scholarly journals The Preparation of a Matrix of Occupational Health and Safety Risks in a Wood Company

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (11) ◽  
pp. 22-29
Author(s):  
Vilson Menegon Bristot ◽  
Didiane Ana Gonçalves ◽  
Nilzo Ivo Ladwig ◽  
Márcio Carlos Just ◽  
Bruno Brogni Uggioni ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Health ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Occupational Health And Safety ◽  
Occupational Accidents ◽  
Risk Matrix ◽  
Physical Effort ◽  
Safety Risks ◽  
Wood Residues ◽  
The Matrix ◽  
A Company

Logging companies are extremely important in the economy of the country, but the large number of occupational accidents is of concern in this sector. It is therefore essential to act preventively in the cause of these accidents by identifying and controlling hazards. Thus, the objective of this work was to elaborate an Occupational Health and Safety Risk Matrix in a logging plant in Criciúma - SC. To this end, the applied matrix is based on the requirements set forth in BS OHSAS 18001: 2007. As a result it was observed that the greatest risk is incorrect posture and intense physical effort, as well as noise and projection of wood residues in the eyes and skin. It was inferred that with the matrix it was possible to identify the points in which a company should seek quick solutions to minimize the risks to which its employees are subjected daily.

scholarly journals Relevant occupational health and safety risks in the Portuguese food processing industry

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 23-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pedro D. Gaspar ◽  
Tânia Lima ◽  
Mariana Lourenço
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Health ◽  
Food Processing ◽  
Thermal Environment ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Occupational Health And Safety ◽  
Food Processing Industry ◽  
Processing Industry ◽  
Safety Risks ◽  
Work Accidents ◽  
Health And Safety Risks

The Agrifood Industry is the largest Portuguese Industry, constituted mainly by micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). It is noted that more than any other type of organization SMEs have their own speci?cities that make it particularly appropriate to develop tools to facilitate communication and knowledge sharing for employers and workers. To this extent, identifying critical success factors is the key to increase SMEs productivity. Likewise, Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) in SMEs have their own characteristics, which dif?cult the prevention strategies implementation and aggravate the problematic of work accidents. This study analyses a ?eldwork in 60 food processing companies in Portugal, related to the dairy, meat processing, bakery and horticultural subsectors. The analysis of the results allowed to identify that, at the national and regional level, the main failures are concerned with (1) lack of risk assessments regarding occupational noise, lighting, thermal environment and vibrations; (2) safety signaling, the circulation ways are not identi?ed with appropriate safety colors; (3) general lighting, with too many shade areas and finally (4) complementary presence of associated risks to falls at the same level, falling of objects, thermal burns, the use of machines and equipment, ?re, mechanical, ergonomic hazards and incorrect body postures. This study assesses the most relevant occupational health and safety risks in the Portuguese food processing industry to contribute to the improvement of OSH management and prevention of work accidents.

scholarly journals THE IMPLEMENTATION OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY FOR PREGNANT WORKERS IN VARIOUS WORKPLACES

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-41
Author(s):  
Aditira Dwi Hanani
Keyword(s):  
Women Workers ◽  
Occupational Health ◽  
Maternity Leave ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Occupational Health And Safety ◽  
Occupational Accidents ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Safety Programs ◽  
Special Protection ◽  
Health And Safety Programs

Pregnant workers have more health risks for health problems than other workers. There are different potential hazards in different workplaces. Occupational Health and Safety Programs need to be implemented for pregnant workers in order to avoid work related diseases in various workplaces. This study aims to determine the the implementation of occupational health and safety for pregnant workers in various workplaces. This study uses a qualitative method by conducting FGD (Focus Group Discussion) with pregnant women workers from various workplaces and in-depth interviews with occupational health and safety experts. Occupational health and safety programs have been implemented for pregnant workers such as the right to maternity leave, working hours arrangements, health insurance, and special protection for pregnant workers. However, there are some workplaces that still do not provide special protection for pregnant workers. Every workplace should pay more attention to the health and safety of pregnant workers as an effort to prevent occupational accidents and work related diseases

scholarly journals Impact of Alcohol on Occupational Health and Safety in the Construction Industry at Workplaces with Scaffoldings

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (19) ◽  
pp. 6690
Author(s):  
Marek Sawicki ◽  
Mariusz Szóstak
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Alcohol Abuse ◽  
Occupational Health ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Occupational Health And Safety ◽  
Occupational Accidents ◽  
Preventive Actions ◽  
Different Sources

