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Welingkar’s Distance Learning Division

CHAPTER-15

Safety, First Aid and Health

We Learn – A Continuous Learning Forum
Welingkar’s Distance Learning Division

Safety
• It is the first aspect of the working conditions
which influence the work performance and
behaviour of people
• It is exercising precautious performance, by
preventing loss of men, machine and material

We Learn – A Continuous Learning Forum
Welingkar’s Distance Learning Division

Classifications of accidents
• Minor accidents
• Major accidents
• Fatal accidents
• Reportable accidents
• Dangerous occurrence
We Learn – A Continuous Learning Forum
Welingkar’s Distance Learning Division

Course of action for administration
• Giving notice to the inspector of factories and
other prescribed authorities
• Emergency medical treatment on priority
• Immediate intimation to the relatives of the
injured person
• Reporting to the in-company top authorities
• Report and co-ordinate with the electrical
inspectorate also in case of an electrical
accident

We Learn – A Continuous Learning Forum
Welingkar’s Distance Learning Division

Co-ordination with inspector of factories
•
•
•
•
•
•

Comply accident report under form No. 24 or 24 –A
Accompany the inspector while he is inspecting the
accident spot
Produce all necessary documents related to shift timings,
drawings etc.
Arrange interaction with the people, as required by the
inspector of factories
If the injured person is hospitalized, then accompany the
inspector of factories to the injured person
Maintain constant co-ordination with the inspector of
factories
We Learn – A Continuous Learning Forum
Cont…
Welingkar’s Distance Learning Division

Causes of accidents
• Technical causes
• Personnel causes
• Non-observance of safety rules

• Psychological causes
We Learn – A Continuous Learning Forum
Welingkar’s Distance Learning Division

Safety Audit
• It is a statutory requirement under
Manufacture, Storage and Import of
Hazardous Chemicals Rules, 1989 for all major
accident hazardous units
• It is defined as a methodical, in-depth
examination of all or part of the total
operating system with relevance to safety
We Learn – A Continuous Learning Forum
Welingkar’s Distance Learning Division

Objectives of Safety Audit
• To study existing systems, procedures, plants and
programs on safety and health
• To review implementation status of the existing
safety systems, procedures, plans and programs
• To recommend the measures for improving
effectiveness of implementation of the safety
system, procedure, plans and programs and also for
improving the existing procedures/setting up of new
procedures, plans and programs
We Learn – A Continuous Learning Forum
Welingkar’s Distance Learning Division

First Aid
• It is a treatment rendered to an injured
person or persons, quickly and immediately
with the available medicinal or oral resources,
in the absence of a doctor

We Learn – A Continuous Learning Forum
Welingkar’s Distance Learning Division

The primary objectives of First Aid
• To protect the life of the injured person or person
• To prevent the deterioration of life affected by
the injuries
• To promote recovery of the injured person by
supporting relief
• To ensure the shifting of injured person or
persons to a safer place where medical treatment
is available
We Learn – A Continuous Learning Forum
Welingkar’s Distance Learning Division

Contents of First Aid box
• A combination of small, medium and big sized
sterilized dressing
• Large size burn dressing
• One bottle of certrimide solution
• Burnol
• One bottle of mercurochrome solution
• One bottle containing sal-volatile
• Roller bandages
Cont…

We Learn – A Continuous Learning Forum
Welingkar’s Distance Learning Division

•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•

Triangular bandages
Kidney tray
A snake –bite lancet
A bottle of potassium permanganate crystals
One pair of scissors
Rolls of adhesive plaster
Tourniquet
Polythene wash bottle for washing eyes
Sterilized eye pads
Safety pin packets
Ointment for burns
Cont…
We Learn – A Continuous Learning Forum
Welingkar’s Distance Learning Division

• A bottle containing 100 tablets of Aspirin or
any other analgesic
• Supply of suitable splints
• Sterilized cotton wool
• First aid leaflet issued by the Director General
of factory Advice Service and labour
Institutes, Mumbai

