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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