Safety is the first aspect which influences the work performance and behavior of people. Safety, First Aid and Health talk about the Course of action for administration and Co-ordination with inspector of factories. Effective Attributes advised for ‘Improving Employee Health’ is explained in the presentation by Welingkar’s Distance Learning Division.
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Safety, First Aid and Health
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Safety
• It is the first aspect of the working conditions
which influence the work performance and
behaviour of people
• It is exercising precautious performance, by
preventing loss of men, machine and material
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Classifications of accidents
• Minor accidents
• Major accidents
• Fatal accidents
• Reportable accidents
• Dangerous occurrence
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Course of action for administration
• Giving notice to the inspector of factories and
other prescribed authorities
• Emergency medical treatment on priority
• Immediate intimation to the relatives of the
injured person
• Reporting to the in-company top authorities
• Report and co-ordinate with the electrical
inspectorate also in case of an electrical
accident
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Co-ordination with inspector of factories
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Comply accident report under form No. 24 or 24 –A
Accompany the inspector while he is inspecting the
accident spot
Produce all necessary documents related to shift timings,
drawings etc.
Arrange interaction with the people, as required by the
inspector of factories
If the injured person is hospitalized, then accompany the
inspector of factories to the injured person
Maintain constant co-ordination with the inspector of
factories
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Causes of accidents
• Technical causes
• Personnel causes
• Non-observance of safety rules
• Psychological causes
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Safety Audit
• It is a statutory requirement under
Manufacture, Storage and Import of
Hazardous Chemicals Rules, 1989 for all major
accident hazardous units
• It is defined as a methodical, in-depth
examination of all or part of the total
operating system with relevance to safety
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Objectives of Safety Audit
• To study existing systems, procedures, plants and
programs on safety and health
• To review implementation status of the existing
safety systems, procedures, plans and programs
• To recommend the measures for improving
effectiveness of implementation of the safety
system, procedure, plans and programs and also for
improving the existing procedures/setting up of new
procedures, plans and programs
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First Aid
• It is a treatment rendered to an injured
person or persons, quickly and immediately
with the available medicinal or oral resources,
in the absence of a doctor
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The primary objectives of First Aid
• To protect the life of the injured person or person
• To prevent the deterioration of life affected by
the injuries
• To promote recovery of the injured person by
supporting relief
• To ensure the shifting of injured person or
persons to a safer place where medical treatment
is available
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Contents of First Aid box
• A combination of small, medium and big sized
sterilized dressing
• Large size burn dressing
• One bottle of certrimide solution
• Burnol
• One bottle of mercurochrome solution
• One bottle containing sal-volatile
• Roller bandages
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Triangular bandages
Kidney tray
A snake –bite lancet
A bottle of potassium permanganate crystals
One pair of scissors
Rolls of adhesive plaster
Tourniquet
Polythene wash bottle for washing eyes
Sterilized eye pads
Safety pin packets
Ointment for burns
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• A bottle containing 100 tablets of Aspirin or
any other analgesic
• Supply of suitable splints
• Sterilized cotton wool
• First aid leaflet issued by the Director General
of factory Advice Service and labour
Institutes, Mumbai
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Some other possible injuries, requiring
medical attention
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Splashes in eyes
Inhalation of gases
Cramp
Heat Stroke
Faint / Unconscious
Fracture
Suffocation
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Some first aid treatment methods
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Artificial resuscitation
External heart massage
Method of removing clothes
Artificial respiration
Shepherd’s method
Holger Nelson method
Sylvestor method
Mouth to mouth respiration method
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Methods of carrying an injured / affected person
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Cradle method
Human crutch method
Piggy back method
Fireman’s lift
Four-hand seat
Two-hand seat
Fore and aft method
Blanket method
Stretcher-carry method
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Types of Injuries
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Cut
Scratch
Bruise
Scald
Burns
Blister
Amputation
Graze
Wound
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Agencies or NGOs who impart training in
First Aid
• Red Cross Society
• Civil Defense Department
• Specialist Consultants
• St. John’s Hospital and Ambulance
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Effective Attributes advised for ‘Improving
Employee Health’
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Conducting Annual Health Check-up Programmes, by
sponsoring the employees to well-equipped hospitals
Encouraging staggered shift timings
Avoiding engaging of same set of persons on overtime,
without rotation
Engaging the service of full-time or part-time Medical
Officer, with some special knowledge in treating
occupational diseases
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• Providing Gyms, Fitness Centers and Health
Clubs, etc.
• Conducting meditation and yoga type
transcendental programs
• Up keeping morale, tempo and job
satisfaction at right levels
• Organizing spiritual discourses and creating
awareness on health
• Encouraging and facilitating ‘Work-Life
Balance’
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