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The Ten Basic Rules For
Safety
Safety & Health Policy at
NEPCO
Current Situation of Safety at NEPCO
The Ten
Basic Rules For Safety
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Follow up safety regulations.
ask if you don't know.
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Correct the situations which do
not comply with safety procedures, or report it.
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Keep workplace and tools clean
and tidy.
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Use the right tools for every job.
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Report all accidents, and get
the necessary First Aid .
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Don't interfere with equipments
, machines without permission.
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Avoid funs and jokes during the
work.
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Use personal protective
equipment and clothing.
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Pick up objects between your
knees and shoulders, and lift with your legs not with your back. Get
help or use lifting device when necessary.
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Comply with rules and safety
procedures
Safety & Health
Policy at NEPCO
NEPCO Safety &
Health Policy is to to maintain safety programs & to safeguard employees
& equipment.
In this regard National Electric Power Company has carried out the
following measures to enhance Safety & to decrease work accidents as
less as possible :
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Provision of specialized safety
personnel within Quality & Safety Department, which is responsible
for monitoring & supervision of all safety activities at all NEPCO
sites, in addition to provision of local safety staff to every
technical division at NEPCO.
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Developing policies & code of
regulations to control hazards & maintain safety at work.
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Preparing authorisation
regulations for employees to carry out maintenance or operation
works or to enter the working areas.
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Establishing the higher
committee for safety, which consists of NEPCO managing director as
its chairperson, the related managing director assistants &
departments managers & safety & environment section head.
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Carrying out workshops for
employees on safety.
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Training employees on safety &
firefighting.
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Provision of warning &
prohibition signs at all NEPCO working areas.
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Carrying out safety rounds to
check safety situation at all NEPCO sites.
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Following up work accidents
statistics and writing the periodical reports on work accident .
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Provision of high quality safety
& protective equipment for employees.
Current Situation of Safety at NEPCO
The Annual Work Accident Report during the year
2009 has indicated the main features of work
accident statistics as follows:
1.
The number of work accidents related
to work environment was (29)
accidents caused by:
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7% slips and trips, 3%
tools, 7%
hitting or striking by an object ,
10% handling carrying and
lifting, 3% walking on objects, 7% feet ankles,
11% burns and explosions,
39% falling ,
3%
chemical substances , 3%
unknown.
2.
The
number of absence
days because of
work accidents related to work environment(355) days.
3.
The
accident frequency rate of the total work accidents related to work
environment was (2.0 accident /200000 hours worked).
4.
The accident severity rate of
the total absence days due to work accidents was
(24.6 days / 200000
hours worked)
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