There are millions of workers having injured by becoming victim of accidents happening in worksites. Among the unfortunate workers, hundreds of them get severely injured, which make them unable to continue work. The injuries even put them at the risk of stepping in death doors.
The impact of the accidents are great, which gulfs down the productivity of the goods, malfunctions of the machines and even lead to disability of the workers.
An insight upon the reasons behind the accidents occurring in workplace:
- Negligence:
Negligence in maintaining safety, not taking proper precautions while working and carelessly doing the work involved, etc, paves way for massive accidents to happen. Past records show that in order to save ample costing amount of implying safety appliances, employers neglect to take any safety steps.
- Not staying focused:
Fatigue, having reduced strength and stress, etc, all makes it possible to be the victim of worksite accidents.
- Slipping and tripping:
It often happens while you are working in any place concerned in producing goods, which are slippery like soap making factories, liquid solution industries and oil production houses.
- Falling of objects:
This happens when the goods are arranged one over the other likely in warehouses. Falling of heavy objects is sure to injure the workers working around the place.
- Dangerous materials:
In the working sites where harmful materials (like chemicals) are produced, often affects the general health of the workers working around. If proper precautions are not taken, then it may result in skin infections. Eye sores, burns on body parts and sometimes people working in the site get seriously ill.
- Workplace anti calm happenings:
Violence, fighting and collisions at workplace lead to accidents.
There is a common saying that ‘Prevention is better than cure’. The accidents can be avoided when proper measures are taken by both the workers and the employers.
Here are few modes to aid in preventing accidents in work place:
- It is often observed that in workplaces, in order to meet the deadline or to increase the productivity in the limited time, workers work in fast mode. The hastiness becomes main reason for promoting accidents. Rushing to complete the job in insufficient time may not give the desired productivity and while completing the task you may fall prey to a nasty accident.
- Not following safety instructions is one of the main reasons to cause mishaps in work sites. In every production place, it should be implied that following the safety terms while doing the job is mandatory.
- Emergency drill should be conducted for the employees to act promptly when the need arises to vacate the work site immediately without any complications.
- Always stay alert. Focusing fully on the job while keeping your mind alert will aid in prevent accidents happening due to carelessness.
Minimizing the risks involved while doing the work in any production house is the best way to prevent mishaps. Many valued safety instructions are issued by bureau of workers compensation to be followed to prevent accidents in workplace.