Monday 26 May 2014

Job Oppurtunities in Industrial Safety Management



There are many institutes in India who provide the safety courses and excellent training programs. These institutes have qualified, experienced committed staff and delivers outstanding quality of education. These institutes provide courses in Fire Engineering, Fire and Safety Management, Construction Safety and Health, Diploma courses regarding safety and the students are getting an enormous scope with the customizing and safety audit programs. 

These institutes especially work for the working executives conduct specialized training programs. Most of the people do not have a proper idea of the industrial safety and are unable to take any safety measures due to accidents when they are working in some corporate organizations. But when students or any people join these institutions they can have a thorough study that deals with the designing and installation, in depth understanding of the science, protection systems, various control measures and its hazards. The people with these safety and management programs become self-reliant safety personnel.


These institutes guarantee 100% job placement and some of the facilities in these industrial safety institutes are really superb. With all the requisite facilities and with the traditional teaching methodology the teaching-learning process in these institutes is marvelous. These institutes providing safety management course in India also create a lot of job opportunities for youth.


The students are made flexible in the classrooms and in the classrooms Digital Laser Projector is used. Students in these institutes are also given the facility of the industrial visits and educational tours. The institutes have all the requirements and there are well equipped Fire & Safety Lab. The lab facilities are superb and the labs have all the safety appliances and fire fighting instruments. Under the guidance of trained instructors are students are always encouraged to utilize the lab facilities to the maximum amount. Hence, these institutions can make a person brave and with the safety measures and people can be alert in the organizations in any emergency period.

Wednesday 2 April 2014

Industrial Hazard and Industrial Safety


These days all the Industries are changing their strategies to improve the working conditions for their employees and in turn get better productivity. The companies and industries today are also pressurized to follow CSR (Company Social Responsibility) and so they are employing Industrial Safety and Management practices at their workplace.
To get a proper idea of industrial safety we had to first understand, that
What is Industrial Hazard?
Industrial Hazard may be defined as any damage to any person’s life, cause an injury, loss of product or property while present at the workplace of the Industry. These hazards can be classified in different ways; however the main types of hazards are as follows:
Ø  Mechanical
Ø  Electrical
Ø  Physical
Ø  Biological
Ø  Chemical
Ø  Environmental Pollution

Mechanical hazards usually take place by the combination of unsafe condition & carelessness. Most of industrial accidents are due to faulty assessment, lack of ability of employee, poor discipline, lack of concentration, unsafe practice, mental & physically unfit employee for job, damaged equipment or improper working circumstances, inappropriate training regarding the safety aspects
Electrical hazards mainly consist of shocks, sparking, fire, electric wiring fault etc. These can be avoided by
Ø  Proper repairs of wiring & equipment
Ø  High voltage equipment should be properly enclosed
Ø  Good house keeping
Ø  Water should not be used for extinguishing electric fire
Ø  Worker should avoid wet clothing or shoes near electrical equipments.

Physical hazards are classified as
Ø  Fire and Explosion
Ø  Heat and Cold
Ø  Noise
Ø  Radiation

Biological hazards lead to diseases such as
Ø  Brucellosis (dairy industry)
Ø  Byssinosis (textile industry)
Ø  Bagassosis (sugar-cane)
Ø  Loco motor disorder

These can be prevented by taking measures such as
Ø  Periodic health check up
Ø  Personal protection
Ø  The manufacturer should also provide
Ø  First aid facilities
Ø  Initial examination
Ø  Facility for vaccination         
Ø  Routine sanitation program

Chemical hazards are classified into three types:
Ø  Local
o   Dermatitis
o    Eczema
o    Ulcers
o    Cancer
Ø  Inhalation
o   Gas Poisoning
Ø  Ingestion
o   Living tissue may be destroyed by chemical reactions such as
o   Dehydration
o   Digestion
o   Oxidation

Environmental hazards include
Ø  Air pollution
Ø  Water pollution
Ø  Thermal pollution
Ø  Sound pollution

Now that you have a brief idea of different hazards in the industry lets understand,
 
What are Industrial Safety and Management Measures?
The measures taken to prevent any event which cause any kind of industrial hazard are called safety measures. Main motive of Industrial safety is to reduce the chances of any injury, loss or danger to the persons and property involved in the industrial production and processing of goods. And to fulfill this objective steps are taken to improve the existing health and safety standards and implement new strategies. And to establish "separate but dependent responsibilities and rights" for employers and employees for the achievement of better safety and health conditions.  There are various organizations which take care that the industry is following the safety norms or not.
So to maintain the safety standards a team of qualified people is employed in each industry which manage the quality of working conditions. There are various colleges and institutes providing safety management courses in India offering diploma and full engineering in safety management. So this also helps students to create a carrier in a new and emerging field.