Introduction The topic of industrial health and safety is considered one of the topics that received attention by many researchers and scholars. In this chapter the researcher will highlight many of the studies conducted on this topic. The titles that will be addressed are: The concept of industrial health and safety, importance of industrial health and safety, Occupational health and safety in Palestinian industrial plants (Barriers, awareness and responsibility), the credibility of insurance and work injury compensation in Palestine, the impact of occupational safety and security on the job satisfaction and productivity, the impact of gender, years of experience, educational level, working hours and training on occupational safety and security and ways and plans to improve Occupational safety and security in Palestine. Research questions are: 1- Are Palestinian industries managing safety conditions effectively (doing the right things)? 2- Are employees satisfied of safety and security conditions at the Palestinian industries? 3- What are the major weaknesses in the safety and security conditions? 4- What can be done to improve safety conditions in the various Palestinian industries? 2.1 The concept of industrial health and safety. Industrial health and safety has been defined by many researchers and it varies from one researcher to another as follows: Industrial safety and security is to provide protection for workers from dangers and injuries at work and reduce the risk of machinery, equipment and materials used and their negative effect on workers health so as to prevent accidents and occupational diseases in the workplace, in order to help workers to work in relief and safety. (Dwaik, Jamjoum, Musleh, locus, Rishma... ... middle of paper ... ...the health claims from the employees. The findings also confirmed that there is significant relationship between the workplace ergonomics and the health claim from the employees. Conclusion In conclusion Occupational safety and security is an important issue that should be considered because understanding what contributes to an organization’s success can be challenging, but it all starts with the employees; the effectiveness of any industrial enterprise lies in establishing occupational health and safety measures. Employers should report work incidents and injuries regularly, and they must be punished if they don’t, in order to help in the developing of the industrial sector in Palestine. This starts from government agencies’ and employers’ cooperation and coordination, and eventually the need to form trade unions to defense and call for the rights of workers.
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OSHA regulations give full disclosure to employees about workplace hazards. Businesses that produce or import chemicals of any sort must review the dangers associated with these chemicals and have them labeled accordingly. They must also prepare material safety data sheets to go with any delivered chemicals. This will describe technical information as well as hazardous effects from exposure and the appropriate protective measures. Any employees wh...
To protect and secure the health, safety and welfare of workers or others in the workplace from exposure to hazards, risks and harms through the work activities and improve the health and safety outcomes.
Occupational Safety and Health Administration also known as OSHA is a U.S. regulatory agency that is used to implement the safety of employees, patients and the enviro...
The purpose of this report is to discuss my opinion on the question “Do I agree with the recommendations of the Human Rights Watch (HRW) in regards to work safety particularly when it comes to immigrant workers?” I will provide information on past and current safety related issues as they apply to the meat packing industry and immigrant workers. I will discuss the recommendations of the HRW. I will provide my opinion and consider some of the utilitarian and deontological considerations, and conclude this report with a brief summary of the entire analysis, highlighting some of the most significant parts that the report contains
1.4 – State why and when health and safety control equipment, identified by the principles of protection, should be used relating to types, purpose and limitations of each type, the work situation, occupational use and the general work environment, in relation to:
When it comes to safety most people think they are safe, and they have a true understanding on how to work safe. Human nature prevents us from harming ourselves. Our instincts help protect us from harm. Yet everyday there are injuries and deaths across the world due to being unsafe. What causes people to work unsafe is one of the main challenges that face all Safety Managers across the world.
We all have duties under the health and safety at work etc 1974 and we
safety is maintained in the workplace will not jeopardize the company’s bottom line because of how large their profit margins are. As a multinational corporation, fulfilling these duties will shine a positive light on their company’s reputation for reducing the amount of workplace injuries and deaths that occur and also delivering a wage that demonstrates human dignity to abolish exploitation.
Introduction Canadian health and safety legislation requires companies and organizations to make a commitment towards occupational health and safety. Maintaining a safe workplace environment has numerous benefits. A safe work environment can boost employee morale, increase productivity, and improve job satisfaction. For companies and organizations, these benefits can lead to less turnover and increased employee retention. They can also reduce absenteeism while improving the culture and image of a company or organization.
In the early 1900s industrial accidents were commonplace in this country; for example, in 1907 over 3,200 people were killed in mining accidents. At this time legislation and public opinion all favored management. There were few protections for the worker's safety. Today's industrial employees are better off than their colleagues in the past. Their chances of being killed in an industrial accident are less than half of that of their predecessors of 60 years ago. According to National safety Council (NSC), the current death rate from work-related injuries is approximately 4 per 100,000, or less than a third of the rate of 50 years ago. Improvements in safety up to now have been the result of pressure for legislation to promote health and safety, the steadily increasing cost associated with accidents and injuries, and the professionalization of safety as an occupation. When the industrial sector began to grow in the United States, hazardous working conditions were commonplace. Following the Civil War, the seeds of the safety movement were sown in this country. Factory inspection was introduced in Massachusetts in 1867. In 1868 the first barrier safeguard was patented. In 1869 the Pennsylvania legislature passed a mine safety law requiring two exits from all mines. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) was established in 1869 to study industrial accidents and report pertinent information about hose accidents. The following decade saw little progress in the safety movement until 1877, when the Massachusetts legislature passed a law requiring safeguards for hazardous machinery. In 1877 the Employers' Liability Law was passed. In 1892, the first safety program was established in a steel plant in Illinois, in response to the explosion of a flywheel in that company.
Employee rights are very important in the workplace (Rakoczy, C. n.d.). There are some laws to protect employee rights, such as safe working environment, discrimination and overtime pay rates, to ensure every employee is treated fairly. All employees have the right to work in a safe and healthy workplace. In some industries, they use the high-voltage of electricity, extreme temperature, the high-speed and noisy machines in their workplace which can potentially threaten employee health and safety. A safe and healthy workplace must provide a reasonable daily and weekly job schedule to the employees.
Accidents occur in the workplace but in secret. These most of the time lead to physical and mental injuries that might affect the worker way of living for the rest of their lives. It is estimated that more than 337 million workers get injured in their place of work or in the course of work every year leading to work-related diseases causing about 2.3 million deaths per year (United States Department of Labor, n.d.).
Hazardous material is any material that may cause hazard to human health or environment. Hazardous material can be solid, liquid or gas. There is 9 classes of hazardous material are known in the United Nation. The solid hazardous material can cause hazard to human by contacting or by dust form so the human will inhale it. The liquid hazardous material can cause hazard to human by flowing into draining system and waterways so it will affect the person by the drinking water and it will also affect the wildlife. There is 2 main ways that hazardous material can get in human body and cause harm, one of them is inhalation so it will damage the lungs and respiratory system, and also ingestion so the material will enter the body with the food or water and it will damage the digestive system.