UNIT-4 (Maintain Healthy, Safe and Secure Working Environment)

 Session -1 (Health, Safety, and Security at Workplace)

1. Why Workplace Safety is Important?

  • Workplace safety is important for every individual working there.
  • A safe environment helps to: - Ensure better work performance and Maintain an efficient workforce.
  • It is the responsibility of the organization to provide a safe and healthy working environment.
2. Safety Issues and Workplace
  1. Workplaces can be of different types:
  • Quiet workplace: Offices, libraries.
  • Noisy and crowded workplaces: Hospitals, railway stations, factories, shops, restaurants, etc.
          Example: A small stationary shop is quiet, while a busy railway platform is noisy and crowded.

3. What is Safety Hazard?

  • A safety hazard means a threat or risk in the workplace.
  • To prevent hazards: 
  • Nature of workplace decides what kind of threats can occur.
  • High-risk workplaces (laboratories, construction sites, mines, factories) need : (Expert guidance, Strict safety code of conduct)
4. Common vs Specialized Workplaces:
  • Specialized workplaces: Laboratories, mines, factories- Need advanced safety measures.
  • Common Workplaces: Schools, offices, shops- follow basic and mandatory safety practices regularly.
Example of Safety Hazard 
1. Fire: 
  • Fire is one of the most dangerous hazards.
  • without proper safety measures- fire spreads quickly and causes major destruction.
  • Important places prone to fire (Mines, Paper and garment warehouses (godowns), Elevators, theaters, Washrooms, Oil rigs, fuel stations.
  • Fire safety must always be a primary concern for every workplace.
2. Electricity: 
  • Electricity is dangerous but often taken lightly.
  • Common causes of electric hazards:
                Broken sockets or wire casings.
                Water leakage near electrical fittings.
                           

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