Question

Discuss the organizational system that you believe would be the most effective for the safety officer in a medium-sized (100-200 employees) manufacturing facility. Explain how you would balance the company's requirements for production and your job of providing a safe work environment.

Answer 1

A safety manager is a person who designs and maintains the safety elements at workplace. A balance should be required for production and the job in providing work environment. As a safety officer in a medium sized manufacturing facility the following organisational system can be designed and maintained:

a. Maintaining a workplace as per the guidelines by Occupational safety and health association. The rules and regulation should be such that maintains the manufacturing facilities.

b. For warning to workers proper labelling, floor mapping, signs, posters should be used.

c. Procurement and usage of safe tools.

d. A guideline that describes safety standard and precautionary measures should be available to the workers. They should be aware about all the steps that needs to be taken in crisis.

e. Ensuring that the workers have enough training safety and health or accident prevention.

f. Identify and eliminate the hazardous elements from the workplace.

g. A strict action should be taken against the worker in case of violation of rules and not adhering with guidelines.