This document discusses job safety and health. It provides definitions of job health and safety, an overview of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970. It then analyzes the importance of health and safety in the workplace. The document also provides a case study of Kohsar Industries, identifying major health and safety issues like machinery problems, lack of protective equipment, lighting problems, and noise issues. It concludes with a SWOT analysis and recommendations to improve workplace safety and health.
4. Main headings:
Introduction to the topic
Important sub-topics
Practical study of the organization
Swot analysis
Conclusion
recommendation
5. Definition:
Job health and safety is protecting the safety,
health and overall welfare of employees at a
particular company or institution. The goal of
most workplace health and safety programs
is to promote a safer work environment for
employees.
It also includes training of personnel in
accident prevention, accident response,
emergency preparedness, and use of
protective clothing
6. Occupational Safety and
Health Act of 1970
According to the U.S. Department of
Labor, the OSHA was developed in 1970
to oversee workplace safety and health.
Today, it protects over 100 million
workers and 6.5 million employers.
OSHA has over 2,000 inspectors, as well
as many other employees in greater than
200 offices in the United States.
7. OSHA mission:
The mission of the Occupational Safety
and Health Administration (OSHA) is to
save lives, prevent injuries and protect
the health of America's workers. To
accomplish this, federal and state
governments must work in partnership
with the more than 100 million working
men and women and their six and a half
million employers who are covered by
the Occupational Safety and Health Act
of 1970.
8. THE IMPORTANCE OF HEALTH AND SAFET
safe work environment helps to
facilitate employees
commitment to quality and improve
industrial relation
it leads to improved productivity and
quality
employee and union-management
relations can be improved when
employers satisfy their employees
health and safety need.
11. Brief History:
This firm was established in 1979 mainly
with objective of serving the local
construction industry. Anticipating the
immense potential of local marble and
dimension stone, the partners decided to
promote Pakistani marble and other
stone in international market, for this new
state of art machinery was imported in
1993. Since than the processes of
constantly upgrading machinery and
adding new capacity to plant is part of
regular policy of the firm.
13. Major problems:
1. Machinery problems: mostly workers
are uneducated and dont know the
well use of machines that cause
injury.
2. Lack of protective equipment:
protecting equipments are most
important for working people.
Selection and use of PPE requires
careful consideration, as there are
many different types that reduce the
risk of injury of contact or exposure
to a hazard. absence of these
14. 3. Lighting problems:
Light play very important role in any
business. without light we cant do any
work. poor lighting is not only effect the
health bus also cause symptoms like
eyestrain,migrain,and headaches. In the
kohsar industries employees work in dim
light which is a big hazard for eyes.
15. 4. Noise problem:
Noise is one of the most common
occupational health hazard. In the
kohsar industry permanent hearing
loss is the main health concern.
Excessive noise damages the hair
cells in the cochlea, part of the inner
ear, leading to loss of hearing
16. Swot analysis:
Strength
A well manage health and safety
program
Increase productivity
Low absenteeism
Better working condition
Low risk
18. Opportunities:
Rising demands of products in
developed countries
Provide incentives to the retailer to
increase sales value
Ecommerce and internet are emerged
as promissory distribution channel to
market and sell the marble and
ceramic
19. Threats:
Competition in domestic market.
Current economic situation may have
an adverse impact on kohsar
industries
Lack of political willingness and
support on promoting new strategies.
20. Conclusion:
Job health and safety is very important
for any organization. Safety in the
work place is a big deal. The
employees have the right to be safe
from hazards in the work place and
employer have the obligation to
provide protective measure to
maintain their safety.
21. Recommendation:
The company has to create the
awareness for the workers regarding
health and safety.
It is better to provide frequent health and
safety training, at least once in a year.
The management has to take necessary
steps to reduce the stress level of the
workers.
Orientation programs can be conducted
to make the workers to feel that their
work environment is safe to work.