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Safety & Productivity

Presented by:-
Vaibhav Thakkar(R113215108)
Yashdeep Singh(R113215107)
Mechanical Eng.-B4
Perception vs. Reality

Myth:
Improving safety decreases productivity

Truth:
Best in Class companies understand that Safety and Productivity are
complementary.
World-class safety companies have the best safety performance and the best
production performance
Safety in industry

Safety in industry is primarily a management activity which is


concerned with
Reducing
Controlling
Eliminating hazards from the industries or industrial units
Significance of Industrial Safety

Industrial causes a great loss to both the Employer & Employee, thats it is
having importance
Cost of medical-aid
Cost of investigation
Cost of supervision & inspections
Cost of the damage of machinery
Cost of wages payable during injury
Cost of loss to the worker and his family
Objectives of Industrial Safety
To prevent accidents in the plant by reducing the hazard to
minimum.
To eliminate accident caused work stoppage and lost
production.
To achieve lower workmens compensation, insurance rates
and reduce all other direct and indirect costs of accidents.
To prevent loss of life, permanent disability and the loss of
income of worker by eliminating causes of accidents.
To educate all members of the organization in continuous
state of safety mindless and to make supervision competent
and intensely safety
Measures to ensure Industrial Safety
1. Safety Policy
2. Safety Committee
3. Safety Engineering
a. Guarding of machinery
b. Material handling equipment
c. Safety devices
d. Ergonomics
e. Plan maintenance
f. General house keeping
4. Safety Education & Training
5. Role of Government
Productivity
Ratio between output and input.

Ratio of the amount produced to the amount of any resources used in the
production.

The resources may be: land, material, plant, machines, tools, labor. It could
be combination of all.

Over a period of time, one can see if the productivity has increased as
Combination of improved technology, better planning, greater skills etc.
Productivity in industry
Many factors affecting productivity of each organization; also, they are
dependent.
Depending on the individual environments, decisions are to be made.
In countries where capital and skilled labor are in shortage compared to
unskilled labor, one should look to increase the output per machine or per
skilled worker.
Increasing the number of unskilled workers may be beneficial if by doing so
an expensive machine or skilled craftsmen are enabled to increase production
Managements responsibility

The main responsibility for raising productivity in an individual organization


lies with the management.
It can implement productivity programs.
It can create a positive environment and obtain co-operation of the
employees.
Governments responsibility

Government can create conditions favorable to raise productivity. It can:


1. Have a balanced programs of economic development
2. Take steps necessary to maintain employment
3. Make opportunities for employment.
Last step is specifically important for a developing country like India.
Government should make provisions for workers who are going to loose jobs
because of technology improvement training and education programs.
Productivity of material
At the design stage:
Ensure least consumption of material,
Purchase equipments and plants such that consumption of material is economical.

At the operation stage:


Use of correct process,
Right use of the process,
Operator training,
Proper handling and storage of products at all stages,
Proper packaging to reduce damage in transit

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