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Safety
Safety – Free from hazards; it is protecting people
Hazard
Hazard – Any thing which has the potential to cause harm.
Main Causes:
a) Unsafe act
b) Unsafe condition
c) Hazardous substances
d) Source of energy.
Hazard groups:
i) Physical hazards.
ii) Chemical hazards
iii) Biological hazards
iv) Ergonomic hazards
v) Psychological hazards
Common Hazards in PDO:
1) Fire
2) Electrocution
3) Dehydration
4) Fall from height
5) Falling objects
6) Weather (40-50*C)
Problems to be faced:
a) Drinking water
b) Dust storm
c) Fog
d) Flood
e) Lightning
f) Improper road
g) Improper network outside site
Wildlife:
Camel, Scorpion, Snake, Spider, Mosquito, wasp.,
Pollution
Air Pollution, Water Pollution and land pollution
Waste: anything that is of no use.
To control Pollution:
4R’s : Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Recovery.
Waste Management
Color coding of Bins:
YELLOW – Non - hazardous and non – recyclable waste
ORANGE – Hazardous and recyclable waste.
RED – Hazardous and non – recyclable waste.
BLUE – Scrap steel waste
GREEN – Recyclable waste
BLACK - Food waste
Intervention
Don’t walk by
Intervention occurs in two conditions:
1) Dangerous situation
2) Stable situation
Proper way to intervene
a) Positive points
b) Area for improvement
c) Consequences
d) Corrective actions
e) Commitment and Thanks
Competency:- The ability to do the work against given standards.
It’s 4 factors:
Training
Knowledge
Skills
Experience
If doubt “ASK”
Manual Handling
Depends on four factors:
T – Task
I – Individual
L – Load
E – Environment
Negative Handling Causes:
Damage of Musculoskeletal system
Neck and upper limb disorders
Lower limb disorders.
RISK
Risk Management: is a process by which a company attempts to minimize the risk
and LTI
Effective risk assessment:
1) Classify work activities
2) Identify hazards
3) Determine risk
4) Decide if the risk is tolerable / acceptable
5) Prepare the risk action plan
Hierarchy of controls:
Elimination
Substitution
Isolation
Engineering control
Administrative control
PPE
The crocodile Principle:
a) Evaluate the risk
b) Eliminate the risk
c) Substitute the risk
d) Isolate the risk
e) Use PPE
f) If else fails “Run Away”
LADDER USAGE:
Ladder should be placed at 65 – 75 degrees.
Either bottom or top should be fixed
It should be in 1:4 ratio
There should be 3 point contact
3 rungs should be above the target platform
Fire Safety
Principle of Combustion (FIRE TRIANGLE):