PLANT SAFETY

Though accidents cannot be totally eliminated altogether in an integrated plant like DSP, they can be prevented to a great extent and their magnitude sufficiently reduced with minimum loss to life & property, if some basic precautions are always carefully observed inside the plant.

FACTORS OF ACCIDENTS:-

·        Operating without authority

·        Working at unsafe speed

·        Making safety equipment inoperative

·        Using unsafe tools

·        Taking unnecessary/calculated risks

·        Taking unsafe postures

·        Failure to use PPE(personal protective equipments)

UNSAFE CONDITIONS:-

·        Inadequate guard/unguarded areas

·        Defective conditions of machines

·        Unsafe design of construction

·        Hazardous work arrangement

·        Inadequate illumination

·        Inadequate ventilation

COSTS OF ACCIDENTS:-

According to survey for any kind of accident per man per day, the cost of accident is around Rs 10,000.

A>DIRECT COSTS

·        Wages and salary

·        Medical facilities to be given

·       Compensation, etc.

B>INDIRECT COSTS

·        Loss of time of supervising

·        Loss of co-workers

·        Production loss

·        Damage to machines