Health and Safety Awareness Training Topics

by Engr. Kh. Mashiur Rahman | May 24, 2019 | Blog

Health and Safety Awareness Training

Health and Safety Awareness Training – The health and safety risks on the factory floor range from the seemingly not harmful, such as cluttered workspaces, to the more dangerous, such as toxic chemical fumes.  However, occupational health and safety (OHS) is often at the bottom of the agenda for collective bargaining agreements.  OHS noncompliance is often discounted in favor of increasing earnings or ignored on the preconceived notion that workers simply must work with what is given. We sale Employee Training Tracker Management Software free and paid version …

• Are chemicals, solvents, cleaning agents or any dangerous goods stored in a safe and secure place?  Inspections. Business partners will take all necessary measures to provide a safe and healthy workplace setting to prevent accidents and illnesses arising out of, linked with, or occurring in the course of work or as a result of the operation of employers’ facilities and other locations.
• Does factory  have a copy of local law regarding health & safety at workplace?   
• Hazard Identification. ccupational health and safety, and facility security should carry as much weight as any other compliance issue at a factory.  
• Investigation. Stairs that have more than four steps and wider than approximately 44 inches/112 cm. are equipped with handrails on both sides. 
• Complaints. The costs incurred for installing, modifying, and upgrading a factory’s OHS and facility security mechanisms are insignificant compared to the potential impact of noncompliance.
• Problem solving. Signs have the word “Exit” (in the local language) in plain legible letters not less than six ft. high (183 cm.) and ¾ ft. wide (23 cm.), or conform to the country standards. 
• Communications. Ensuring the health and safety of the workplace is a necessity for any company
• Health & Safety committee members should be available to received workers concern, complaints & recommendations.
• Receiving, investigating & promptly handling matters and complaints with respect to workplace Environment, health & safety.
• Good health conscious
• Does kitchen use hot water or any other method of sterilization To assist in creating a safe & healthy workplace
• Fire safety conscious. Keep aisles, and similar passageways, clear at all times.
• To aware for safe and healthy environment.
• Cleanness. Each exit door width is at least 36 in./91 cm. and at least 6 ft. 6 in./198 cm. in height or as prescribed by local law, whichever standard is higher. 
• Maintaining records and minutes of committee meeting every 03 Months.
• Occupational Risk Assessment. Aisles between workstations have a width of approximately 44 inches/112 cm. to provide enough room for easy escape.
• Fire Risk Assessment. Emergency exit routes lead to a safe location outside of the building (e.g., providing adequate space for evacuating workers that is a safe distance from the factory).                     
• Electric Risk Assessment. Exit routes and stairwells are kept clear at all times.
• Job Safety Analysis. Floors in production areas are marked with clearly visible lines to indicate areas to be kept clear.                                
• Injury & Diseases Analysis. For factories with security mesh on outside windows, the local fire department should be consulted to determine how much accessibility is required for fire department rescue efforts.
• For areas with more than 300 workers, exit width increases by 22 in./56 cm. for every 100 workers (
• Do workers have space to keep their lunch box if no canteen available?  Factory floors or enclosed work areas with up to 500 workers have at least two exits, while areas with more than 500 workers have at least three exits.
• Exits are sufficiently remote from each other to ensure the availability of an alternative exit or exits should one become un-usable in an emergency.
• Do factory has a child care/crèche? Any work station is within 200 ft. or 61 m. of an exit. Are raw and wastage materials and finished products store  handled and transported in a safe way?

• Exits are unlocked and unobstructed and sliding or roll-up doors are kept open during all hours that workers are in the factory.  \

Check List

• Does factory have a copy of these laws posted?                                                                                                                                                                            
• Is manufacturing facilities well ventilated?                                                                                                                                                                                          
• Is there free access to fresh potable drinking water to all workers?                                                                                                                       
• Are machine guards available on all sewing machines or at any                   
• other equipment with moving parts?                                                                                                                                                                                                     
• Are these guards in good condition?                                                                                                                                                                                                     
• Is there available and suitable personal protective equipment?                                                                                                                              
• Is this equipment in good condition?                                                                                                                                                                                                    
• Are employees trained on the need for, and proper use of safe                  
• personal protective equipment?              
• How many?                                                                                                                                                                                   
• Are there adequate number of toilets?  What is the ratio per workers?                                                                                                               
• (as per regulated by local law or at least 1:25 to 3)
• Are the toilets clean, functional and in good working condition?                                                                                                                            
• Are employees allowed to use toilet facilities without any

• Is temperature in the workshop acceptable and air free of dust?                                                                                                                            
• Does workplace have adequate lighting?                                                                                                                                          
• Are first aid kits well-stocked and readily accessible at the
• facilities on each floor? (follow local law or guideline)                                                                                                                                                 
• Are there any employees trained in first aid assistance?  How many?                                                                                                                   
• Does factory has a doctor? Full time, part time?                                                                                                                                                                            
• Is there any injury record (Major/Minor) being kept by factory?                                                                                                                             
• Are electric wiring, switches and electrical appliances used
• in good and safe condition?                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
• Are cylinders containing compressed air stored safe and properly?                                                                                                                       
• Are cylinders & gas storage devices properly labeled in
• local language?                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

Conclusion

Health and Safety Awareness Training- Conduct Regular Awareness Program on Health & Safety Issues (STD, First Aid, Fire Safety, Health & Safety, Electric Safety Etc). typical worker may spend up to six days per week in a factory for the majority of his or her adult life. The workplace essentially becomes a worker’s second home where he/she must coexist with machines, equipment, chemicals, and all of the risks inherent to industrial production. On a daily basis, factory workers are exposed to the dangers and risks of the physical structure of their workplace. These dangers and risks, while often easily resolved, remain an aspect of a worker’s life that is often neglected.