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Xx November 2012
1.0 Introduction.
Safety comes first. We normally see these words appended on a notice board in
areas where there are building constructions in progress, wet floor, manufacturing
factory, loading areas, high voltage power generator and many other applicable
areas. The purpose of this signage is to warn whoever been within those areas to
always be cautioned of their own safety. Reason being, those areas normally have
heavy machines running, sharp materials lying around, slippery or could also
contain toxic chemicals that are bad for their health.
During my recent visit to the Material and Handling department in our factory, it
was discovered that the operators did not adhere to the safety guideline while
performing their works. The non compliance incidents spotted are as listed
below:
2.1 Uniform.
Few workers did not wear the safety jacket or uniform that has been given
to them. This jacket provides them protection against chemical substance
spill out, also to distinguish them from other line workers.
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2.2 Safety helmet.
There are a number of workers in that area who did not wear the safety
helmet. Failure to wear safety helmet will expose them to the possibility
of getting serious head injury in a case of any material fall on them or their
hair being sucked into the running machine. There is no warning sign that
safety helmet must be worn within that area.
2.3 Gloves.
Gloves were not worn. Failing to wear gloves can expose their skin to
direct contact with corrosive chemicals or sharp objects.
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2.6 Smoking.
Although the No Smoking! signs are on each wall, cigarette butts were
seen scattered on the floor. It shows that there is a cigarette smoking
activities. Smoking is strictly prohibited since there are fuel powered
machines there. Smoking can cause fire hazard.
All the above incidents should have caused us a worry because it shows
that there are no enforcement of our companys Safety and Health Policy
that has been approved by the top management. More over, we failed to
comply with the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH) policy and guideline. (article no 1), which can cause our
company the risk of being compounded by the respective authority.
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3.0 Implication of non compliance to the safety regulations.
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Safety can be reached by taking a systematic approach to evaluate the risk
and seek a solution to eliminate them. Based on the analysis done to the
current problems, it is recommended for our company to implement the
followings:
4.2 Develop a Master Plan for internal audit and Risk Assessment.
This activity should be done with an objective of measuring the
level of workers adherence to the safety regulations. The audit
inspection should be done on a fixed interval by the certified body.
It can help to spot the hazardous item or activities around the
working area.
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The audit report should be presented to the Risk Management
Manager and endorsed by the top management for their decision
making purposes. The report should also be displayed on the
notice board to be read by everyone. Photos of non-compliance
incidents should also be taken and displayed as part of the
awareness to the workers. Thus, they will always aware of what is
right and what is a wrong habit.
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Safety sign can be erected at the appropriate places. Flyers that
contain reminders on safety procedures complete with photos of
injury incidents can be placed at the rest area and easily accessed by
the worker.
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should be responsible in ensuring the workers wear the right outfit
before start performing works.
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Facilitate the reduction in material damage as to improve
quality.
Reducing overall manufacturing time by designing efficient
material movement
Improve material flow control
Creation and encouragement of safe and hazard-free work
condition
Improve productivity and efficiency
Better utilization of time and equipment
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Safety & Health Officer, Line Supervisor, and Safety Committee
Members. This committee should be governed by the
Occupational Health Division. Occupational Health Division is
made up of doctors, head nurses, nurses, and assistant inspector of
factories and machinery.
http://www.dosh.gov.my/doshv2/index.php?
option=com_content&view=article&id=391%3Aoccupational-
health-division&catid=148%3Aoccupational-
health&Itemid=95&lang=en
http://www.ehow.com/how_6705434_manage-workplace-
safety.html
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4.8 Insurance plan for the worker.
Get involvement of Human Resource Department to make
compulsory on the monthly payment contribution to SOCSO by
both employees salary deduction and employers contribution.
Develop a compensation plan to safe guard their interest in a case
of accidents or injury while performing work.
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To make an incentive program really work, several things must be
done. First, the incentives must be an ongoing element of the
workplace. One-time incentive programs tend to get employees
interested for a short time, then cause them to lose interest and fall
back into bad habits once the period has passed. Second,
meaningful incentives should be chosen. Many experts believe that
non-cash incentives can be most effective, warning that under
cash-based reward systems, employees too often pocket the cash
and forget about the ongoing message. Some companies do believe
that cash works best, while others feel using cash sends people the
wrong message by paying them extra for practices that they should
already be doing. Good examples of non-cash incentives include
recognition awards, token gifts that build morale, customized items
(clothing, for example), and, most effective of all, professional
advancement. Finally, goals and results must be clearly
communicated to employees at every step of the process.
We should not be scared of the costs associated with running an
incentive program. Even if the program costs several thousand
dollars annually, many economists and business experts contend
that the expense is insignificant compared to the productivity lost
as a result of poor safety practices.
http://definitions.uslegal.com/w/workplace-safety/
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http://infolific.com/health-and-fitness/workplace-safety/health-and-safety-manual/?
gclid=CNCEhZTuxLMCFUd66wodbj0AiQ
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