UNIT - IV
INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH,
SAFETY AND SECURITY AT
WORKPLACE
HEALTH
▪ Health of an employee is the state of the physical, mental and
social well being.
▪ Every organization must provide healthy and safety working
environment for their employees at the workplace.
▪ Health of an employee must be in a good condition so that
the employees of the organization will not suffer from any
diseases.
▪ Cleanliness at the workplace is mandatory. If it is neat and
clean then the people will feel happy to work in that
environment.
▪ A properly filtered water facility must be available for the employees of the
company.
▪ The organization should maintain a clean washroom facility in good condition to be
used by the employees.
SAFETY
▪ It must be free from hazards and risk.
▪ A Hazard is the something that can cause harm to the
people.
▪ A risk is probability of causing harm to the people.
▪ A proper safety guidelines must be prepared by the
company and it should be strictly followed.
SECURITY
▪ Security is a kind of freedom from any potential harm.
▪ Security ensures the safety of the people working in
the organization.
▪ Every organization must have separate security
department. This department should be responsible
for various security such as personal safety, computer
system safety, electricity safety, transport safety and
other equipment safety.
WORKPLACE SAFETY HAZARDS
▪ Every organization must follow a standard set of safety
rules and procedures.
▪ These rules must be stated and displayed clearly at
important areas.
▪ All the employees must be given a demonstrations
and training to follow safety rues.
MAINTAIN WORKPLACES SAFETY
Fire Safety Electrical Falls and Slips Use of First
Safety Aid
BASIC FIRE SAFETY RULES IN AN
ORGANIZATION
▪ Fire escape plans must be installed at proper levels.
▪ Smoke alarms must be placed at proper intervals.
▪ Keep workplace a no-smoking zone.
▪ Conduct regular drills.
▪ Employees should be aware of all emergency exits,
including fire escape routes, of the office building and
also the locations of fire extinguishers and alarms.
▪ Workplace must be proper ventilated to receive
FALLS AND light.
▪ Oil spills, dust must be immediately cleaned.
SLIPS SAFETY ▪ Keep the moving area clean and clutter free.
RULES ▪ Floors must be clean and dry.
▪ Wear non slippery footwear.
ELECTRICAL SAFETY RULES
▪ Electrical equipment used should be approved by a
recognized organization.
▪ Workers should be trained to handle the electric
equipment safely.
▪ Damaged and hazardous electrical equipment should
be immediately replaced.
▪ Heat emanating equipment should be kept away from
the electrical equipment.
USE OF FIRST AID
▪ First Aid is the immediate assistance provided to the
injured to save life and minimize health loss till the
proper medical aid/ facility is provided.
▪ Every organization must have basic First Aid kit. Kit
must have all necessary items. Make sure to check for
the expiry of medical related items.
OCCUPATIONAL HAZARDS
▪ A worker may face occupational hazards at workplace.
▪ An occupational hazard is the illness one may acquire due to his
occupation.
▪ Like people working in a chemical factory may get affected due
to presence certain chemicals.
Types of Occupational Hazards
1. Physical Hazards
2. Chemical Hazards
3. Biological Hazards
4. Behavioral Hazards
5. Radiological Hazards
COMPUTER HEALTH AND
SAFETY TIPS
▪ With the increase use of computer, several health and safety
issues related to vision, musculoskeletal issues, body aches
and pains may occur.
▪ Musculoskeletal problems include different areas of your
body, such as neck, back, chests, arms shoulders and feet.
▪ It occurs because of your wrong posture, uncomfortable
chair for sitting.
To avoid this problem:
• Position your computer such that the end of
the monitor should be at your eye level
• Keep your monitor at least arm length
distance, or 20 to 30 inch away from you.
• Maximize contact of your back against the
backrest of the chair.
Eye Stain:
• Computer’s bright light, glare and
flickering images can cause eye strain and
visual fatigue.
• When you constantly focus on screen, you
forget about blinking your eyes that can
cause of drying eyes.
PREVENT ACCIDENTS
AND EMERGENCIES
▪ An Accident is an unplanned event that may
happen all of a sudden and may lead to
unwanted or unprecedented results/outcomes.
ACCIDENT ▪ Workplace accidents may include injuries that
are caused to the workers due to falls, slips and
trips.
Trip and Fall
Slip and Fall
TYPES OF
Falling of Goods ACCIDENTS
Moving Objects
Elevators or lifts
▪ Customers or employees can trip on carelessly left loose
material and fall down, such as tripping on loose wires,
goods left on aisles, elevated threshold.
▪ Slips are mainly due to wet floors, spilling of liquids or
throwing of other slip-causing material on floors.
▪ Injures can be caused by falling on escalators and getting
hurt.
▪ Goods can fall on people from shelves of wall hanging and
injure them.
