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Accidents in theworkplace: Reasons,

Classification andControlRodrigo Rivera Del CantoErick Maya Sessarego

Duerly Das

12th November


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Introduction

Accidents in the workplace make up the basis of the study ofIndustrial Safety. It focuses on prevention of these accidents,studying the causes (why they happen), the sources (thecompromised activity of the accident), the agents (who wasinvolved), the type (what the cause was and what happened).All of these develop the study of preventing accidents in theworkplace.


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Work Accidents

Work accident All injuries that a person can suffer because ofwork that could cause incapacity or death.


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Accidents during commute

Any happenings during the commute between home and theworkplace or vice cersa.


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Causes of work accidents

Accidents happen because people make mistakes or becausethe equiptment, tools, machines or workplaces are not inadequate condition.


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Direct Causes

Human error: (unsafe action): defined as any action or anylack of action by the worker that could cause an accident.

Environment origin: (unsafe conditions): defined as any

environmental condition that could cause an accident.


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Basic causes

Human error: People do not act how they should because:

They dont know how to act properly, mostly due to lack of training.

They cant act properly, due to permanent physical inability or sometemporary addiction (alcohol and/or drugs).

They dont want to act properly, because of a lack of motivation or some other

work related problem, like frustation.


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Environment origin: Unsafe conditions exist because:

There arent guidelines.

The guidelines are inadequate

Faulty design, manufacture and installation of machinary.

Unusual use of machinary and equipment.

Actions of third parties.


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Classification of Accidents

The statistics rank accidents according to type.

The type of accident can be defined by saying that it is theway in which the contact between the accident and theagent comes about.

Accidents when the material moves towards the worker:Knocks, contact, trapping.

Accidents when the worker moves towards the material: tostick against, for fall to level, for fall to difference level.

Accidents in which the movement is unknown: Excessive

force, For expostion.


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Accident Control

The development of Indutrial Safety has enabled theimplementation of tools that help to prevent accidents andoccupational illnesses.

Joint Committee: A) 6 workers chosen by the employer,where 3 are permanent and 3 are temporary.B) 6 workers chosen through a vote by their peers, wherethe first three are permanent and the next 3 are tempoary.

(D.S 54)

Health and Safety Department: This department plans,organises, assesses, supervises and promotes permanentactions being taken to avoid accidents in the workplace and

professional illnesses.


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Accident Control

Internal Rules:

All businesses and entities must establish and maintain internal health andsafety rules in the workplace which workers are to comply with. Thebusiness should train each worker in these rules free of charge (D.S. 40).

Right to knowledge:

At a convenient and approriate time, employers must inform alltheir workers of the risks to which they are exposed, thepreventative

measures that are in place and the correct way in which theworker should carry out their responsibilities (D.S. 50).


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Direct cause:

The direct cause is generally the result of one or more unsafe actions,conditions or both.

Basic cause:

Personal factors and work factors.

Type of accident:

The way in which the accident and the agent come into contact.


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Glossary of Technical Vocabulary

Source: Fuente

Condition: Condicin

Guidelines: Normas

Force Majeure: Fuerza Mayor Extraa

Right to knowledge: Derecho a saber

Joint Committee: Comit Paritario

Health and Safety Department: Depto. De Prevencin deRiesgos

Work Accidents: Accidente de Trabajo Accidents during commute: Accidente de Trayecto

Environmental: Medio Ambiente


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Practical Examples

Accident:

A pile up on Route 68 leaves at least 5 dead. 12th October 2011 07:48.

Incident:

The preliminary causes are thought to be the sudden brake of a smallvehicle and the low visibility of the motorway caused by fog and the

alleged burning of grassland nearby. 12th October 2011 07.48.


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Accident in the workplace:

33 miners trapped by a landslide in the San Jos mine Thursday 5th August2010.

Accident during the commute:

Juan Manuel is 42 years old. Two years ago he returned home after anexhausting day at work. To avoid the zebra crossing, he decided to cross in themiddle of the road on Valsquez Avenue, between Lastarria and Juan No andwas run over by a private vehicle. La Estrella de Arica 24/08/2008.


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Video about work accident


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Conclusion

Our group think about of accidente it is a problem today in thebusiness, the responsability is shared by the wrokers and thebusiness.

Today the business have the responsibility to protect the workers,and teach them about possible dangerous in the workplace.

It is common a for businnes to allow workers to put photos or theirfamilies on the walls.

This encourages workers to be responsible so that they can returnhome safely to their family.

The workers and their lives and healt should be the priority of a

business, not money.


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