We Learn – A Continuous Learning Forum
Welingkar’s Distance Learning Division

Some other possible injuries, requiring
medical attention
•
•
•
•
•
•
•

Splashes in eyes
Inhalation of gases
Cramp
Heat Stroke
Faint / Unconscious
Fracture
Suffocation
We Learn – A Continuous Learning Forum
Welingkar’s Distance Learning Division

Some first aid treatment methods
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•

Artificial resuscitation
External heart massage
Method of removing clothes
Artificial respiration
Shepherd’s method
Holger Nelson method
Sylvestor method
Mouth to mouth respiration method
We Learn – A Continuous Learning Forum
Welingkar’s Distance Learning Division

Methods of carrying an injured / affected person

•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•

Cradle method
Human crutch method
Piggy back method
Fireman’s lift
Four-hand seat
Two-hand seat
Fore and aft method
Blanket method
Stretcher-carry method
We Learn – A Continuous Learning Forum
Welingkar’s Distance Learning Division

Types of Injuries
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•

Cut
Scratch
Bruise
Scald
Burns
Blister
Amputation
Graze
Wound
We Learn – A Continuous Learning Forum
Welingkar’s Distance Learning Division

Agencies or NGOs who impart training in
First Aid
• Red Cross Society

• Civil Defense Department
• Specialist Consultants
• St. John’s Hospital and Ambulance
We Learn – A Continuous Learning Forum
Welingkar’s Distance Learning Division

Effective Attributes advised for ‘Improving
Employee Health’
•
•
•
•

Conducting Annual Health Check-up Programmes, by
sponsoring the employees to well-equipped hospitals
Encouraging staggered shift timings
Avoiding engaging of same set of persons on overtime,
without rotation
Engaging the service of full-time or part-time Medical
Officer, with some special knowledge in treating
occupational diseases
Cont…
We Learn – A Continuous Learning Forum
Welingkar’s Distance Learning Division

• Providing Gyms, Fitness Centers and Health
Clubs, etc.
• Conducting meditation and yoga type
transcendental programs
• Up keeping morale, tempo and job
satisfaction at right levels
• Organizing spiritual discourses and creating
awareness on health
• Encouraging and facilitating ‘Work-Life
Balance’
We Learn – A Continuous Learning Forum

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Safety, First Aid and Health

