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CHAPTER-15

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

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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

• 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

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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

• Splashes in eyes• Inhalation of gases• Cramp• Heat Stroke• Faint / Unconscious• Fracture• Suffocation

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Some first aid treatment methods

• 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

• 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

• 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’

• 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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