What are the hazards in
welding?
Eye injury
Burn injury Arc
realization
Electrical shock Light
arc radiation
Heat, light and
radiation effect Heat fume
Poisonous gases Chipped
price of weld metal
Fire
Explosion Scattering
Noise Sparking
Sparking
Flying sand
What are hazards and
injuries in manual handing?
1. Cutting fingers due
to sharp edges
2. Burns due to handing
of hot articles
3. Foot injuries due to
dropped articles
4. Slipped disc due to
improper posture in lifting on object
5. Strains to wrist or
fingers
6. Sprains, wounds
hernias, fractures
Cause of accidents
in manual handling?
1. Improper lifting
2. Carrying too heavy
loads
3. Improper gripping
4. Failure to use PPE
5. Lifting greasy, oily
and irregular objects
6. Poor physique
What precautions are
need to avoid accident in manhandling?
1. Stand at safe
distance from the load
2. Sharp edge and burns
are removed before lifting a material.
3. PPE such as safety
gloves and safety shoes are to be used.
4. If the weight is too
heavy for one person to lift, then he has to seek the assistance.
5. The pathway is not
blocked by obstacles while carrying the load.
6. The different
actions, movements and forces necessary while carrying the load.
7. Modify the task by
using hooks and crow bars.
8. Mechanical equipments
like cranes shall be used.
9. Modify the objects
10. Change the way
things are used.
Tips for manuals
handling?
1. Plan
2. Clear the path
3. Move in close to the
load
4. Secure your grip
5. Hold your head
upright
6. Maintain normal
curves of the spine
7. Power the lift with
legs and body weight
8. Don’t twist
Cause of accidents in
mechanical handling?
1. The sudden failure of
wire rope or a chain
2. Slipping of the load
from the sling
3. Swinging of the load
at the time of lifting
4. The load sometimes
hits the man
What are the
advantages in good house keeping?
1. It helps in the
reduction of accidents including fire accidents
2. It saves the property
damages
3. It improves employee
moral
4. Better productivity
5. Working area becomes
presentable
6. Human energy is
conserved
7. Visitors are very
much satisfied
8. The burden of
supervisor is reduced
How to care and
maintenance of hand tools?
1. Tools must be kept
clean and free from corrosion
2. Keep metal parts
lightly oiled
3. Remove burrs from
edges of tools and heads of chisels.
4. Tools which are not
in used must be stored separately
5. A good worker
regularly inspects his tools
6. Do not use tools
without handles
How to prevent
accidents of “power tools”?
1. The operators should
wear face shields or safety glasses
2. Power tools should be
placed in the store room after use
3. power tools should
have protected by guards
4. Pneumatic hoses or
electric cables of power tools should not pass through passage ways.
5. The electrical power
tools should be properly earthed
6. Never horse play with
hose of pneumatic tools
7. Power tools machines
should be maintained and operated properly.