C5 Employee Safety & Health

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Chapter 5

Employee Safety & Health


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Health, Safety, and Security

Health

A general state of physical, mental, and

emotional well-being.

Safety

A condition in which the physical well-

being of people is protected.

Security The protection of employees and

organizational facilities.


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What is Health?

Health at the individual employee level

is not just the absence of illness but

also includes positive health or optimalfunctioning


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Typical Division of HR Responsibilities:

Health, Safety, and Security


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Causes of safety & health probl at work place

Lack of education & training

Human errors

Technical errors

Psychological Problems

Occupational hazards & risks - glass &chemical industries occupational

diseases


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Provisions to prevent Accidents


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Legal Requirements for Safety and

Health

Workers Compensation

A legally-mandated insurance fund that provides

compensation to employees for work-related

injuries

Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA)

Allows eligible employees to take up to 12 weeks

of leave for their serious health conditions


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Occupational Safety and Health Act

Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970

Passed to assure safe and healthful working

conditions

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

(OSHA) administers provisions of the Act


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Occupational Safety and Health Act

contd..

OSHA Enforcement Standards regulate

equipment and working environments:

The general duty of employers to provide

safe and healthy working conditions

Notification and posters are required of

employers to inform employees of OSHAs

safety and health standards


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Percent of Non-fatalWorkplace Injuries

by Private Industry Group


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OSHA Enforcement Standards

HazardHazard

CommunicationCommunication

Personal ProtectivePersonal Protective

Equipment (PPE)Equipment (PPE)

BloodBlood--borneborne

PathogensPathogens

Material Data Safety Sheets (MSDS)Material Data Safety Sheets (MSDS)

Lock out/tag out regulationsLock out/tag out regulations

Protection for workers exposed to bloodProtection for workers exposed to blood

and other substances from AIDSand other substances from AIDS

Hazard analysis, training, and provision ofHazard analysis, training, and provision of

PPE to employeesPPE to employees

C

umulative StressC

umulative StressDisorders (CTDs)Disorders (CTDs)Protection from muscle and skeletalProtection from muscle and skeletalinjuries from repetitive tasksinjuries from repetitive tasks

Work AssignmentsWork AssignmentsProtection for reproductive health andProtection for reproductive health and

refusal to perform unsafe workrefusal to perform unsafe work


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Guide to

Recordability of

Cases Under the

Occupational

Safety and Health

Act


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OSHA Inspections

On-the-Spot

Inspections

Compliance officers

Dealing with anInspection

Check credentials

Opening conference

Safety record check On-the-spot

inspection

Citations and Violations

Imminent danger

Serious

Other than serious

Willful and repeated


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Approaches to Effective Safety

Management


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Safety Management

Employee

Motivation

and Incentives

Safety Policies

and Discipline

Safety

Committees

Safety Training

and

Communications

Employee andEmployee and

WorkplaceWorkplace

SafetySafety


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Prerequisites for an effective Safety & Health

Policy

Top mgt support

Educate & train Employees

Safety & health Combine with Org Culture

Appoint Safety director proper

implementation

Keep track of the accidents future it can beavoided


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Industrial Accidents & Injury

an occurrence in an industrialestablishment causing bodily injuryto a person which makes him unfit toresume his duties in the next 48 hrs Factories Act 1948

A personal injury to an e/e whichhas been caused by an accident oran occupational disease eligible toget compensation 1923


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Causes

Unsafe wk conditions

Unsafe actions

Other causes situational & climate

conditions


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Accident Prevention in the work place

Educating & training the e/e

Frequent inspections by the top mgt

Tabulating & analyzing the causes foraccidents

Conducting regular employee wellness

program

Designing a mental health program

Making the right start & get going

Enforcement & disciplinary action


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Stress and its consequences on e/e

performance

Causes of stress

Result of insecurity

Unrealistic expectationTechnology change, increased

competition

Role ambiguity

Work place culture - e/e adjustment

Personal problem


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Handling e/e stress

Personal

Time management

Physical exerciseRelaxation technique

Counseling

Organisational

Realistic goals

e/e participation

Effective communication


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Avoiding burnout

Individual experiences excessive physical

or mental exhaustion bcoz of constant

stress

Changes in physical condition head

ache, ulcers, high blood pressure

Psychological problem lack of

concentration, anger, tension


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Challenges in service sector

e/e suffer from musculo-skeletal disorder

(MSDs) excessive use of key board and

mouse

Importance of ergonomics

The study of relationship between people

and their work environment

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