How Can I Find Safety Instructions for Machine Operators to Prevent Accidents?

Dear seniors, I have passed my MBA in Human Resource and joined an esteemed organization. There are many kinds of heavy machines, but there are no safety instructions on these machines. Unskilled operators operate the machines, and many times they sustain injuries in accidents. Please help me find where I can collect safety instructions and safety training-related materials.

Thank you.

Dear Mr. Muki, I appreciate your initiative in seeking a solution from this forum. Can you please let me know what kind of machinery is there in your organization? Safety precautions vary according to the situation and the type of machines. You need to conduct a detailed risk assessment of each piece of machinery so that we can determine the necessary precautions for each specific job.

Dear Mukesh,

First, your statement "unskilled operators operate the machine" is not acceptable. Every machine operator must be trained to operate their machine. They should have the required skills developed to operate it; without these skills, they should not be handed a machine to operate, especially since most metalworking machines are classified as hazardous.

However, modern machines are built to operate safely, with guarding being a statutory requirement. Manufacturers supply you with operating instructions, and safety precautions are listed with them. Additionally, create a checklist and ensure:

- The machine layout is safe.
- The foundation is proper.
- Guards are in place.
- Proper lighting is provided.
- Easy access around the machine is available.
- The main switch is within easy reach of operators.
- An emergency stop button is available.
- Proper grounding is provided.
- The premises are maintained non-slippery.
- Scraps are removed timely.
- The operator is facing the passage, etc...

Unless you do these exercises, there is no point in just conducting training for workers who are not operators.

For training purposes, you may use the attached PowerPoint if found suitable.

Regards,
Kesava Pillai

Warm welcome to CiteHR safety forum. I feel that with the participation of seniors like you, we can make this forum come alive. Thanks for your inputs into the thread. Keep on sharing. Hope to see you participating and sharing your expertise with us.

Dear Sir, thanks for your inputs into the thread and for the presentation. The inputs for the checkpoints are very useful. I hope this will clarify the doubt of the thread starter. Dear Mr. Mukesh, please do let us know whether your query gets resolved or not. Kesava sir, once again, thanks for your inputs and hope to get the same in the future too.

Please go through the attached poster. It may be helpful to you.

Thank you.

Regards

Risk Assessment and Employee Training

Please see the attached file. DO NOT think that this is a cure; this is a SAMPLE ONLY. If no one there is qualified to perform a risk assessment, then have a third-party company come in and do it for you. You need proper training for all your employees and mentoring set up for any new employees that enter your establishment. As others in this forum have mentioned, they are giving you sound advice.

Your company is losing money when you consider the following: a hurt employee equals training a new employee equals lost man-hours and medical costs equals lost production equals lost revenue. It becomes a never-ending cycle that needs to be stopped somewhere. Please start with the book that I have attached first. Any questions, please ask.

Regards,
M Corporate HSE Manager

Thank you very much for your valuable input, sir. The book on Safety Management is really great. I will certainly go through it thoroughly. Keep up the good work and try to participate in other threads to share your expertise with us.

Dear Mukhi,

First of all, heartily welcome to our CiteHR EHS forum. I apologize for the delay. I have just downloaded what you attached to our member query. If I have any questions, I will let you know. Please keep watching and advising us. Again, thanks.

Dear Muki,

Factory Safety Team Concerns

What happened to your factory Safety Team? Why has no one noticed such a lapse in the factory premises?

As explained by Mr. Dipil, safety precaution instructions will vary from machine to machine, place to place, whether at ground level or at a height, in daylight or under floodlights, and when wearing loose-fitting clothes. There are many criteria available to analyze risk assessment. To ascertain risk assessment, your complete EHS Team must work at full capacity and analyze all the aforementioned criteria so that all safety measures can be adopted while working on the machinery.

Training and Display Requirements

According to your contention, having unskilled workers operate the machinery is not acceptable. They must receive adequate training to operate the machines, and the names of the operators must be displayed. For example, in the Card Machine, the names of the Machine and Operators, along with their shifts, must be displayed. This way, unauthorized persons will not operate the machinery, ensuring proper utilization and maintenance.

Third-Party Risk Assessment

If there is no Safety Team in your workplace, you can deploy a third-party agency to conduct risk assessments and develop safety instructions for each machine, as explained by diehardcanonuser.

Please implement this in your production area and display safety precaution instructions and machine nomenclature, as well as operator details, in English, Hindi, and the local language on all machines in your factory. This positive action will yield good results in accident control and enhance the reputation of your factory. Your interest, involvement, and initiative will surely be appreciated by all seniors in your esteemed organization.

All the best.

Identifying Dangerous Machine Parts

To identify dangerous machine parts, look for the following:

1. Shear points
2. Drawing-in points
3. Impact and crushing areas
4. Entanglement areas
5. Stabbing points
6. Cutting areas
7. Abrasion areas
8. Flying particles
9. Protrusions

Please take necessary steps to protect these types of parts by installing suitable guards or using other means. I hope the information above will assist you in conducting a thorough risk assessment.

Regards

How can I get the daily safety checklist format for a shoe manufacturing factory? Can you help me by providing a sample?

My name is Praveen, and I work with an esteemed MNC in the logistics industry. I need to set safety SMART targets to prevent incidents in the workplace for my management report. Can anyone help me with generating this report? Please email me at [Email Removed For Privacy Reasons].

Thank you.