Safety in the Production and Maintenance Shops

Safety needs to be specially taken care of in production and maintenance activities. Material handling and storage are part and parcel of production activities. Even in operator education and learning books, safety aspect is discussed to create awareness as well as give specific instructions to be taken care of handling machines.

Supervisors have to know various safety precautions discussed in the books of trade training, safety precautions indicated by the machine manufacturers and safety rules framed by National Safety Boards. 

Development of a work safety scale.

Authors

Hayes BE

Source

Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, R43-OH-03099, 1994 Oct; :1-49

Abstract

The Work Safety Scale (WSS), a questionnaire intended to assess the attitude of employees toward workplace safety, was developed and validated. Five perceptions of safety were examined: job safety, coworker safety, supervisor safety, management safety practices, and satisfaction with the safety program. 

The results indicated that people who indicated their jobs were safer reported experiencing fewer accidents on the job, higher levels of job satisfaction, better health, lower levels of job stress, and reported greater compliance with safety behaviors compared to people who reported having a less safe work environment. 

The best predictors of accident rates were management safety and job safety. The best predictors of compliance with safety behaviors was supervisor safety and coworker safety. The author concludes that the 50 item WSS is a reliable and valid measure of perceptions of workplace safety.

 https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/nioshtic-2/00228271.html

Supervisors are the Key

The supervisor is the one person who can take immediate, direct action to make sure that his or her work area is safe and healthful for all employees. Russell DeReamer, author of Modern Safety Practices, considers the supervisor the only person who can control employees, machines, and working conditions on a daily, full-time basis.

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This course introduces you to key elements that help supervisors demonstrate the "5-STARS" of safety supervision. The key 5-STARS of safety supervision and leadership are:

Supervision - overseeing work activities to make sure employees are safe.

Training - conducting safety education and training.

Accountability - insisting everyone complies with company safety policies and rules.

Resources - providing physical resources (tools, equipment, materials, etc.) so employees can work safely.

Support - creating a supportive and psychosocial work environment (schedules, workloads, recognition, etc.) so employee do not work under undue stress.

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