8 Steps to Prevent Industrial Accidents

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Some of the steps for preventing industrial accidents are as follows : 1. Proper safety measures 2. Proper selection 3. Safety conscious 4. Enforcement of discipline 5. Incentives 6. Safety committees 7. Proper maintenance of machines, equipment and infrastructural facilities 8. Safety training.

1. Proper safety measures:

The proper safety measures should be adopted to avoid accidents Government also provides guidelines for enacting measures for checking accidents, these should be properly followed.

2. Proper selection:

Any wrong selection of workers will create problems later on. Sometime employees are accident prone, they may not be properly suitable for the particular jobs. So the selection of employees should be on the basis of properly devised tests so that their suitability for jobs is determined.

3. Safety conscious:

The employees should be made conscious of various safety measures to be followed. There should be proper working slogans and advises to the worker for making them conscious.

4. Enforcement of discipline:

Disciplinary action should be taken against those who flout safety measures. There may be negative punishments like warnings, lay off, terminations of workers.

5. Incentives:

Workers should be given various incentives for maintaining safety. There may also be safety contrasts among workers. Those who follow safety instructions properly should be given monetary and non­monetary incentives.

6. Safety committees:

Safety measures are in the interest of both employers. There should be committees consisting of representatives of workers and employees for devising and enforcing safety programmes.

7. Proper maintenance of machines, equipment and infrastructural facilities:

Accidents may occur on account of the fault in machines or equipment. There should be proper maintenance of machines. These should be regularly checked and frequently inspected by engineering

8. Safety training:

The workers should be given training regarding safety measures. They should know the hazards of the machines, the areas of accident proneness and the good working possible precautions in case of some accident.