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HEALTH &SAFETY WELFARE SOCIAL SECURITY ORGANISATION ARE HELP TO PROVIDE EMPLOYEES WITH THE SAFE THE HEALTH

FULL ENVIRONMENT.HEALTH IS AGENERAL STATE OF PHYSICAL,MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL WELL BEING. SAFETY IS PROTECTION OF PERSONS PHYSICAL HEALTH.THA MAIN PURPOSE OF HEALTH AND ASFETY POLICIES IS SAFE INTERACTION OF THE PEOPLE AND THE WORK ENVIRONMENT. POOR WORKING CONDITIONS AFFECT EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE BADLY .EMPLOYEE MAY FIND IT DIFFICULT TO CONCENTRATE ON WORK.IT WOULD BE TOOO TIRING FOR THEM TO WORK FOR LONG HOURS .THEIR HEALTH MAY SUFFER.ACCIDENTS AND INJURIES MAY MULTIPLY CAUSING ENORMOUS FINACIAL LOSS TO THE COMPANY. ABSENCE AND TURNOVER RATIOS MAY GROW.A COMPNAY WITH A POOR SAFETY RECORD MAY FIND IT DIFFICULT TO HIRE AND RETAIN SILLED LABOUR FORCE. THE OVERALL QUAITY OF WORK MAY SUFFER.MANY DEATHS ,INJURIES AND ILLNESSES OCCUR BECZ OF SAFETY VIOLATION ,POOR EQUIPMENT DESIGN OR NEGLIGENCE. NEED INDUSTRIAL HEALTH IS ESSENTIAL TO: 1.PROMOTE AND MAINTAIN THE HIGHEST DEGREE OF PHYSICAL,SOCIAL AND MENTAL WELLBEING OF WORKERS. 2. IMPROVE PRODUCTIVITY AND QUALITY OF LIFE. 3. REDUCE ACCIDENTS,INJURIES ,ABSENTEEISM AND LABOUR TURNOVER. 4. PROTECT WORKERS AGAINST ANY HEALTH HAZARDS ARISING OUT OF WORK OR CONDITIONS IN WHICH IT IS CARRIED ON. TYPICAL HEALTH AND SAFETY PROGRAMMS. 1.COORDINATES HEALTH AND SAFETY PROGRAMMS. 2.DEVELOP SAFETY REPORTING SYSTEM 3. OFFERS ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION EXPERTISE. 4. PROVIDE TECHNICAL EXPERTISE ON ACCIDENT PREVENTION 5. TRAINES MANAGERS RECONZ AND HANDLE DIFFICULT EMPLOYEE SITUATION. LEGAL PROVISIONS REGARDING HEALTH THE FACTORYS ACT 1948 LAYS EMPHASIS ON FOLOWING PREVENTIVE MSRS: 1.CLEANLINESS EVERY FACTORY SHALL BE KEPT CLEAN AND FREE FROM DIRT AND DUST. THEY MUST BE REMOVED DAILY.BENCHES,STAIRCASES ,PASSAGES AND THE FLOOR OF THE WORKROOM MUST BE CLEAN DAILY SO THAT THERE IS NO ACCUMULATION OF DIRT.

2. WASTE-THERE MUST BE EFFECTIVE ARRANGEMNT FOR THE DISPOSAL OR TREATMENT OF WASTE 3. VENTILATION AND TEMPERATURE- EVERY ROOM IN THE FACTORY MUST HAVE PROPER NATURAL VENTILATION ,PERMITTING CIRCULATIONN OF FRESH AIR .THE ROOM TEMEPERATURE SHOULD BE KEPT AT A LEVEL COMFORTABLE TO WORKERS. 4. DUST AND FUMES-EFFECTIVE ARRANGEMENT TO PREVENT OR REDUCE THE INHALATION AN DACCUMULATIION OF DUST AND FUMES.EXHAUST APPLIANCES SHOULD BE EMPLYEED NEAR THE PLACE OF ORIGIN OF DUST AND FUMES. 5. ARTIFICIAL HUMIDIFICATION-IN COTTON TEXTILE AND CIGARETTE MANUFACTURING UNIT WHERE ARTIFICIAL HUMIDICATION IS USED,STATE GOVT. RULES SHOULD BEFOLLOWED. WATER USED FOR ART. HUMI. MUST BE PROPERLY PURIFIED. 7. OVERCROWDING NO ROOM IN THE FACTORY SHOULD BE OVERCROWDED.THERE SHOULD BE ATLEST 14.2 CUBIC METERS OF SPACE FOR EVERY WORKMEN. 8. LIGHTING-THE FACTORY MUST HAVE SUFFICIENT AND SUITABLE LIGHTING ARRANGEMENT S FOR NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL . 9. DRINKING WATER-THE FACTORY MUST PROVIDE DRINKING WATER AT SUITABLE AND CONVENIENT POINT.ALL SUCH POINTS ARE MARKED DRINKING WATER REALLY IN A LAMPAGE UNDERSTOOD BY MAJORITY OF WORKERS.WHERE THE FACTORY EMPLOYEES MORE THAN 250 EMPLOYEES SUITABLE ARRANGEMENT MUST BE MADE TO PROVIDE COOL DRINKING WATER DURING THE HOT SUMMER MONTHS.

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