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Human Resource Mangement

Notes  The legal provisions regarding safety cover areas such as fencing of machinery, not
employing young persons near dangerous machines, using safe devices to cut off power,
using good hoists and lifts, giving enough room for workers to move around safely,
quality flooring, providing ventilators for pumping out fumes, gases; and precautions to
be taken to prevent fire accidents, etc.

14.6 Keywords

Effective Safety Management: Effective safety management considers the type of safety problems,
accidents, employees and technology in the organisational setting.
Employee Assistance Programmes: Programmes that provide professional counselling, medical
help and rehabilitation opportunities to all troubled employees.

Health: A general state of physical, mental and emotional well-being.
Safety: Protection of a person's physical health.
Safety Engineering: To minimise workplace accidents, proper engineering procedures could be
followed. Fencing of machinery, adequate space between machines, parts and equipment, use of
material handling equipment, safety devices, proper maintenance of machines, etc., are
undertaken to prevent accidents from occurring.

Security: Protection of employer facilities and equipment from unauthorised access and protection
of employees while on work premises or work assignments.
Troubled Employee: An individual who is confronted by unresolved personal or work related
problems.
Wellness Programmes: Programmes that focus on prevention to help employees build lifestyles
that will help them to achieve their full physical and mental potential.
Workplace Aggression: Efforts by individuals to harm others with whom they work or have
worked.
14.7 Review Questions

1. Explain the legal provisions regarding employee health, under the Factories Act, 1948.
2. How do working conditions affect the health of employees? What steps should be taken to
protect employee health?
3. Identify the causes for accidents in the factory. What steps should be taken to ensure
industrial safety?

4. Explain what causes unsafe acts. What is the role of a supervisor in safety?
5. Describe at least five techniques for reducing accidents.
6. "Accidents do not just happen, they are caused". Comment.
7. What steps should be taken by management to increase motivation for safety?
8. Should organizations be willing to invest more money in employee wellness? Why or
Why Not?
9. Discuss the following statement by a supervisor;
"I feel it is my duty to get involved with my employees and their personal problems to
show that I truly care about them."

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