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CHAPTER 7 - SAFETY AND HEALTH AT WORK

The text discusses the importance of maintaining a safe and healthy workplace, highlighting the roles of safety programs and policies. It emphasizes the need for total employee commitment, proper record-keeping, and the provision of personal protective equipment.

CHAPTER 7 - SAFETY AND HEALTH AT WORK

Reducing drug and alcohol related problem

Organization planning conduct drug testing on employees

Strategies reducing drug and alcohol problem among the workforce

The Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH)

The National Institute of Safety and Health (NIOSH)

Definition

Unwanted conduct of a sexual nature having the effect of verbal, non verbal, visual and psychological harassment.

7.1 Introduction

7.6 Violence at Work

Best Way To Reduce

Providing Training
Designing & Disseminating a Procedure
Establishing Strict Rules
Conducting Risk Management

4 Step Process

Check what You have Done
Take Action
Decide what Action to Take
Find out if the Organization has a Poblem

Categorization

Outside Workplace & Outside Workplace
Workplace & Outside Workplace
Workplace & Workplace

7.4 Ensuring a safe work place

Safety programmes

Disciplinary system
Provision of personal protection equipment
Safety and health living campaign
Incentive and reward schemes
Safety training
Record keeping
Total commitment from all level of employee

Safety policies

A description of any procedure or structures
An explanation of who is responsible for safety in the organization
A statement of the organization commitment

7.3 Occupational Diseases and Health Issues

Hazard prevention

Employers are responsible to provide the needed of the employees to prevent the hazards

Stress

Work long hours

Respiratory Hazards

Chemical and cleaning agents

Chemical hazards

Operation development

Biological hazards

employee’s cafeterias and food

Physical hazards

loud noise
vibration
cold
heat

7.2 Accidents at Work

Consequences of accidents at works

negative publicity
mas airlines tragedy

Subtopic

lowered morale
traumatized
losess of output
productivity decrease
financial costs
replacement of water
new machine

Factors an accidents

technical causes
environment causes
human causes
low attention span
impulsiveness
nervousness and fear
worry and depression
drinking and drug abuse

7.5 Sexual Harassment at Work

Classes of Sexual Harassment

Non verbal harassment
looking up & down a person’s body
Verbal harassment
sex based jokes
Physical harassment
blocking movement
Visual harassment
showing pornographic pictures
Psychological harassment
unwanted private invitation

7.7 Improving the health of employee

Stress management

excessive working hour and shift work
poor supervision
insecurity

CHAPTER 7 SAFETY AND HEALTH AT WORK

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