| The importance of safety at work place can't | | | | necessary for the employee to take some basic |
| be over exemplified. It is mostly felt in | | | | steps so as to arrest the magnitude of the |
| factories where the labourers are exposed t | | | | casualty. In case of high-rise towers, it |
| sustained risk in their daily operations. | | | | becomes difficult for fire-fighters to carry |
| Adaptation of safety measures not only | | | | 100pund gears at the top of the buildings. In |
| ensures safety of the life of the workers but | | | | that case fire fighting devices like fire |
| also of their family dependents. | | | | extinguishers should be kept within the reach |
| | | | of everyone. |
| ANSI makes it mandatory for major factories | | | | |
| and construction houses to comply with | | | | Safety of employees is primarily important at |
| certain specified norms. It is important that | | | | any workplace irrespective of the fact |
| the construction houses and factories adopt | | | | whether it is an office, factory or a |
| certain specified norms. It is important that | | | | construction site. But at the same time, |
| the construction houses and factories adopt | | | | proper protection of the office property is |
| some basic safety measures so as to ensure | | | | essential. All the employees should be |
| overall safety of the workplace. First and | | | | identified by proper photo identity card that |
| foremost all operations should be executed | | | | is required to be shown as one enters the |
| under supervision of factory foreman. He is | | | | office premises. |
| responsible for discharge of all safety | | | | |
| measures. All the safety provisions must be | | | | A photo id card helps in identifying its |
| brought to the attention of everyone employed | | | | holder with his name and photograph. This |
| in the factory units. A list of all adopted | | | | helps in avoiding impersonation and reduces |
| safety measures should be displayed at a | | | | chances of theft, robbery and pilferage in |
| prominent place so as to attract attention of | | | | factories. |
| workers Special care should be taken with | | | | |
| regard to providing safety helmets, shoes, | | | | Each equipment should be properly labelled |
| and safety belts to the workers. A first aid | | | | and a proper record should be maintained. |
| kit should be maintained so as to combat | | | | Safety is of utmost importance in warehouses. |
| emergency situation. Safety is of utmost | | | | All the stocks should be labelled with the |
| importance in construction sites. Special | | | | help of a bin card and should be kept under |
| attention should be devoted to ensure safety | | | | strict vigilance of the storekeeper. The |
| in these areas. Fr instance barricading all | | | | stock chart should be maintained regularly so |
| open excavations is necessary. | | | | that any deficit in stock can be brought to |
| | | | notice. |
| Every employee should be made educated of the | | | | |
| necessary steps to be adopted in case there | | | | Last but never the least it is important to |
| is an emergency. As we know, most of the | | | | buy insurance cover for all the workers as |
| offices are located in high rise towers and | | | | well as the working equipments. But at the |
| the incidents like fire, elevator emergency, | | | | same time it is necessary to take proper |
| power cut have manifold impact at these | | | | safety steps. All insurance claims are liable |
| places. | | | | to rejections if the safety requirements are |
| | | | not being complied with. |
| Especially in incidents like fire, it is | | | | |