Safety is not something you

can take or leave alone.

It is not an Safety is not
activity in which posters, slogans
one participates or rules, or is it
only when is movies, meeting,
being watched investigations or
or supervised. inspections.

ABSENCE OF DANGER
Safety is an attitude, a frame of mind. It is the awareness of
one’s environment and actions, all day, everyday.

Safety is knowing what is going on; knowing what can injure

anyone or anything; knowing how to prevent that injury and
then acting to prevent it. All it requires is intelligence and a
reasonable amount of native ability to see, to hear, to smell
and to think.
 AN UNPLANNED EVENT WHICH
RESULTS IN UNACCEPTABLE
CONSEQUENCES

AN UNDESIREABLE EVENT WHICH

INTERRUPTS NORMAL ACTIVITY
Accident

Incident

Near miss

Occupational
Disease/Poisoning
 SOME RECENT INCIDENTS IN MALAYSIA
DATE DISASTERS CASUALTIES
Collapse of Sultan Abdul Halim Jetty,
31 July 1988 2 dead; 1,674 injured
Butterworth, Penang.
Fire and explosion of Bright Sparklers
7 May 1991 22 dead; 103 injured
Fireworks Factory, Sg. Buloh, Selangor.
Fire at Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah
5 April 1992 3 dead
International Airport, Subang.
Choon Hong 111 Ship, explosion and fire,
20 June 1992 13 dead
Port Klang, Selangor.
Collapse of Highland Towers
11 Dec 1993 52 dead
Condominium, Hulu Klang, Selangor.
Landslide, off Genting Highland Road,
30 June 1995 20 dead; 22 injured
Pahang.
Tourist Bus Accident, Ravine at Km 15,
15 July 1996 17 dead
Genting Highland, Pahang.
Mud Slide, Natives Resettlement Village,
29 Aug 1996 44 dead
Pos Dipang, Kg. Sahom, Kampar, Perak.
Fire and explosion, SMDS, Bintulu 5 dead; property
24 Dec 1997
Sarawak. damage
 MAIN CAUSES OF FATAL ACCIDENTS – 1997
(AS REPORTED IN SELANGOR/WILAYAH PERSEKUTUAN)
CAUSE OF BY INDUSTRY
FATALITIES CONSTRUCTION MANUFACTURING OTHERS TOTAL
Fall or persons. 52 1 3 56
Struck by falling/flying
22 2 24
objects.
Knocked by moving
7 2 2 11
objects.
Caught in between
2 3 1 6
moving objects.
Struck by lightning.
Overcome by toxic
gas.
Cave-ins & slides. 4 1 3 8
Fire 1 1
Electrocution 3 3
Others 1 3 4
Total 92 9 12 113
1. IGNORANCE
- Hazard in new work and machines
- Teach the hazard involved

2. CURIOSITY
- To attempt to find out something new
- Teach the trainee to be caution with unknown

3. TRAINEE PERSONAL CONDITION

- Poor health physical disability, loose clothing
- Pay close attention to the condition of trainee
4. CARELESSNESS
a. Over confidence
- Familiarity tends to breed contempt for machines and process
- Teach safety education
b. Inattentiveness
- Caused by distractions of some kind
- Teach safety education and elimination of distractions
c. Laziness
- Taking shortcut
- Enforce safety rules
d. Boredom
- Too much repetition of the same skills
- Plan a well balanced and interesting program
e. Fatigue
- Poor lighting and ventilation, overwork lack of rest, poor of trainee physical
- Alert to the working environment and the physical condition of trainee
5. INCORRECT TOOL OR EQUIPMENT

a. Using tools which are unsuitable for the work

b. Using blunt or damage tools
c. Patching up machine to keep them operating
d. Using inadequately guarded machine
e. Using unprotected electrical cables

* Educate and supervise the trainee

6. POOR WORKING ENVIROMENT
a. Neglecting to use PPE
b. Leaving oil and water on the floor
c. Working with unsafe or poorly arranged machines
d. Working with inadequately lighting
e. Handling dangerous materials carelessly

* Plan and layout the learning environment, develop

trainee attitudes towards safety and supervise
 ACCIDENT CAUSE IS ICEBERG
INSURED  Medical (covering injury, ill health)
COSTS (1)  Compensation

 Building damage
 Tool, equipment, material, product damage
 Production delays and interruptions
THE  Legal expenses
HIDDEN  Expenditure on emergency first aid supplies
UNINSURED  Interim equipment rentals
COSTS  Investigation time/clearing site
(8 – 36  Wages paid for time lost
as much as  Costs hiring and/or training replacements
insured costs)  Overtime working
 Extra supervisor time
 Loss of expertise/experience
 Decreased output of injured worker upon return
 Loss of business and goodwill
ACT 514, ACT 139, ETC.
 Death
Fear Injury

IMMEDIATE Pain
Loss
Disease
Damage
 Medical Treatment
Low Morale Repair
SHORT
Discipline TERM Replacements
Increased Cost Lost Production
 Suffering
Profitability Disability
Missed LONG Lost
Targets Income
TERM
Mistrust Insurance
Compensation
Safety awareness is all about understanding the need to
prevent avoidable accidents;

• Being able to recognize unsafe practices and condition. It

requires following safety procedure
• Getting to know all you can about the conditions that
promote safety, including emergency procedure
• Signifies you to willingness to take time to prevent accident
• Having the right attitude about safety. Can help prevent
injury, illness and accident damage to company property
1. SAFE PRACTICES

a. Insist that the trainee

- Wears suitable clothing
- Wears safety equipment or PPE
- Controls loose hair, ties and clothing
- Takes off rings, watches and other ornament
- Keeps his work area clean
b. Provide guard and colour code for dangerous parts
c. Label dangerous materials and provide safe storage
d. Keep oil, water pools, waste and loose object off of the floor
1. SAFE PRACTICES

e. Continuous check on first-aid and fire fighting supplies and equipment

f. Constantly check for unsafe work habit and conditions
g. Enforce all safety rules
h. Set a good example

2. SAFETY EDUCATION

a. Conduct classes to explain;

- Importance of safety
- Safe work practices
- Safety regulations
2. SAFETY EDUCATION

b. Conduct a shop safety contest;

- Essays
- Slogans
- Posters
c. Conduct “No Accident Week” campaigns
d. Discussion with expert in safety
e. Show audio-visual aids
f. Conduct first-aid classes and fire drills
g. Conduct test concerning safety
h. Display safety posters and safety slogans
i. Show damaged parts or safety apparatus with explanations
j. Appoint a trainee group safety committee
1. Ministry of Human Resources
2. Government Industrial Safety Inspector
3. Manufacturer Associations
4. Labour Unions
5. Red Cross Society
6. St. John Ambulance Brigade
7. Fire Bridge Chief and Inspector
8. Insurance Companies
9. Physicians and Surgeons
Thank You