Proactive Approach Towards Safety
"Every organization has a target of
Zero Accidents". "Corrective and preventive action is taken after each
work accidents". Still sometime accident of same
nature repeated.
Daily worksite inspection is being conducted by the Job/Project Line Manager, Supervisor and Safety professional. Safety observations are highlighted for corrective action.All these efforts are made just after accident and continue for few weeks or months.
Majority of accidents are in construction sites, as working atmosphere is hazardous in nature, Accident in running Plants indicates that safety level has come down by not giving proper attention to hazardous jobs. Once the plant is in operation, whole responsibility lies on the production front to ensure safety at workplace. Due to pressure of production targets, safety is treated next that production,which is major cause of the accident..
Sometime during construction schedule is so tight that workers are allowed to work under pressure and overloaded with job. this leads to violation of safety rules at site.
All worksite formulate safety procedures and programs to ensure safety at work place, still accident occur because safety is not being implemented by heart. It is being implemented by force. Safety should not be treated as separate job. It should be part of their construction and operation.
To cultivate this habit regular feeding on safety is required,As it is rightly said that "safety has no holidays".
Safety applies to all employees at site. All are working in accident prone areas. Safety at workplace cab be improved by motivational program.Such programs develop a culture of safety demand.
Reporting of near miss situation by workers should appreciated and rewarded.
Proactive Approach :
Proactive approach requires systematic planning of safety system of the plant, whether it is construction industry or running plant. Take the following steps towards proactive approach.
- Demarcation of entry/exit/escape route with hazardous and non hazardous zone of the industry.
- Display of all mandatory /statutory signage inside the workplace
- Display of all emergency numbers at prominent locations.
- Induction program should highlight the safety procedure in emergency.
- Safety induction must be conducted for at least two days.
- Safety tool talk must be conducted at site on daily basis.
- All PPS, are of standard. comfortable and with maintained record.
- All safety operating procedures / Permit to work are made and implemented.
- All electrical installation of standard with proper laying of electrical network with required safety devices.
- Housekeeping at work place to be ensured for working environment is safe.
- Road safety during vehicle movement should be followed. Vehicles with all valid certificates/license re only allowed. Road condition need improvement periodically during construction.
- All lifting tool tackles should have test certificates
All above requirements are to be in place to ensure good safety system.
Plant inspection must observe near miss situations and unsafe behavior at site. It should be recorded and action to taken immediately. No work should be allowed for hazardous job unless requirement of safe operating procedure is fulfilled.
Safety professional / line manager must use their power to stop unsafe practices at site. Do not allow job if condition is unsafe.
Compromising with safety may lead to minor or major accidents. Focus more and more on near miss identification and rectification. Report , record and investigate all minor injuries. Discuss the accidents with corrective and preventing actions recommended, in safety tool talk meetings.