

Fall Hazards

Work on top of a railcar.

Work on internal building


structures.

Full body harnesses must be worn in all fall hazard


situations with the potential for free fall.

Full Body Harness

Use of body belt not acceptable.

WORKING AT HEIGHT
Video
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Electric Shock Vi
deo
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Environment Definition

Surrounding in which an
organisation operates including
air
water
land
natural resources

EMS Basic Issues

Air Emissions

Water Effluent

Land Contamination

Solid Waste

Open Air Burning

HAZARDS

Types of Hazard
Chemicals

Physical

Ergonomics

Biological

Physical Hazards
Noise
Vibration
Radiation
Temperature
Pressure, Velocity, Height
Electricity
Physical characteristics

Chemical Hazards
Explosives
Flammable liquids
Corrosives
Oxidizing materials
Toxic, carcinogenic, substances
Gases and air particulate

Biological Hazards
Biological wastes (blood, fluids, etc.)
Drugs (antibiotics, Hallucination)
Viruses, bacteria
Parasites, insects
Poisonous or diseased plants, animals

Ergonomical Hazard
Environmental
Poor lighting
Poor ventilation
Poor temperature control
Poor humidity control

Appropriate storage cabinets and rooms must be


provided for storage of flammable materials.

Proper flammable storage


cabinet.

Proper outdoor flammable storage


room.

Incompatible materials must be separated to avoid


adverse chemical reactions.

Improper storage of incompatible


oxygen and acetylene.
Proper signage for incompatible
materials.

SPOT THE HAZARD

No instruction
for skin
burning or
irritation
during water
filling in
battery &
disposal
method of used
battery.

Unwanted oil in generator


room.

Untidy
Chemical
area.

Wrong
Positioning
of metal
plate

Safety Starts with me


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QUESTIONS

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