Question

Two trainees, both under 18 years of age, are working unsupervised with a small firm, they have been asked to clean a large piece of machinery containing heavy steel rollers. They have been given paraffin and rags to carry out the job and have been supplied with cotton overalls. The work involves reaching to a height to clean the rollers. During the course of this activity their overalls become soaked with paraffin. It is a cold day and, at break time, they go and stand by a free standing paraffin stove. The paraffin on the overalls of one of the trainees vaporises and his clothing bursts into flame. He tries to beat the flames out with his hands, but suddenly becomes engulfed in flames. The other trainee runs off to try and find a fire extinguisher. Having considered the above, carry out the following: > Analyse the above accident using the Domino Theory. Making recommendations to prevent the accident occurring again. Analyse the above accident using other model. Making recommendations to ► prevent the accident occurring again. Discuss which, if any, of the above techniques was most useful in analysing the above accident and which led to the more positive recommendations with regard to accident prevention.

Answer 1

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2) an individua i la els or por ena th individuals mistake i the worker's which lead to them to pay carelessness or porsenal insufficient attention to task. 8) an unsafe action and for physical hazardi such as a worker error (standing under suspended loads, starting machinery with out 'waaring .) or a technical equipment failure or insufficlent protected machinery, he us a standing on stand by force on paraffin store. 4) The actual accidenti- nccident due to overalls soaked with paraffin. 5) Injuries or loss :- In which, the worker may loose his survilliance. Due to this injury. By senoval of any one of these five factors can prevent the action +5)By other woakes can take com extinguisher, class 6 fires. those involving flammable liquids such as paraffin. cose extinguisher work by smoothering the fire and cutting off the supply of air.