The value, care, and customs of workers are essential in terms of occupational health and safety. The abuse of alcohol is widely regarded as a serious threat to the lives, health, and safety of employees. The aim of the research was to identify the main problems that are associated with alcohol abuse and consumption at work among employees in the construction industry, with particular emphasis on workstations where work is carried out on construction scaffoldings. Data for the analysis were obtained from two different sources. The first one was post-accident documentation on occupational accidents. The second one was surveys collected during the research project. This study confirmed that excessive and disproportionate alcohol consumption can be the cause of an accident, and consequently death at workplaces with scaffolding. Of 219 accident reports, 17.4% indicated alcohol as a contributing factor. Analysis of accident documentations shows that in cases where alcohol was indicated as a contributing factor in an accident, the alcohol was consumed during the workday. The results obtained on the basis of the conducted research were able to constitute a justification for the directions of preventive actions carried out in order to reduce the number of occupational accidents in the construction industry caused by alcohol.

scholarly journals Penggunaan Metode Heart Dan JSA Sebagai Upaya Pengurangan Human Error Pada Kecelakaan Kerja Di Departemen Produksi

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Faris Rohmawan ◽  
Dian Palupi Restuputri
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Health ◽  
Production Process ◽  
Human Error ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Occupational Accidents ◽  
Occupational Accident ◽  
Operational Procedure ◽  
Additional Equipment ◽  
A Company

Occupational health and safety is very important point for a company. CV. XYZ is a company that produces paving and have problem about the occupational accident. There are 4 production procceses that can be couse occupational accidents, which is taking raw materials procces, stirring batter, forming and drying. This case must be analyzed using HEART and JSA method as evaluating effort for occupational accident. The results of HEART method analysing imply that HEP value 0,8632is the most dangerous occupational, that is forpicking gravel from cement mixer machine. After known the value of HEP afterward analyzed using JSA method. The goal is as improvement to occupational accident in the production process in order can be reduced. The result of JSA method analysing are improvement suggestion such us levying mask, hat, design of additional components for machine, additional equipment for pallet and hand pallet, and assigning standart operational procedure.

scholarly journals Occupational health and safety characteristics of agricultural workers in Adana, Turkey: a cross-sectional study

PeerJ ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. e4952 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ramazan Azim Okyay ◽  
Ferdi Tanır ◽  
Pelin Mutlu Ağaoğlu
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Health ◽  
Social Security ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Occupational Health And Safety ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Agricultural Workers ◽  
Occupational Accidents ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Mean

Background Among agricultural workers, especially in the seasonal migratory ones, housing and hygiene related issues, occupational accidents, low levels of education, poverty and absence of social security problems emerge as significant public health problems. This study aims to compare migrant-seasonal workers (MSWs) and resident agricultural workers (RAWs) in terms of socio-demographic characteristics and occupational health and safety in Adana, one of Turkey’s most important agricultural cities. Methods This cross-sectional study was conducted on RAWs and MSWs, aged 15–65, operating in the province of Adana. The calculated sample sizes for both MSWs and RAWs were distributed using stratified simple random sampling to five districts of Adana. Results The mean age of the 798 participating agricultural workers was 34.6 ± 14.2. Of the RAWs, 78.8% and of the MSWs 57.0% were male; 5.8% of RAWs and 32.8% of MSWs were illiterate. The mean number of people in the households of the participating workers was 5.1 for RAWs and 6.6 for MSWs. Of the RAWs, 20.5% were not covered by any social security scheme while this percentage was 35.1% in MSWs. RAWs worked 9.9 h a day while MSWs worked 10.9 h a day. Of the agricultural workers, 12.9% had injuries caused by occupational accidents. Discussion Agricultural workers, who are a large part of Turkey’s economically active population, do not have healthy and safe working conditions. New regulations in the fields of social security, record keeping, monitoring, supervision, education and occupational health have been implemented recently to solve these problems. Despite the recent improvements there are still some problematic issues in the auditing of the necessary practices.

scholarly journals Analisis Kesehatan Dan Keselamatan Kerja Menggunakan Failure Mode And Effect Analysis Di PT. XYZ

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 46-58
Author(s):  
Muhammad Ramadan ◽  
Sukanta Sukanta ◽  
Risma Fitriani
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Health ◽  
Production Process ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Occupational Health And Safety ◽  
Risk Priority Number ◽  
Effect Analysis ◽  
Fmea Method ◽  
Prime Condition ◽  
A Company

Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) is important to maintain and improve so that the quality of human resources in the company is always in prime condition. Every company has a different level or level of Occupational Health and Safety (OHS). PT. XYZ is a company that uses corrosive materials, therefore Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) analyst at PT XYZ is needed. The Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) analysis carried out in this study used the FMEA method to determine which part of the production process had Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) that needed repair the most. From the research results, it was found that the highest Risk Priority Number (RPN) value was the pickling and degreasing production process.

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