SAFETY & HEALTH AT

WORKPLACE
 OBJECTIVES
O To identify the potential workplace
hazards & its causes.
O To promote safety and health
awareness at workplace.
O To give information on the elements
of safe systems of work.
 WHAT IS SAFETY?
Control of accidental loss from:
O Injury
O Illness
O Damage to anything in the
occupational or external environment
 WHAT IS HAZARD?
The potential to cause harm,
including ill health and injury,
damage to property, environment,
production losses or liabilities.
 WHAT IS RISK?

The likelihood that a specified

undesired event will occur due to the
realization of a hazard by, or during,
work activities or by the products and
services created by work activities.
 WHAT IS ACCIDENT?

Unplanned, unwanted event or

occurrence which may result in injury
to persons and or damage to
property.
 WHAT IS INCIDENT?

An event which could or does result in

unintended harm or damage.
HAZARDS IN WORKPLACE
Physical Hazards
• Mechanical/Fire
• Electrical/Radiation Chemical Hazards
• Ergonomic • Gases/Vapour
• Noise/Vibration • Dust
• Working at high • Fume
• Heat/Cold • Acid/Alkaline
• Pressure

Physcho-Social
Biological Hazards
• Sexual harassment
• Bacteria/Virus
• Family problem
• Mites/Insects
• Work pressure
• Unsociable hours
 CAUSES OF ACCIDENT
O Struck against (running or bumping into)
O Struck by (hit by moving object)
O Fall to lower level
O Fall on same level (slip and fall, tip over)
O Caught in (pinch and nip points)
O Caught on (snagged, hung)
O Caught between (crushed)
O Contact with (electricity, heat, cold, radiation,
toxics, noise, etc.)
O Overstress, over exertion, overload
TOP TEN INJURIES IN OFFICE
WORK
1. Slips are mostly caused by slippery floors,
uncleaned spillages or grip less shoes.
2. Trips occur over objects lying on the ground or
jutting out into aisles of poorly maintained floor
surfaces.
3. Falls can be from ladders or standing on chairs
or tables to reach an object.
4. Stress and fatigue from unrealistic deadlines
and excessive workloads.
5. Physical weakness and damage caused by
sedentary behavior.
TOP TEN INJURIES IN OFFICE
WORK (CONT’D)
6. Bullying and physical threats.
7. Physical injuries from poor ergonomics (i.e.
back/neck/eye-strain, etc.)
8. Sprains and strains from moving furniture
and deliveries, and lifting and lowering
heavy items in shelving.
9. Colds and viruses.
10. Injuries due to not knowing safety and
health procedures.
WHY ACCIDENT HAPPENED?
 UNSAFE/SUBSTANDARD
ACTS
O Failure to place warning signs where they are
needed.
O Using unsafe equipment, wrong tools for the job
or using hands instead of right tools.
O Failure to use recommended safety protective
equipment (PPE).
O Improper loading/placement/lifting.
O Failure to follow safety procedures.
O Left file drawer open.
O Distracting, joking, quarreling, etc.
 UNSAFE/SUBSTANDARD
CONDITIONS
O Defective tools, equipment or supplies.
O Inadequate warning systems.
O Congestion or restricted action.
O Poor housekeeping.
O Poor ventilation.
O Excessive noise.
O High or low temperature.
O Uneven walking surfaces.
O Wet floor.
 UNSAFE WORKPLACE
VS
SAFE WORKPLACE
Action or behavior that you or a co-
Unsafe
worker carries out that may be potentially
Acts
harmful

SAFE
Unsafe Unsafe
WORKPLACE
Conditions Workplace
Control and
elimination of
Anything you or a co-worker
recognizable
finds that is potentially
hazards to
harmful
minimize the risk
When a potential hazard is
discovered......
Notify your supervisor,
Make sure that everyone unless you are the
else in your workplace is supervisor; within 24-hour
aware of the problem. then get going on that
safety committee plan.

File any reports or

Follow up. Telling someone
documents about the
there is a problem.
problem.
HAZARDS AWARENESS
1. Identify unsafe acts and conditions
2. Determine the corrective actions
3. Implement corrective actions
O Administrative
• i.e. supervision, change work procedures, written
safety policies, training etc.
O Engineering controls
• i.e. ventilation system, re-designed tools, etc.
O Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
• i.e. safety helmet, boots, etc.
 HIERARCHY OF CONTROLS
Elimination/Substitution
Most
Effective
Requires a physical
change to the workplace

Requires
worker or
employer to do
something

Requires
Least worker to wear
Effective something
 WORKPLACE SAFETY TIPS
Keep the Watch
walkway where you
clear step
Look before Do not carry anything
you sit on higher than your eye
the chair level
Do not read Use the
while stairway
walking handrails
Do not run, Refrain from putting
relax! anything atop of
cabinets
Provide Clean &
warning Organize
signs your
workplace
SAFETY AT WORKPLACE
Safety starts with you......
 “Good safety is good
business” – Dr. J. Whitson,
Health & Safety Manager, ICI
Group Safety

“Prevention is not only better, but

cheaper than cure” – Basil Butler,
Managing Director
Remember Your Safety
ABC’s:
“Always Be Careful”
 References
O BEM Mandatory Course Notes – Safety & Health
at Work
O MS 1722:2003 Occupational Safety & Health
Management System – Guidelines
O OHSAS 18001:2007 Occupational Health &
Safety Management Systems – Requirements
O Safety at Workplace
<https://www.slideshare.net/dfarouq/safety-at-
workplace>, viewed 16th August 2018
O Basic Hazard Awareness
https://www.osha.gov>, viewed 16th August
2018
THANK YOU
ANY QUESTIONS?