Control over dangerous and harmful factors at workplace

* Principle of control over dangerous and harmful factors at workplace

– Regularly monitor and supervise the dangerous and harmful factors at workplace;

– There must be person or department assigned to take responsibility for control over dangerous and harmful factors at workplace; for business and production establishments, the control over dangerous and harmful factors must be stipulated to each group, team and workshop.

– Retain dossier for control over dangerous and harmful factors in accordance with the provisions legal regulations.

– Publicize the result of control over dangerous and harmful factors to the employees for information;

– There must be procedure for control over dangerous and harmful factors at workplace in accordance.

* Contents of control over dangerous and harmful factors at workplace

– Identify and assess the dangerous and harmful factors.

– Determine the objectives and measures to prevent and control dangerous and harmful factors.

– Implement and assess the effectiveness of measures to prevent and control dangerous and harmful factors.

* Identification and assessment of dangerous and harmful factors

– Analyze the relevant labor characteristics and conditions and working procedures and result of inspection at workplace.

– Survey the employees about the factors which can cause injury, disease impairing their health at their workplace.

– In case of failure to identify and assess completely and correctly perceptibly, use appropriate machine or equipment to measure or test the dangerous and harmful factors; set up dossier of labor environment sanitation for harmful factors and occupational disease prevention and control under the Form specified.

* Determine the objectives and measures to prevent and control dangerous and harmful factors

– Based on the identification and assessment of dangerous and harmful factors, the employer shall determine the appropriate objectives and measures to prevent and control the damaging effects of dangerous and harmful factors at workplace in the prioritized order as follows:

+ Eliminate the dangerous and harmful factors right from the phase of workshop design, choice of technology, equipment and raw materials;

+ Prevent, limit exposure and minimize the damaging effects of dangerous and harmful factors by the use of technical measures and application of administrative and organizational measures (information, communication and education, training of safety, occupational sanitation, formulation of rules and procedures for safe work, occupational sanitation, labor protection regulation, health care for workers; management of machine, equipment, supplies and substances with strict requirements on occupational safety and sanitation).

– Determine the time, location and resources to achieve the objectives and take measures to prevent and control the dangerous and harmful factors.

(Nguồn tin: VNIOSH.VN)