1. SAFETY AT WORK

2. What do you understand by safety?
Safety simply means freedom from dangers and hazards
Safety does not just happen; it is the result of a conscious individual effort
Accidents cost you money:
Loss of wages
Medical Care
Exhausting leaves

3. What do you understand by safety? (contd…)
Accidents hurt you:
Bumps and bruises, sometimes permanent injuries and disabilities
Causes worry to your family
Extra work for fellow workers
Accidents can also cause injury to you, fellow workers and guests

4. What do you understand by safety?
Is working in hotels/ restaurants not relatively safe?
Is it?
There are more accidents in “nice, safe places”, than in chemical plants or nuclear power plants!
People in high risk occupation are safety conscious.
It is not where you work, but how you work

5. Safety is your personal responsibility
Most accidents are caused by one person…
And happens to one person…
Don’t let that one person be you!
Come to work relaxed
Good health, is a safety plus
Fatigue is frequently responsible for accidents
Know and follow the rules of safety on your job
… and be familiar with all machinery and equipment you use

6. Safety is your personal responsibility (contd…)
Watch out for the practical joker
“Clowning” is a frequent cause of mishaps
Know what to do in emergency
Know the location of first aid box
Be your own safety expert
By knowing how to prevent these accidents

7. The presence of blind corners or cross traffic aisles
Accidents from structural inadequacies
The presence of blind corners or cross traffic aisles
Un even level of floors
Less space
Cracked, chipped or broken window panes in work areas
Positioning of switches, electric or gas
Inadequate lighting
Improper ventilation

8. An electric hot plate between two work tables
Accidents from improper placement of equipment in spaces
An electric hot plate between two work tables
Equipment with exposed sharp edges
Mobile equipment like trolleys placed in traffic lane
Electric switches placed near sinks and on walls behind electrical equipment
Wall cupboards too close to cooking ranges can provide a grave risk of fire
Placement of mops, brooms, loosely placed cartons, crates and other packages

9. Accidents from improper working habits
Staff on entering a kitchen light the gas of cooking ranges, without having anything ready to place
The habit of keeping electrical switches “on” while dismantling for cleaning
Placing knives and other sharp tools along with other equipment in sink for washing, can cause cuts
Not wiping spillage immediately especially when liquids and hot oils are involved

10. Leaving the handles of hot pans extending over the edge of the cooking ranges
Pushing loose wires into electrical sockets when plugs are missing or broken
Lifting lids off pans and exposing oneself to burns through steam

11. Lack of interest in work Haste Lack of concentration Forgetfulness
Accidents due to nature and behavior of people at work
Carelessness
Excitability
Fear
Anxiety
Ill-health
Lack of interest in work
Haste
Lack of concentration
Forgetfulness

12. Accidents from improper selection, installation, maintenance and storage of equipment
leakage from faulty or ill –maintained steam equipment
Faults in the design of equipment
Position of safety valves
Equipment without proper coverings
Improper earthing

13. Safety Procedure
The controls for all kinds of fuel supplies must be located within easy reach
Spaces where fuel in the form of loaded gas cylinders are stored, needed to be guarded and isolated from possible sources of ignition and short circuit
Mark all broken or chipped glassware to indicate that they are to be put out of use
Oven pads must be provided for lifting food out of hot ovens or from the top of hot ranges

14. Regular training of staff must be planned to inculcate safety in their work methods
Regular maintenance procedures must be set up for upkeep of premises and equipment to keep them in safe working order
Every work area should contain aids which remind people of safety, such as posters communicating right and wrong working methods
Install fire extinguishers and alarms at convenient points
Maintain first aid facilities in each work area

15. First Aid
There is a first aid box located in most departments. Please check the box regularly if it contains all the required items. There are qualified first aid personnel who have been trained in providing first aid in every department.

16. Fire Procedures
Please be aware of safety procedures in the hotel. Attend the fire safety courses conducted by the Fire Safety Officer
Know your emergency exits
Know your fire extinguishers, how to use them and their locations
Ensure that fire escapes are always free from any blockages and exit doors are not locked in and around your work area

17. State the location of the fire
On Discovering a Fire
Raise the alarm
Break the glass of the nearest fire alarm. Inform the operator who shall inform everyone by means of group paging. Identify yourself
State the location of the fire

18. Be as precise as possible, also state your name and do not waste time
Be as precise as possible, also state your name and do not waste time. Close all doors and windows of the fire area but only if you have time and do not put yourself and others at risk in doing so. You may attempt to extinguish the fire with fire extinguishers BUT only if it is safe to do so. See that you do not put yourself and others at risk. Ensure that you are accompanied by a colleague
Take no personal risk
Remain in the vicinity to direct the security officer and shift engineer to the exact location of fire, if it is safe to do so.

19. THANK YOU