Accident Picture-Lathe Machine

Accident Picture-Stamping Machine

Egronomics- Material Handling

Manual work must be designed properly so that workers will not overexert themselves and develop muscle strain, especially in the back. Performing heavy physical work for long periods causes the rate of breathing and the heart beat to increase. If a worker is not in good physical condition, he or she is likely to get tired easily while doing heavy physical work. Whenever possible, it is helpful to use mechanical power to do the heavy work. This does not mean that employers should replace workers with machines, rather, that workers can use machines to perform the most arduous tasks.

Mechanical power reduces the risks to the worker and at the same time provides more work opportunities for people with less physical strength.

-Use the following guidelines for designing jobs that require heavy physical work:
-Heavy work should not exceed the capacity of the individual worker.
-Heavy physical work should be varied throughout the day at regular intervals with lighter work.
-Rest periods must be included in the day's work.

Note: a job that requires no physical effort is just as undesirable as a job that only entails heavy physical work. Jobs that require no physical movement are generally tiring and boring.

To design a heavy physical job appropriately, it is important to consider the following factors:
-the weight of the load;
-how often the worker must lift the load;
-the distance of the load from the worker lifting it;
-the shape of the load;
-the length of time required to do the task.

The following are more detailed recommendations for heavy work, especially work that involves lifting. (See picture for guidelines on proper lifting and carrying techniques.)

Reduce the weight of the load:
-repackage to reduce the size;
-reduce the number of objects carried at one time;
-assign more people to lift extra heavy loads.

Make the load easier to handle:
-change the size and shape of the load so that the centre of gravity is closer to the person lifting;
-store the load at or above hip height to avoid the need to bend;
-use mechanical means to raise the load to at least hip height;
-use more than one person or a mechanical device to move the load;
-drag or roll the load with handling aids such as carts, ropes, or slings;
-transfer the weight of the load to stronger parts of the body using handgrips, straps or belts.

Use storage techniques to make handling materials easier:
-use wall brackets, shelving or pallet stands of appropriate height;
-load pallets so that heavy articles are around the edges of the pallet and not in the centre. This will help to distribute weight evenly on the pallet. You must ensure, however, that articles do not easily fall off the pallet and injure someone.

Minimize the distance a load must be carried:
-improve the layout of the work area;
-relocate production or storage areas.

Minimize the number of lifts required:
-assign more people to the task;
-use mechanical aids;
-rearrange the storage or work area.

Minimize twisting of the body:
-keep all loads in front of the body;
-allow enough space for the whole body to turn;
-turn by moving the feet rather than twisting the body.

