CC7003 INDUSTRIAL SAFETY MANAGEMENT

CC7003 INDUSTRIAL SAFETY MANAGEMENT

UNIT I SAFETY MANAGEMENT

Evaluation of modern safety concepts - Safety management functions - safety organization, safety department - safety committee, safety audit - performance measurements and motivation - employee participation in safety - safety and productivity. 

UNIT II OPERATIONAL SAFETY

Hot metal Operation - Boiler, pressure vessels - heat treatment shop - gas furnace operation - electroplating-hot bending pipes - Safety in welding and cutting. Cold-metal Operation - Safety in Machine shop - Cold bending and chamfering of pipes - metal cutting - shot blasting, grinding, painting - power press and other machines. 

UNIT III SAFETY MEASURES

Layout design and material handling - Use of electricity - Management of toxic gases and chemicals - Industrial fires and prevention - Road safety - highway and urban safety - Safety of sewage disposal and cleaning - Control of environmental pollution - Managing emergencies in Industries - planning, security and risk assessments, on- site and off site. Control of major industrial hazards. 

UNIT IV ACCIDENT PREVENTION

Human side of safety - personal protective equipment - Causes and cost of accidents. Accident prevention programmes - Specific hazard control strategies - HAZOP - Training and development of employees - First Aid- Fire fighting devices - Accident reporting, investigation. 

UNIT V SAFETY, HEALTH, WELFARE & LAWS

Safety and health standards - Industrial hygiene - occupational diseases prevention - Welfare facilities - History of legislations related to Safety-pressure vessel act-Indian boiler act - The environmental protection act - Electricity act - Explosive act. 

TEXT BOOKS:

1. John V. Grimaldi and Rollin H. Simonds, "Safety Management", All India Travellers bookseller, New Delhi-1989.

2. Krishnan N.V., "Safety in Industry", Jaico Publisher House, 1996.

REFERENCES:

1. Occupational Safety Manual BHEL.

2. Industrial safety and the law by P.M.C. Nair Publisher's, Trivandrum.

3. Managing emergencies in industries, Loss Prevention of India Ltd., Proceedings,1999.

4. Safety security and risk management by U.K. Singh & J.M. Dewan, A.P.H. Publishing company, New Delhi, 1996.

5. Singh, U.K. and Dewan, J.M., "Safety, Security and risk management", APH Publishing Company, New Delhi, 1996.