Introduction
The purpose of this training is to bring workers and management together in a non-adversarial, cooperative effort to promote safety and health in each workplace. A safety committee helps the employer and makes recommendations for change regarding occupational safety and health issues.
Course Objective
- Gets employees involved
- Creates interest in health and safety
- Educates employees and managers
- Promotes cooperation and coordination
- Promotes the exchange of ideas Goals
- Increase safety awareness
- Build enthusiasm for safety programs
- Reduce and prevent injuries
Legislation
- Occupational Safety and Health (Safety and Health Committee) Regulations 1996
- Regulation Under Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994(Act514)
Information and Education
- Respond to concerns raised by workers, supervisors and managers.
- Recommend training for new employees, supervisors, and managers and refresher training on health and safety practices, procedures and emergency response.
- Plan and organize training programs.
- Establish or improve procedures for employees to report health symptoms without fear of reprisal.
- Keep workers, supervisors, and managers informed about the committee’s activities.
Target Group
- Health & Safety Committee Members
- Managers, Engineers, Supervisors and Employees and any others
Methodology
- Introduction to Legal requirements
- Discuss on the incident and accident
- Corrective Action plan
- No reoccurrence
- Identify Hazards.
- Report writing skill
- Group presentation
- Unsafe act to safe condition.
Certification
- Certificates of Attendance in “Safety and Health Committee ” are awarded to participants on successful completion of course of 2days
Course Content
Day 1
- Regulation Under Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994(Act514)
- Occupational Safety and Health (Safety and Health Committee) Regulations 1996
- Legislation Requirements – Formation of Safety Committee mix of all section/Dept
- Responsibility of safety committee members
- Function of Safety Committee
- Written exam of theory
Day 2
- Guide on Safety and Health(Notification of Accident ,Dangerous Occurrence, Occupation Poisoning and Occupational Disease) Regulation 2004 NADOPOD
- Identify Hazards
- Accident Investigation
- Report writing on incident
- Preventive Action
- No Reoccurrence of the same
- Q&A Closed, Certificate Presentationaccident
Safety is not a gadget but a state of mind.
It takes leadership to improve safety.
The safety of the people shall be the highest law.