Prevention is better than cure. One should not lose sight of this clot adage. Accidents can be reduced, and in most cases totally elimmated. if adequate safety measures are taken to prevent their occurrence. The best plan would be: firsL to take safety precautions with regard to all physical sources from which accidents may occur; second to educate the employees to instil in them work habits amd practice which will ensure safetN: and Uhird to enforce safety regulations throughout the of Ece, regularly and methodically
A plamled management programune to ensure erp office safety should include the hollowing steps: . ' :
L Provision of safe wor place. Arrangements should be made to provide a safe wor place for the employees. Shape and size of the o floe rooms, iocaLonaudsizRofdQons, gangways; etc., must oe such as to eliminate hazards of accident OEcR floor should be carpeted or coNered with nonslippery materiaL lighting of stairways, gangNvays. etc., should be adequate and desks and chairs should be free of sharp edges.
2. SafegnardirNg.hazardous rn.rchhres antl equipment. Movmg ,naclunes and those with sharp cutters should haN e safety guards. electric wiring and cablesshouldbeproperlyinsulaied. erp office machines and equipment should be placed on firm foumdahon, and proper fi Sting of desk and fi le drawers should be ensured.
and cleanlil2ess should be encalllaged in empsoyees along with necessarN arrange.1ierts for tlleil maintetiauce stairNvays and gastgivays shouldbc ke,r: free of loose objects. adequate ilumber of Nvastepaper baskets and spittoor;s shotlsd be proNided and regulaF cleanisig of erp office floors shaild be ensure f.
S. rrsivigion of first-aid rendce. To enslsre iritmediatetreatluer.t -f injuries. first-aid boxes sho.ild be provided for each department Ot N o-karea. These sltouldbe re,gularly inspected to ensure tbatthey are stocked NNi-r all necessary tn.iterials. :
G. Ps UN ision stf Mse-fighting eqsilntent.: Most accidental ftres can be : put Ot1t aIsd prevellted fror.l becomiltg serious, lf detected:in time aDd tackled Nvitlb ftTe-rghting equipmeit. Adcquate fire-hgll!ing eqrsipment sltould be kept in ssutabie aid easily accessible poitds. and tlie eqilipment shollld be tniahltained m good Nvor order. ,
7. Sni ety eslucsltion .tnd training ot'erstl)loyeeg. Each employee siiou'.d be made tl.oroughlyaNv;lre of the dattgefs of l-aspb and the need for resnainin g alert against aecidcllts vhile doing his iob. Trailung should be giNen tO ctnploN-ees i.. the cortcct aud safe Nvay o,f doing tbe job so that it becoines a luihit Ther shs uld also be traihed itl first-aid and fire-ftghting ivork SaretN regularioils should be carefiilly framed and enforced.
R. Purt.oting sttfetv eonst iousne6s. Mentalpreparednesg for accidents l.C the best guaratttee of safetv All etforts sltould be made to incnlcate safet;consciousnc ss in enlployees. It is a difficult task, but constar,t reminders to elnplovees to NNork safeh :io avoid caIelessness, or tak.tng changes and to etn.till alert against accidents vll prDdnce good resltltg
t?ffice Secufft5. Inlarge oiganisations Gffice searrity is amajorpl ''e r. j fol of ICe managers EverNdaNl isksofpilferageortheftofcasliand nna ena' • bv tl.e stiff or pttblic haN-e tO be faced by ahnost all orgauisations. Bnt ir these davs of organised crime. lar,re organisations have to face uiore se.ou sccuritv iisk6 like indu6triai espionage, terrorist activitieg includjng bomb tlire.tts. ki.tni.ppings. i eld-ups, hijackig of goods vehicles and loonnr c sodowns To pro.ect,eorrtdelitiali ty of of.lce secn-. as -.N-ell as the as-.e ar -e mpl oyees a ga msr sueb ri sks a n adeqpate secitv arrangen.ent for ihe o; is c ssentni
Cop!i;lg.ofcon identla; docuDnents b;una-ltll?nsedpersons. i. N-G chec ?' visitors' hrietcases. : I
_e is to oiish ai.e safes by loo nearly people and keeping of too nucil cast. on tile. pi C.-iiS s
Zi N. Go. trol over key s o.' sates and doors.
Y No .hi-k .- -i C:A'llg of f c5 -i ic dcculrlellts out of the erp office hv the of
1.) 5;. d'iaikin g :-. e'. a C?.;ff c'k n la' Flatters inside and outside the erp office,
11. Cars and goods ehcles iei't unguarded m places where these can be tempered n:itll
12. NG so stem of checkiilg Al and OLII of sia t- and outsiders, leaving open chances of p if erase of st ' _' or GTce equipment. etc. - 13 . NG security v etting of.iewly recn;.ied staff.