Greenwave | Why Safety

What is safety ?

Relative freedom from danger,risk,or threat of harm,injury,or loss to personnel and/or property, Whether caused deliberately or by accident.

S-Search for the Hazards
A-Analyze the Risk
F-Find The Cause
E-Eliminate the Cause
T-Tell Others
Y-You are Safe

What is PPE ?

Personal protective equipment (PPE) is anything used or worn by a person to minimise risk to the person’s health or safety and includes a wide range of clothing and safety equipment. PPE includes boots, face masks, hard hats, ear plugs, respirators, gloves, safety harnesses, high visibility clothing etc.

Your PPE are the extra tools that are requirred to ensure your safety .When using the tools you need to fabricate and operate your robot always wear the proper PPE.

Major safety hazards in workplace

These are the most common and will be present in most workplaces at one time or another. They include unsafe conditions that can cause injury, illness and death.

Safety Hazards include :

Spills on floors or tripping hazards, such as blocked aisles or cords running across the floor .
Working from heights, including ladders, scaffolds, roofs, or any raised work area .
Unguarded machinery and moving machinery parts; guards removed or moving parts that a worker can accidentally touch.
Electrical hazards like frayed cords, missing ground pins, improper wiring
Confined spaces
Machinery-related hazards (lockout/tagout, boiler safety, forklifts, etc.)

Most Common injuries in workplace

Construction sites are known to be a dangerous place to be – it is where we get the popular notion of putting on a hard hat

Most companies are careful to keep their workers safe, but the nature of assembling large buildings lends itself to danger. Tools, girders and large vehicles all present hazards on construction sites.

The most common workplace injuries suffered by workers include:

Head Injuries

Head injuries are often suffered on project sites due to falling objects, tools, or materials, especially for workers who are digging or building from the bottom up. These injuries can include lacerations on the head, concussions, traumatic brain injuries, and more. A hard hat can help protect workers from these injuries.

Burns and scarring

Burns are one of the most common construction site injuries around, mainly because of the likelihood of fires and explosions on build sites. Exposed wiring, dangerous chemicals, leaking pipes, and other items all pose a potential risk for fires, which if not handled properly, could endanger nearby workers.

Injuries to the spinal cord

These construction site injuries are often suffered because of falls, usually off a ladder, scaffolding, or other high part of the build site. Spinal cord injuries can lead to partial or full paralysis, lifelong disabilities, and brain damage.

Cuts and lacerations

Project site workers often suffer cuts and lacerations to the skin due to poorly maintained or defective tools, unsecured machinery, exposed nails, and other on-site hazards. These cuts and gashes can even lead to infection, if not treated properly. Workers should wear protective clothing and gear at all times to prevent these injuries from occurring.

Broken,factured ,or crushed bones

Due to the heavy machinery involved in this line of work, some of the most common construction site injuries are broken, fractured, or even crushed bones. Bulldozers, cranes, and other equipment, if not secured properly or operated correctly, could hit or crush a nearby worker, inflicting serious injury.

Limb or digit loss

Construction sites are full of heavy objects, materials, and pieces of machinery. If one of these falls on or traps a worker, it can easily cut off a limb, finger, or toe. Additionally, if limbs or digits are crushed or severely mangled, it may require amputation in order to preserve the worker’s health.

Loss of hearing

The loud noises of heavy machinery and building equipment make hearing loss one of the more common construction site injuries suffered. If workers fail to wear earplugs while operating jackhammers or other extremely loud equipment, they could affect or lose their hearing.

Stress injuries

Construction requires a lot of repetitive movement. Constant lifting, bending, or moving in a certain way can cause stress injuries over time. These often occur in the back and can have life-changing effects for the worker.

How to reduce workplace injuries

Safety requires a comprehensive approach, and may mean all of the following:

Hiring - Tell employees about the importance of safety when they start
Educating -workers about safety measures and the importance of following rules
Training -Properly train workers for new job duties
Monitoring - Make sure workers properly follow all safety procedures, and correctly use equipment
Enforcing -Institute consequences for failure to follow safety measures
Discussing -Talk about safety all the time; at toolbox talk meetings, performance evaluations, etc.
Placement -Only place workers in jobs if they possess the necessary physical capabilities
Providing -Supply personal protective equipment (i.e. safety glasses, boots, respirators)
Reviewing injuries -If there is an injury figure out what went wrong, why, and try to fix it for the future
Identifying weaknesses -Learn what your most frequent injuries are, and then develop strategies to address them
Reviewing work practices -Know that working overtime or unsafe staffing practices may increase injuries
Rewarding - Recognize or reward workers, teams, or shifts who assist or initiate training or monitoring. develop risks list or warning posters

Our Goal

Zero Accident
Occupational Health Safety
To Be the best Company in Safety and Health.
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