  • 1. Welingkar’s Distance Learning Division CHAPTER-15 Safety, First Aid and Health We Learn – A Continuous Learning Forum
  • 2. Welingkar’s Distance Learning Division Safety • It is the first aspect of the working conditions which influence the work performance and behaviour of people • It is exercising precautious performance, by preventing loss of men, machine and material We Learn – A Continuous Learning Forum
  • 3. Welingkar’s Distance Learning Division Classifications of accidents • Minor accidents • Major accidents • Fatal accidents • Reportable accidents • Dangerous occurrence We Learn – A Continuous Learning Forum
  • 4. Welingkar’s Distance Learning Division Course of action for administration • Giving notice to the inspector of factories and other prescribed authorities • Emergency medical treatment on priority • Immediate intimation to the relatives of the injured person • Reporting to the in-company top authorities • Report and co-ordinate with the electrical inspectorate also in case of an electrical accident We Learn – A Continuous Learning Forum
  • 5. Welingkar’s Distance Learning Division Co-ordination with inspector of factories • • • • • • Comply accident report under form No. 24 or 24 –A Accompany the inspector while he is inspecting the accident spot Produce all necessary documents related to shift timings, drawings etc. Arrange interaction with the people, as required by the inspector of factories If the injured person is hospitalized, then accompany the inspector of factories to the injured person Maintain constant co-ordination with the inspector of factories We Learn – A Continuous Learning Forum Cont…
  • 6. Welingkar’s Distance Learning Division Causes of accidents • Technical causes • Personnel causes • Non-observance of safety rules • Psychological causes We Learn – A Continuous Learning Forum
  • 7. Welingkar’s Distance Learning Division Safety Audit • It is a statutory requirement under Manufacture, Storage and Import of Hazardous Chemicals Rules, 1989 for all major accident hazardous units • It is defined as a methodical, in-depth examination of all or part of the total operating system with relevance to safety We Learn – A Continuous Learning Forum
  • 8. Welingkar’s Distance Learning Division Objectives of Safety Audit • To study existing systems, procedures, plants and programs on safety and health • To review implementation status of the existing safety systems, procedures, plans and programs • To recommend the measures for improving effectiveness of implementation of the safety system, procedure, plans and programs and also for improving the existing procedures/setting up of new procedures, plans and programs We Learn – A Continuous Learning Forum
  • 9. Welingkar’s Distance Learning Division First Aid • It is a treatment rendered to an injured person or persons, quickly and immediately with the available medicinal or oral resources, in the absence of a doctor We Learn – A Continuous Learning Forum
  • 10. Welingkar’s Distance Learning Division The primary objectives of First Aid • To protect the life of the injured person or person • To prevent the deterioration of life affected by the injuries • To promote recovery of the injured person by supporting relief • To ensure the shifting of injured person or persons to a safer place where medical treatment is available We Learn – A Continuous Learning Forum
  • 11. Welingkar’s Distance Learning Division Contents of First Aid box • A combination of small, medium and big sized sterilized dressing • Large size burn dressing • One bottle of certrimide solution • Burnol • One bottle of mercurochrome solution • One bottle containing sal-volatile • Roller bandages Cont… We Learn – A Continuous Learning Forum
  • 12. Welingkar’s Distance Learning Division • • • • • • • • • • • Triangular bandages Kidney tray A snake –bite lancet A bottle of potassium permanganate crystals One pair of scissors Rolls of adhesive plaster Tourniquet Polythene wash bottle for washing eyes Sterilized eye pads Safety pin packets Ointment for burns Cont… We Learn – A Continuous Learning Forum
  • 13. Welingkar’s Distance Learning Division • A bottle containing 100 tablets of Aspirin or any other analgesic • Supply of suitable splints • Sterilized cotton wool • First aid leaflet issued by the Director General of factory Advice Service and labour Institutes, Mumbai We Learn – A Continuous Learning Forum
  • 14. Welingkar’s Distance Learning Division Some other possible injuries, requiring medical attention • • • • • • • Splashes in eyes Inhalation of gases Cramp Heat Stroke Faint / Unconscious Fracture Suffocation We Learn – A Continuous Learning Forum
  • 15. Welingkar’s Distance Learning Division Some first aid treatment methods • • • • • • • • Artificial resuscitation External heart massage Method of removing clothes Artificial respiration Shepherd’s method Holger Nelson method Sylvestor method Mouth to mouth respiration method We Learn – A Continuous Learning Forum
  • 16. Welingkar’s Distance Learning Division Methods of carrying an injured / affected person • • • • • • • • • Cradle method Human crutch method Piggy back method Fireman’s lift Four-hand seat Two-hand seat Fore and aft method Blanket method Stretcher-carry method We Learn – A Continuous Learning Forum
  • 17. Welingkar’s Distance Learning Division Types of Injuries • • • • • • • • • Cut Scratch Bruise Scald Burns Blister Amputation Graze Wound We Learn – A Continuous Learning Forum
  • 18. Welingkar’s Distance Learning Division Agencies or NGOs who impart training in First Aid • Red Cross Society • Civil Defense Department • Specialist Consultants • St. John’s Hospital and Ambulance We Learn – A Continuous Learning Forum
  • 19. Welingkar’s Distance Learning Division Effective Attributes advised for ‘Improving Employee Health’ • • • • Conducting Annual Health Check-up Programmes, by sponsoring the employees to well-equipped hospitals Encouraging staggered shift timings Avoiding engaging of same set of persons on overtime, without rotation Engaging the service of full-time or part-time Medical Officer, with some special knowledge in treating occupational diseases Cont… We Learn – A Continuous Learning Forum
  • 20. Welingkar’s Distance Learning Division • Providing Gyms, Fitness Centers and Health Clubs, etc. • Conducting meditation and yoga type transcendental programs • Up keeping morale, tempo and job satisfaction at right levels • Organizing spiritual discourses and creating awareness on health • Encouraging and facilitating ‘Work-Life Balance’ We Learn – A Continuous Learning Forum