Department of Mechanical Engineering

ME451: INDUSTRIAL SAFETY

Even Semester
2014 2015

Safety Policy
A written statement given by the management of any
organization stating its commitment to the protection of
health and safety of its employees and public and the

protection of the environment.

Safety Organisation
Purpose:
To create within every one, at all levels of the organisation,
a safety culture.
Types:

1.Those in which the safety work is carried on wholly

through the line organisation
2.Those in which the safety work is directed by a safety
director reporting to a major executive
3.Those in which the safety work is carried on primarily by
committees set up for the purpose

Safety Committee
Standing committees which form the policies and
indicate the course of action to be taken.
Advise the safety engineering department for achieving a
better performance in promoting safety culture.

Employees representatives must also be included as

members in these committees.

Safety Committee
Central Safety Committee
Department Safety Committee
Area Safety Committee
Accident Investigation
Plant Inspection
Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

Safety stewards (Volunteers)

Budgeting for Safety

Safety promotional activities:
Safety education
Provision of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Systematic accident investigation
Safety plant inspection
Safety committees
Safety stewards and safety coordinators
Safety incentive
Safety library
Safety publications
Safety services - other industries and institutions

Role of the Supervisor in Workplace Safety and Health

Safety and health professionals cannot do their jobs effectively without the full
cooperation and day-to-day assistance of first-line supervisors.
Supervisors and safety professionals must be partners when it comes to providing a safe
and healthy workplace for employees.
Key responsibilities of supervisors relating to workplace safety and health include the
following:
Orienting new employees to the safe way to do their jobs
Ensuring that new and experienced employees receive the safety and health training
they need on a continual basis
Monitoring employee performance and enforcing safety rules and regulations
Assisting safety and health professionals in conducting accident investigations
Assisting safety and health professionals in developing accident reports
Keeping up-to-date on safety issues
Setting a positive example for employees that says the safe way is the right way.

Accident Costs
Direct Costs

Direct Costs
% of occupiers liability premium
% of increased premiums payable
Claims
Fines and damages awarded in courts
Court and legal representation costs

Accident Costs
Indirect Costs

Treatment

Lost time

First aid
Transport
Hospital

Production
Lost production
Overtime payments
Damage to plant,
equipment,
structures, vehicles,
etc.
Training and
supervision of
replacement labour

Injured person
Management
Supervisor(s)
First Aiders
Other persons

Investigation
Management
Safety adviser
Others e.g. safety
representatives
Liaison with enforcement
authority officers

Other costs
Ex-gratia payment to injured person
Replacement of personal items of:
(i) injured person
(ii) other persons
Other miscellaneous costs

Accident causation theory

Dominos model by H.W.Heinrich

SAFETY TRAINING
Creating Awareness
Creation of awareness on safety at all levels of the organization is
important. For any safety program to be effective, it must be based on
employer and worker needs.
Creating awareness: Factors to be considered
Company Policy and Experience
Safety Policy
Existing activities such as committees, mass meetings, award
programs, and contests should be used for the safety program.
Budget and Facilities
At first the safety program will require extra effort, time, and
money.
Safety Committees, Safety Circles (Safety

Campaign)

SAFETY TRAINING
Creating Awareness
Types of employees
The types, backgrounds, and educational levels of employees must
be considered when choosing safety promotion activities. For
example, migrant workers frequently do not receive sufficient job
training.
Types of organization
When operations are widely scattered and diversified, as in the
construction, railroad, marine, motor transport, sales, and air
transport industries, the job of selecting and disseminating safety
information becomes more complicated.
Basic Human Interest

SAFETY TRAINING

Ways to put six basic human interest factors to effective

use in promoting safety

SAFETY TRAINING
Awards/Incentives/Recognition
The use of incentives, awards, and recognition to motivate
employees to perform safely is an accepted feature of both
Organizational Behavioral Management (OBM) and Total
Quality Management (TQM) models.
In the OBM model, use of incentives to reinforce employee
behavior is critical to program success.
In TQM, rewards, promotions, and other incentives are
used to recognize individuals for contributions to process
improvement.

SAFETY TRAINING
Celebrations
At the group, team, or company level, special days or other
functions are used to celebrate achievement.
National Safety Day in India: March 04 of every year
Celebrated in commemorating the birth of National Safety
Council of India.

Safety pledges.

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Safety Posters

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Safety Posters

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Safety Posters

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Safety Displays

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Mock drills