Engineer's Zone

Industrial safety can be considered as the techniques put into practice to trim down the threat of injury, loss and danger to persons, property or the environment in any location concerning with the manufacturing, producing and processing of goods or merchandise.
It can also be known as the work place safety (or) occupational safety. With the advancement of technologies, the danger for the life of human being is increasing. The idea of industry safety was introduced with a view of avoiding workplace accidents which leads to death or the disability of employee, not only employee is effected but also employer is effected by loss of property, machine hour and man hour. Losses indirectly to the employer in terms of

• compensation to the worker,
  
• medical expenditure,
  
• loss of time to the co worker,
  
• demoralisation to the group,
  
• and training a new worker.

Industrial safety was first started in 1912 in USA with first cooperative safety congress and the organisation National Safety Council. Now most of the industries have the motto of “safety first”. All industrial personnel are trained about the basic industrial safety aspects of man, machine, and material. Safety officer must motivate and train all the worker with all the safety aspect towards making him good at safety, which helps himself to develop safe working environment. Safety at workplace should be given first importance. Safe working habit can be learned only through practice.
Every Industrial personnel should contribute towards safety towards making the environment safe to work.

GENERAL SAFTY:
1) All pipes shall be fixed in a manner as to provide easy accessibility.
2) Only approved type of anchor fastener shall be used.
3) All working personal and visitors shall be allowed entry only with PPE.
4) All construction power cable to be laid above ground .
ELECTRICAL SAFETY:
1) To minimise the risk of hazard while using Electrical hand tools, these shall be of 110v operating voltage or less. 230 volts hand tools shall not be allowed.
2) Contractors shall maintain adequate inventory of 230/110v transformer with 110v side centred tapped and earthed.
3) Both the primary and the secondary of the transformer shall be protected with a 30mA ELCB.
EARTHING SAFETY:
1) All three-phase, medium and high voltage (>250 Volts) equipment, all low voltage (< 250 volts) moveable equipment, portable electrical tools shall be earthed by separate and distinct connections with earth (double earthing).
2) All plug sockets shall industrial three pin type, and the third pin shall permanently and efficiently earthed.
30mA RCCB of adequate current rating shall be provided for:
§ All socket outlets
§ Moveable, portable electrical equipment e.g. welding m/c, cutting m/c etc.
§ Lighting fittings, air circulators etc.

WELDING SAFETY:
1) AC welding machines shall not be allowed only DC welding sets shall be allowed.
2) Both the forward and return paths of welding circuits shall be through cables and the job being undertaken shall be properly earthed
3) Welding return shall connect nearest to the welding point.
3) All welding equipments shall be tested every two months.