Bad Practice in Safety 2

Bad Practice in Safety

Skim KWSP ke skim pencen

PUTRAJAYA 27 Nov. – Lebih 40,000 kakitangan awam yang sebelum ini mengambil opsyen skim Kumpulan Wang Simpanan Pekerja (KWSP) boleh menarik nafas lega apabila mereka kini dibenarkan untuk bertukar kepada skim pencen, berkuat kuasa 1 Februari tahun depan.
Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi berkata, kakitangan awam terbabit diberikan peluang selama sebulan untuk membuat pilihan berhubung skim tersebut iaitu dari 1 Januari hingga 31 Januari 2009.
Berucap menyampaikan Anugerah Kualiti Sektor Awam 2008 di sini hari ini, beliau memberitahu, keputusan itu dibuat oleh Jawatankuasa Kabinet Mengenai Perjawatan dan Gaji Pekerja-pekerja Sektor Awam pada mesyuaratnya baru-baru ini.
‘‘Ini tentunya memberikan kebaikan kepada mereka yang terbabit seperti kemudahan perubatan dan memperoleh semua kemudahan yang sama seperti dinikmati oleh para pesara.
‘‘Keduanya, kerajaan juga telah bersetuju untuk memberikan bayaran ex-gratia kepada ibu bapa anggota perkhidmatan awam bujang yang meninggal dunia dalam perkhidmatan dan ia mula berkuat kuasa pada 1 Januari tahun depan,” kata beliau.
Turut hadir Ketua Setiausaha Negara, Tan Sri Mohd. Sidek Hassan; Ketua Pengarah Jabatan Perkhidmatan Awam (JPA), Tan Sri Ismail Adam dan Ketua Pengarah Unit Pemodenan Tadbiran dan Perancangan Pengurusan Malaysia (Mampu), Datuk Normah Md. Yusof.
Pada 1992, melalui Skim Saraan Baru (SSB), kakitangan kerajaan yang dilantik selepas 12 April 1992, ditawarkan skim KWSP sebagai alternatif kepada Skim Pencen seperti yang diperuntukkan dalam Seksyen 6A(1) Akta Pencen 1980 dan Akta Pencen Pihak-Pihak Berkuasa Berkanun dan Tempatan 1980.
Kakitangan awam yang memilih skim KWSP itu bagaimanapun kehilangan faedah gantian cuti rehat, faedah rawatan kesihatan sebagai pesara dan ganjaran persaraan.
Ekoran itu, ramai kakitangan awam merungut bahawa mereka tidak mendapat maklumat jelas semasa hendak membuat opsyen Skim Pencen atau KWSP disebabkan ketiadaan sesi penerangan oleh JPA.
Abdullah seterusnya berkata, kerajaan juga bersetuju membuat penambahbaikan terhadap skim pegawai siasatan, penolong pegawai siasatan dan pembantu pegawai siasatan bagi memperkasakan kegiatan pencegahan rasuah dan membanteras jenayah.
‘‘Bagi urusan pencegahan rasuah, skim perkhidmatan tersebut bermula dengan kelulusan Akta Suruhanjaya Pencegahan Rasuah Malaysia dan bagi Polis Diraja Malaysia (PDRM) pula, penambahbaikan bagi skim perkhidmatan pegawai kanan polis, pegawai rendah polis dan konstabel berkuat kuasa pada 1 Januari 2009,” katanya.
Selain itu, beliau berkata, memandangkan persamaan fungsi dan tugas antara agensi penguatkuasaan maritim Malaysia, tentera laut dan polis daripada aspek penguatkuasaan undang-undang, kerajaan bersetuju agar kadar tambahan 20 peratus atas kadar kenaikan gaji diberi kepada pegawai dan anggota lain-lain pangkat Agensi Penguatkuasa Maritim Malaysia (APMM) berkuat kuasa 1 Januari 2009.
Abdullah berkata, perkhidmatan awam boleh merasa bangga dengan pencapaian itu kerana kerajaan telah menetapkan sasaran untuk melonjakkan kedudukan Malaysia ke taraf 10 teratas dalam mana-mana kategori penarafan antarabangsa.
Dalam pada itu, Abdullah juga mahu pemilihan pemenang anugerah kualiti sektor awam dibuat berasaskan kriteria keunggulan yang mantap serta tahap penilaian yang tinggi agar kewibawaan pemenang terbukti serta tidak dipertikaian mana-mana pihak.

bagusla macam ni, tak la kakitangan tertipu..

More EPF members taking out money

PETALING JAYA: The number of people withdrawing their Employees Provident Fund (EPF) accounts in the third quarter of this year has increased by almost 50% compared to the corresponding period last year.
EPF CEO Datuk Azlan Zainol said 107,564 withdrawal applications were approved, a jump of 42.9% from the corresponding period last year. However, the amount disbursed was only RM808.53mil, compared to RM874.44 in the third quarter of last year.
Azlan attributed this to the Basic Savings initiative, which enabled younger members to be eligible for withdrawal.
“Since members can only withdraw up to 20% of the excess amount in their Account 1 funds, younger members will naturally have less funds to withdraw for investment,” he said in a statement.
EPF’s Lump Sum Age 55 Withdrawal remained the most popular option for members who had reached the age of 55, with 29,054 applicants withdrawing a total of RM1,236.14mil.
Under the Flexible Age 55 Withdrawals, which allows members to receive their EPF funds in instalments and on an ad hoc basis rather than as a lump sum, 7,154 members withdrew RM403.51mil.
The take-up rate for the Education Withdrawal remained strong, with 16,663 applications worth RM85.01mil approved, compared with RM87.14mil paid out to 15,877 applicants during the same period last year.
The effects of the economic slowdown is reflected in the decrease of applications for housing withdrawal, with only 108,573 applications approved compared to 135,065.
A total of RM1,577.24mil was disbursed, a drop of 19.5% from RM1,960.32mil from the corresponding quarter last year.

well done to all UTC.