Importance of

Industrial Safety
Thilanka Hettiarachchi
PgDMM (UOC), B.Sc. (SUSL)
 Every day
thousond of people
injured as a resuly
of work place
Unsafe
Act
 Scale of Accidents in
occupation
 One worker died every 2 hours
 One worker became a victim of accident every 5 seconds
 4900 fatalities occurred in 7.6 million accidents at work
 4.9 million accidents resulted in more the 3 days of absence from work

If you are not doing

unsafe act
at your work place
You can't join with this Group
 Causes of Injuries
Most personal incidents and injuries and
accident are caused by unsafe acts and
behaviors, not conditions and equipment. 4% Unsafe
Condition

96%
Unsafe
ACT
People’s behavior
People’s behavior
People’s behavior
 Hazard
“To expose to danger ,risk, chance of accidents, loss”
 Hazard
 A hazard is any source of potential
damage, harm or adverse health effects
on something or someone under certain
conditions at work.

 "Condition, event, or circumstance

that could lead to or contribute to an
unplanned or undesirable event."
 Types of Hazard

Physical

Chemical

Biological

Ergonomics
 Physical Hazards

 Noise
 Vibration
 Radiation
 Temperature
 Pressure,Velocity,Height
 Electricity
 Physical characteristics
 Physical Hazards

 Noise
 Vibration
 Radiation
 Temperature
 Pressure,Velocity,Height
 Electricity
 Physical characteristics
 Chemical Hazards
 Explosives
 Flammable liquids
 Corrosives
 Oxidizing materials
 Toxic, carcinogenic,
 Substances
 Gases and air particulate
 Biological Hazards

 Biological wastes (blood, fluids, etc.)

 Drugs (antibiotics & others)
 Viruses, bacteria
 Parasites, insects
 Poisonous or diseased plants, animals
 Ergonomic Hazards

Physical Environmental Psycho-social

 Poor work, task design
 Repetitive motion
 Prolonged sitting
 Poor layout
 Poor posture
 Improper lifting and handling
 Poor lighting,glare
 Poor ventilation
 Poor temperature control
 Poor humidity control
 Work rest cycles
 Violence, discrimination
 Extraneous stress
 Un even work load
 Lack of personnel space
 Poor inter staff relationships
 Risk
“A possibility of danger or harm”

 Risk is the chance or

probability that a person will
be harmed or experience an
adverse health effect if
exposed to a hazard.

 It may also apply to

situations with property or
equipment loss.
Risk & Hazard
 Safety
A quality or condition of being safe from “danger, Injury,
damage, loss, accidents”
 What Is Safety ?

 Safety is not being in danger.

 Safety is being free from harm or risk of harm.
 Safety is about keeping safe at home, at work and in the
community
 What Is Occupational
SAFETY ?
Occupational health and safety is a cross disciplinary area concerned with
protecting the safety, health and welfare of people engaged in work or
employment.
 INCIDENT

An event that could or does result in harm to

 People
 Property
 Environment
 NEAR MISS
Could be the next ACCIDENT
A Near Miss is an unplanned event that did not result in
injury, illness, or damage – but had the potential to do so.
HEINRICH THEORY OF
ACCIDENT
 ACCIDENT COST

Direct costs include medical costs and as

well as workers compensation insurance
benefits, as well as liability and property
damage insurance compensation.

Indirect costs are the “hidden” costs that

can and usually exceed the direct costs of
accidents from two to seven times.
 What causes Accidents ?

 Failure to communicate
 Poor work habits
 Alcohol or drug abuse
 Lack of skill
 Intentional acts
 Unsafe acts
 Rationalizing risks
 Unsafe conditions
 Management system failur
 What is personal protective
equipment?
Personal protective equipment, or PPE, is designed to protect
employees from serious workplace injuries or illnesses
resulting from contact with
 Chemical
 Radiological
 Physical
 Electrical
 Mechanical
or other workplace hazards
Safety Helmet is required but
Positive Thoughts are important
Safety Goggles are required but
Conscious Vision is important
Safety Hand Gloves are required but
Righteous Protective action is important
Safety Shoes are required but
Quick and Safe Steps are important
 Safety Equipments are required but
Trained, Alert & Safe Man is more important
in any Disaster Prevention programme.
 Keeping your work area safe

What would you do if this

was you

?
Make your workplace safe
 Keeping your work area safe

What is wrong here

?
Which picture shows the safe
workplace?
Keeping your work area safe

What is wrong here?

 Keeping your work area safe

What should you do if you find a

hazard?

Report it
 KNOWLEDGE
What to do ?

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EXPERIENCE
How to do ?
 Thank You

2019/10/29