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2) Fall Protection: According to OSHA, U.S. Department of Labor for a minimum fall height of 6 feet (1.

8 meters) wearing safety harness is a must. Besides Control lines also must be connected on each side to a guardrail system or wall. [https://www.osha.gov/doc/outreachtraining/htmlfiles/subpartm.html] 3) Housekeeping: It means ensuring the factory environment neat and clean. That involves cleaning the dirt and oil spill. Keep any item at the same place from where it was first taken be it any book, document, plate or any machinery. 4) Slips Falls Trips: Adhering to the recommended housekeeping practices & other safe work practices to prevent slip, trip and fall related incidents. This includes cleaning up spills immediately, marking spills and wet areas, mopping or sweeping debris from floors and removing obstacles from walkways and keeping areas free from clutter. [http://www.stanford.edu/dept/EHS/prod/mainrencon/occhealth/slip_trip_fall_prevention.pdf] 5) Lifting technique & Material Handling: This is an important issue. Ignoring this safety one can damage ones spine or may lead to severe injury. For lifting, both the hands must be used in parallel. First and foremost job is to assess the weight of the material. Next job is to decide by which means one is going to hoist up the material. While transporting any material from one place to other necessary precautions must be taken. 6) Welding and cutting: According to OSHA, welding cylinders must be kept far away from the business area away from electrical circuitry or any open flame, hot metal, or other sources of artificial heat. For Arc welding safety glass must be worn. Welding cables and connectors insulation must be checked thoroughly before energizing. Machine grounding must be checked. During operation hot electrodes must be dealt with utmost care i.e. placing hot electrode in water to cool or electrode holders must be kept insulated to prevent electrical injury. Ventilation must be ensured before starting welding. While cutting and welding, special eye protection must be taken else it may cause severe eye irritation.

8) Fire Prevention and safety: a) Fire: Fire is the combined effort of 3 elements knows as Fire Triangle. They are: 1. Heat 2. Fuel 3. Oxygen Whatever the nature of fire be, 4 duties must be performed: 1. Find 2. Inform 3. Rescue/Restrict 4. Extinguish

b) Fire Class: Class A fires consist of ordinary combustibles such as wood, paper, fabric, plastic, and most kinds of trash. Class B: Flammable liquid and gas such as gasoline, oil, paint and other flammable liquids

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