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Prevention of accidents required the
wholehearted co-operation of all members of the organization. A capable
mentally alert employee will avoid accidents. An unsafe person is a liability
to the company. Such person is danger to self, fellow workers, the public and
to the general environment.
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Accident Do Not “Just Happen” – Accidents are the results of unsafe
conditions or a combination of both.
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Unsafe Acts, which cause majority of accidents,
include the following :
(a)
Operating without authority or warning such as
closing switches, operating valves without authority and poorer line up, operating hoists and cranes without
warning, failure to block or guard equipment against unexpected movement,
failure to place caution boards or signal persons where needed.
(b)
Operating or working unsafely such as driving
too fast, throwing material or tools at other workers, jumping from vehicles or
platforms, or unnecessary haste.
(c)
Making safety devices inoperative such as using
oversize fuses, blocking safety valves, defeating or bypassing interlocks.
(d)
Using unsafe equipment or using equipment
improperly such as using dull cutting tools, using excess leverage instead of
hand force where required, wrong tool for the job, using hands instead of hand
tools. Tools without proper insulation or defective tools.
(e)
Unsafe loading, placing or mixing such as
overloading cranes and winches, carrying too heavy a load, leaving objects
where they are likely to fall, improper packing, combining chemicals to from a
dangerous mixture.
(f)
Acquiring unsafe position or posture such as
walking under suspended loads or too close to openings, lifting while in
awkward position, riding on running boards or other unsafe places on vehicles.
(g)
Working on dangerous equipment such as cleaning,
oiling or adjusting moving machinery and working on live electrical equipment that
could conveniently be reenergized.
(h)
Distracting, teasing, starling such as practical
joking, horseplay quarrelling or annoying.
(i)
Failure of use of Personal Protective Equipment
(PPE) or safe clothing such as failure to use use rubber gloves on energized
equipment, and failure to use goggles, helmet, safety shoes, gas mask,
respirator or gloves when necessary and wearing loose sleeves, neckties or
jewelry near moving machinery.
(j)
Use of rings in fingers, carrying metallic pen,
wristwatch, coin, keys in the pocket while working inside any panel, open tank,
exposed equipment etc,
(l)
Use of jhoola while working at height.
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Unsafe conditions that may result in accident
include the following :-
(a) Unguarded equipment such as unshielded moving
parts of machines, saws, compressor belts, etc. , un-barricaded floor opening
and excavations, and high voltage circuits which are un-isolated , live,
unguarded and without caution notice plates.
(b) Defective material or equipment such as
mushroomed chisels, split handles, poorly constructed scaffolding, damaged
tools, electrical hand tools without proper insulation.
(c)
Improper illumination such as insufficient light
or unsuitable location of lamps producing glare or objectionable shadows.
(d)
Unsafe design and construction. Structures like
platforms, scaffoldings should have large safety factors and their construction
and design in general should incorporate safety features. All anticipated
hazards should be pointed out to workers.
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