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3.4.7 Health and Safety in the Workplace
A safe and healthy workplace not only protects workers from injury and illness, it can also lower injury/illness related costs, reduce absenteeism and stabilise turnover, increase productivity and quality, and raise employee morale. In other words, safety is good for business.
Frequent Hazard identification and Risk Assessments are conducted with the following re-occurring findings:
1. Overgrown vegetation – water & wastewater plants & revisors
2. Vehicle safety – maintenance issues
3. Building maintenance
4. Missing manhole covers
5. Chlorine facilities – non-compliance (only certain plants)
6. Electrical installations – sub-standard in some workstations
7. General housekeeping
8. Injury on duty status quo for 2019/2020
No.
DATE OF ACCIDENT
EMPLOYEE CODE
NATURE OF INJURY
No. OF DAYS BOOKED OFF
CASE OPENED OR CLOSED
1.
18/08/19
17/01514
Injury Backache
04
Open
2.
18/08/19
17/01526
Body Pains
01
Closed
3.
04/09/19
16/01492
Injured Lower Back and Shoulder (R)
13
Open
4.
06/09/19
07/00756
Injury (L) Eye
02
Open
5.
30/09/19
14/01348
Injury to both Eyes
02
Open
6.
04/10/19
07/00810
Injury to Neck
01
Open
7.
06/10/19
10/01165
Injury (R) Hand, (R) Arm
03
Open
8.
06/11/19
14/01336
Tender Swelling Wrist
12
Open
9.
15/11/19
09/01099
Injury (R) Knee
04
Open
10.
26/11/19
10/01118
Inhalation of Gas
02
Open
11.
26/11/19
02/00364
Inhalation of Gas
02
Open
12.
26/11/19
05/00621
Inhalation of Gas
02
Open
13.
26/11/19
06/00671
Inhalation of Gas
02
Open
14.
26/11/19
07/00816
Inhalation of Gas
02
Open
15.
26/11/19
07/00725
Inhalation of Gas
02
Open
16.
26/11/19
88/00027
Inhalation of Gas
02
Open
17.
26/11/19
09/01039
Inhalation of Gas
02
Open
18.
09/12/19
09/01039
Injury (L) Thigh
01
Open
Compared to the 2018/2019 Financial year (1st July 2019 to 05th January 2020) the number of incidents has increased by 19%, eighteen (18) in the said year and 22 incidents in the current financial year. The Occupational Health & Safety Act aims to ensure that working conditions are acceptable. This means that everyone in the workplace must be aware of all hazards, as well as the SHE standards that should be in place to prevent any unacceptable exposure to these hazards. With good planning, management systems and teamwork, most incidents can be prevented.
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