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1.1Introduction to study:
This project is the study of the workers health and safety. The worker is very
important part of any type of organization so their health and safety is also very
essential for the survival of business.
Worker’s health and safety should be taken care of in order to protect the workers
against accidents, un-healthy working conditions and to protect workers capacity.
Health and safety policies and programs are concerned with the protecting
workers and other people affected by what the company produces and does- against
the hazards arising from their employment or their links with the company.
Occupational health program deal with the prevention of ill-health arising from
working conditions. They consist of two elements- Occupational medicine and
occupational hygiene.
Safety programdeal with the prevention of accidents and with minimizes the
resulting loss and damage to persons and property. They relate more to systems of
work than the working environment, but both health and safety program are
concerned with protection against hazards, and their aims and methods are clearly
inter-linked.
This part deals with the services provided by the HR department in order to help
the organization meet its legal and social responsibilities to ensure a healthy and safe
place of work, to help employees cope with their personal problems, to help elderly
and retired employees and, in some cases, to make recreational facilities available.
The achievement of a healthy and safe place of work and the elimination to the
maximum extent possible of hazards to health and safety are the responsibility of
everyone employed in an organization, as well as those working there under contract.
The importance of healthy and safe policies and practices is, sadly, often under-
estimated by those concerned with managing businesses and by individual managers
within those businesses.
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1.2: Objective of the Study
1) To understand the concepts of worker Health and Safety.
2) To study the policy of Kirloskar EBARA pumps ltd, Kirloskarwadi related to
workerhealth and safety.
3) To study health and safety tools provided for the workers by the company.
4) To study the awareness of health and safety in workers.
5) To give proper suggestion regarding health and safety of workers to the company.
1.3: Scope of the study
1. The study was confined to the “Kirloskar Ebara Pumps, Ltd Kirloskarwadi.’
2. Analytical scope of the study is to fulfill the objective consider for study.
3. The scope of this project is to know the Health and Safety provisions in the
organization.
1.4: Research Methodology
In order to collect the required information systematic Methodology of data collection
is necessary. Therefore the researcher under this study used the following
Methodology for data collection. Questionnaire had selected as research instrument.
1.4.1 Research method: Sampling Method.
1.4.2Data Collection:
The information is collected from the company itself. The data regarding production
process, development stages, data related statistical analysis, operation performance
are collected by two ways:
1) Primary Data:
Primary data means the data which is fresh as morning tea. The data which is
personally collected by the researcher is nothing but the primary data is collected by
following ways.
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i)Questionnaire:-
“The survey method is used to collect the data used in the project report. The
technique of collecting data is by asking questions to the managers and workers of
Kirloskar EBARA Pumps Ltd, Kirloskarwadi.
ii) Personal Discussion:-
Discussion with HR manager on the premises was done to collect the data.
iii) Observation:-
Some things are analyzed by personal observation.
2) Secondary Data:
`The Secondary data means the data that are already available or collected; it may be
published or unpublished data. In this study the researcher used published manual and
unpublished data from personal records of company. Secondary data are collected
through,
Office records
Books
Internet
Brochures.
1.5: Limitations of the Study
1. Time span available was limited because the time allocated for the study was only
50 days and it is very difficult to study all the aspect of the problem within such a
short period.
2. It is difficult to select the workers from huge employees.
3. To take interview of the employees was the most difficult talk in this project as
many of them did not co-operate.
4) Due to busy schedule of the workers, managers in the organization it becomes
difficult to collect the data
5) Geographically it is restricted to kirloskarwadi.
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2.1 HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT:
HRM means to Select, