SAFETY MANAGEMENT

Safety Management

Safety Management

Workplace Safety

If an employee's learning has been inadequate or misdirected, it is necessary to retrain an employee in the safe way.

Housekeeping

Reduced operating costs

Increased production

Improved production control

Accidents are reduced

There is higher employee morale

Fire hazards are reduced

It is the duty of management to ensure and support good housekeeping practices.



Colour Coding for Safety Identification

Fire Safety

Elements Present To Cause Fire

The three elements which must be present in any fire are oxygen, heat and fuel. This is known as the fire-triangle. Pouring water on the fire will remove the heat. Cut off the fuel supply and the fire will extinguish itself.

Classes Of Fire

There are four classes of fire, namely:

CLASS 1. which are mostly wood and paper fires;

CLASS 2. CLASS 3. which is mainly electrical fires; and

CLASS 4. which is mostly flammable metal fires such as titanium, magnesium and lithium.

For each class of fire, a different method of extinguishing the fire is used, namely:

CLASS A fires usually need soda-acid extinguishers;

CLASS B fires usually need foam, dry chemical or carbon dioxide extinguishers;

CLASS C need carbon dioxide or dry chemical extinguishers;

The water and foam discharged by the fire extinguishers are both conductors of electricity. EVACUATION OF THE WORK-PLACE IN CASE OF FIRE

Location Of Fire-Extinguishers

Fire-extinguishers should be placed close to likely fire hazards, but not so close that they can be damaged or suddenly cut off by fires.

Protective Clothing and Equipment

Requirements for Protective Clothing And Equipment

As far as personal protective clothing and equipment are concerned, the worker must be able to wear the equipment with ease and comfort; the protective clothing or equipment must not interfere with his normal working procedures; the necessity for wearing protective clothing/equipment must be brought home to the worker; and economic and other disciplinary action must be used to coerce the worker to constantly use protective clothing ...