Occupational safety and health

about the health hazard and hygiene in the workplace. Hazards can be found in every workplace. Hazard is generally anything that makes you in a dangerous situation. Health hazard is means that the hazard brings negative effect and harm to the health which is may cause measurable changes in the body. There are many hazard in the workplaces have the potential to harm workers short-term and long-term health result in diseases, disorders and injuries (Alison et. al., 2008). Occupational health is an…

for Handling Injuries/Illnesses Medical Emergencies When an employee is sick or injured to the extent that emergency assistance is obviously required, follow the steps listed below. 1) Notify the plant dispensary at extension #11255. 2) Notify the Safety Engineer at extension #11227. 3) Call security by radio or by dialing “0” on the phone and inform them that an ambulance is needed. If there is someone trained in first aid at the scene, that person may begin to administer first aid to the…

Explain each of the following Occupational Health and Safety Procedures Clinic Procedure if there is a fire "1. Assist any person in immediate danger - if safe to do so 2. Close the door 3. Call the Fire Brigade on: 000 4. Attack the fire if safe to do so 5. Evacuate to assembly area 6. Remain in assembly area to ensure everybody is accounted for" (APPLY SAFE WORKING PRACTICES - Learning Material, 2015) p.23 Clinic first aid procedure if there is an accident and someone is hurt 1.…

A significant factor affecting organizational excellence, the adoption of staff surveys used to determine a company’s safety climate are among some of the most impactful actions that can be taken to prevent workplace injuries. Safety standards, hygiene protocols, hazard evaluations, exposure assessments and control strategies are in place to prevent workplace injuries and therefore establish safer work atmospheres; yet occupation related injuries and illnesses still occur. No matter how diligent…

Plant-Tech-A Safety Communication Manual By Darrell Willard Argosy University Communication Class 105 Bailey Paint-Tech Inc. A Safety Communications Manual Table of Contents 1. Introduction Paint-Tech, is focused on employee safety, and works to give a sheltered and sound workplace for all representatives. Paint-Tech is truly worried with the safety and health of its representatives and people in general it serves. It recognizes and commitment as a business to give the most secure…

study Occupational Safety and Health (OSH): challenges of implementation (The case of Rusail Industrial Estate establishments)…

I received word this morning of a terrible scaffolding accident near Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas. This caught my attention because my company is working on a site that overlooks the baseball park. After more news came in about the accident, I was relieved to hear that it was not the site I had in mind. The accident occurred at an apartment complex that is currently under construction. Although there were six injured workers, thankfully there were no life-threatening injuries reported.…

Compensation and Benefits – The area of Compensation and Benefits belongs to the most specialized areas in Human Resources Management. Youssef (2015) noted “Pay and benefits are critical factors in the attraction, motivation, and retention of talent” (p. 196). There are several reasons that an employer or organization will offer benefits and services to their employees. For example, Youssef (2015) noted, “According to the Bureau of Labor Statis¬tics, Organizations spend billions of dollars a…

facility, Kevlar®, Mylar®, Nomex®, Tyvek® and Zytel®. The role of a Safety, Health and Environmental (SHE) Specialist is to provide analytical and implementation support in safety, contractor safety, occupational health, process safety, fire protection, environmental, distribution and ergonomics. Also to evaluate and determine if work can continue under current safety conditions. The SHE Group works to minimize occupational disease and injury to the population of DuPont Spruance. This summer…

The construction industry is one of the high risk industry with more number of injuries and fatalities reported compared to other industries. The construction industry has also been performing poorly on health and safety of its employees. In New Zealand, the construction sector is the sixth largest sector which employs 180,000 people. The Construction Sector Action Plan of 2011 suggests that the construction industry in New Zealand had the highest rate of fatal injury making it almost thrice the…