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I consider a great pleasure to acknowledge the following persons who contributed to this
project. Firstly I must thank my teacher Mr. Nedrick for his guidance and support in this
project. Secondly I must say thanks to employees and employers of the Frome sugar
factor for taking time out from their duties to do the interview
Finally I must say thanks to my parents for their encouragement and support (financial)
Questionnaire
1. What is your gender?
Male
Female
Others
Negatively
No
No
1-5 year ( )
6-10 Years ( )
No ( )
over 10 year ( )
INTRODUCTION
A report on an industrial visit: to the Frome sugar factory .This report is aimed at
giving information about the norms, codes and regulations of the factory and how
technology has affected the careers involved at the organization.
Interviews, questionnaires, and observations were used to collected data. In presenting
the data that was collected Ive used bar graph, picture and table to represent the data
collected.
Career Options
Minimum Requirements
Instrument Technician
System Administrator
Computer Repair Technician
Electrical Foreman
Turbine Operators
Switchboard Operators
Electrician
Apprentice
Norms
Norms are unwritten rules that all employees have to adhere to for smooth
execution of duties and responsibilities. These include:
Punch card upon arrival and departure (this has an effect on salaries).
Codes
These are a set of general rules or systems that all employees should abide by to protect
themselves and the property.
The use of cell phones is prohibited when working on various types of machines.
In the case of an emergency, for eg: fire, one should first raise an alarm then
every individual go to a designated area of safety on the compound then line
up specific lines.
There are different colour codes for specific areas to inform and help to ensure
safety.
Regulations
There are safety rules for electricians at the Frome factory which includes but is not
limited to the ones stipulated by the Jamaica standard specification for electrical
Installation which all workers in field have to adhere to. The following are the additional
regulations to these:
1. Attend fortnightly safety committee meeting
2. No drinking on the compound
3. Smoking is prohibited on the compound
4. Safety helmet must be ware at all time and rubber booth
5. Do not work in dangerous places without first obtaining competent advice and
instruction.
6. Do not wear loose baggy or torn clothing when operating revolving machinery
7. Do not level tool or materials lying around in public place
8. Report all defective tools and equipment to your supervisor or relevant
personal
9. Metal equipment should never be use near live electrical apparatus
10. Lock off all source of power when working on all apparatus
11. Metal ladder should not be used in any area where their could be any contact
with exposed live metal
12. Always test your work before leaving the property
13. When report to work always bring your tools
14. If your going to work on a breaker always tag out to show that someone is
working on it
Security
Technology has not impacted this area greatly as security is still done by patrols by
security officers and guard dogs. Entrance to the factory is controlled by a security guard
however office doors are equipped with buzzers.
Technology has not affected job security as whenever there is a new technology training
is given to the worker than to hire someone else, but comparing to the far past we have
seen an increase in jobs.
Processing
In the pass the milling of sugar cane was done with the aid of donkeys and manpower. In
order to increase production technology has introduced the following machines:
Environmental
All industries generate large amounts of waste and therefore there is a need to find ways
of handling these wastes. There are no evidence seen where the factory has used
technology to aid in handling these waste however, it is cane trash is used to fuel the
boiler and make baggasse so as to reduce emissions of waste into the atmosphere,
however due to the burning of the cane the smoke affects the environment and harm
people and plant. These machines developed in the field of electrical technology does not
generate much waste hence the handling of waste is for that generated from the sugar
cane directly.
Health
Every employee of the a factory is provided with a health card to get
medical assistance for themselves and their families.
Welfare
Each employee of a factory should contribute to the national housing trust
(NHT).Because the benefits are great examples you can borrow a loan to by a
house, car or start a business.
Options
Under 1n yrs.
1-5yrs
6-10yrs
Over 10 yrs
Percentage
5%
20%
50%
25%
Table shows how long the employees have been working at Frome
The majority of the employees(50%)stated that they were working at the factory for 610yrs. Another 25% claimed that they have been working at the for over 10yrs.while
20% of the employees were working at the factory between 1-5yrs and 5% were working
there under 1yrs.
Major Findings
This was founded that the majority (50%) of the employees working at the
Frome sugar factory were between the ages of 46 -58yrs. It was also found that half
(50%) of the employees were working at the Frome sugar factory for 6-10yrs
Workers have to sign in before they start work and sign out when they finish work.
They make and keep daily records of effective and non -effective equipment and
apparatus.
Workers are required to be on time for work if not disciplinary action may result and part
of their pay may be taken out.
Workers must wear necessary safety gear when on the job.
They provide housing, health and insurance benefits for workers, they also provide
pension for their retired workers.
They mill the cane firstly to extract juice before turning it into sugar, and the expressed
juice from it is turned as mixed juice, the mixed juice consists of approximately 84%
water, 13% sucrose and 3% non- sucrose.
Summary
LIMITATIONS
When I visited the factory some employees were too busy to talk to me, some left in the
middle of answering questions as they had to attend to their duties, time and limited
information were also limitations. I had to borrow someones laptop to complete this
report and due to the fact that Ive not been introduced to the use of computers it was
very difficult.
Major Findings
This was founded that the majority (50%) of the employees working at the
Frome sugar factory were between the ages of 46 -58yrs. It was also found that half
(50%) of the employees were working at the Frome sugar factory for 6-10yrs
Workers have to sign in before they start work and sign out when they finish work.
They make and keep daily records of effective and non -effective equipment and
apparatus.
Workers are required to be on time for work if not disciplinary action may result and part
of their pay may be taken out.
Workers must wear necessary safety gear when on the job.
They provide housing, health and insurance benefits for workers, they also provide
pension for their retired workers.
They mill the cane firstly to extract juice before turning it into sugar, and the expressed
juice from it is turned as mixed juice, the mixed juice consists of approximately 84%
water, 13% sucrose and 3% non- sucrose.
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Table of Content
Pages
Careers ..................................................................................................4-6
Norms........................................................................................................7
Regulations & Codes.............................................................................7-8
Impact of technology on careers............................................................8-9
Legal polices...........................................................................................10
Presentation.11
Findings...................................................................................................12
Summary.................................................................................................13
Questionnaires