INDUSTRIAL SAFETY

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SAFETY LEGISLATION

Safety legislationisastatementoflawthatprotectsthehealth,
safetyandwelfareofthegeneralpublicandcertaindefinedsectorsofthe
populationsuchasemployees.

Itregulatetheconditionsofemployment,workenvironmentandother
welfarerequirementsofcertainspecificindustries.Theseenactmentsdeal
withfactoriesandworkshops;minesandminerals;plantations;shopsand
establishmentsaswellastransportation.
FACTORIES ACTS

THEFACTORIESACT,1948-istheumbrellalegislationenactedtoregulate
theworkingconditionsinfactories.

TheActisadministeredbytheMinistryofLabourandEmployment through
itsMinistry of Labour and Employment
PLANTATION ACT

PLANTATION LABOUR ACT, 1951-providesforthewelfareof

plantationlabourandregulatestheconditionsofworkinplantations.

AccordingtotheAct,theterm'plantation'means"anyplantationtowhich
thisAct,whetherwhollyorinpart,appliesandincludesoffices,hospitals,
dispensaries,schools,andanyotherpremisesusedforanypurpose
connectedwithsuchplantation
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MinesAct,1952

ContractLabour(Regulation&Abolition)Act,1970

MotorTransportWorkersAct,1961

SalesPromotionEmployees(ConditionsofService)Act,1976

Inter-StateMigrantWorkmen(RegulationofEmploymentandConditionsof
Service)Act,1979
 WHY WE NEED SAFETY
TheBhopalgastragedy,1984,consideredtobetheworldsworstindustrial
catastrophewastheturningpointforpolicymakinginIndiaonissuesoccupational
healthandsafety.

ThehandloomandhandicraftsectorinIndiaisestimatedtoemployover13.5
millionskilledcraftworkers.

ItplayasignificantroleintheIndianeconomyintermsofitssharein
employment,contributiontoGDPpreservationofculturalheritage.

Occupationalsafetyandenvironmentalhazardsseverelyaffectthevulnerableand
marginalizedworkingpopulation

Therapidlychangingeconomicscenariothreatensthehealthandlivelihoodsof
industrialworkersinIndia.TheGovernmentandIndustryneedtoplayaproactive
roleingeneratingawarenessonthehazardsinvolvedintheproductionprocesses
andincreatingasetofsectorwidebasicminimumstandardsprotectingthe
worker.
 SIGNIFICANCE OF SAFETY
IndustrialaccidentcausesagreatlosstoboththeEmployer&Employee,thatsit
ishavingimportance.

Costofcompensation.

Costofmedical-aid.

Costoftraininganewworker.

Costofthelosttime.

Costofinvestigation.

Costofsupervision&inspections.

CosttotheGovt.intermsoffactoryinspectors,&publichealthservices.
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Costofspoilageofmaterials

Costofthedamageofmachinery

Costofcostofwagespaybleduringinjury

Costoflossofmorale;&

Costoflosstotheworkerandhisfamily
INTERNATIONAL DISASTER/INCIDENT

The Station nightclub fire

OccurredonFeb,2003.

inWestWarwick,RhodeIsland.

Thefirewascausedbypyrotechnicssetoffbygreatwhite,whichignited
flammablesoundinsulationfoaminthewallsandceilingssourroundingthe
stage.

100killed,230wereinjured.
 INTERNATIONAL DISASTER/INCIDENT

Windscale Fire

OccurredinOct1957

theworstnuclearaccidentinGreatBritain'shistory,releasedsubstantial
amountsofradioactivecontaminationintothesurroundingareaatWindscale,
Cumberland(nowSellafield,Cumbria)

Banqiao Dam
OccurredinAugust1975

ItfailedintheHenanProvinceofChinaduetoextraordinarilyheavyrainsand
poorconstructionqualityofthedam,

Thefloodimmediatelykilledover100,000people,andanother150,000diedof
subsequentepidemicdiseasesandfamine,bringingthetotaldeathtollto
around250,000
NATIONAL DISASTER

Bhopal gas Tragedy

ItwasagasleakincidentinIndia,consideredoneoftheworld'sworstindustrial
disasters.

Itoccurredonthenightof23December1984attheUnionCarbideIndia
Limited(UCIL)pesticideplantinBhopal,MadhyaPradesh.Over500,000
peoplewereexposedtomethylisocyanate(MIC)gasandotherchemicals.The
toxicsubstancemadeitswayintoandaroundtheshantytownslocatednearthe
plant.

3787killed,38478injuried.
 NATIONAL DISASTER

Dhanbad coal mine disaster

28may1965,Jharkhand

therewasanexplosioninDhoricollierynearDhanbad,whichledtofireinthe
mines.Thefirekilled268miners
EMPLOYEE PARTICIPATION
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Typical Safety Rules

Usingpropersafetydevices

Usingproperworkprocedures

Followinggoodhousekeepingpractices

Complyingwithaccident-andinjury-reportingprocedures

Wearingrequiredsafetyclothingandequipment

Avoidingcarelessnessandhorseplay
Creating a Safe Work Environment
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Safety Motivation Safety Awareness

and Knowledge Programs

Elements in Creating a
Safe Work Environment

Accident
Enforcement of
Investigations
Safety Rules
and Records
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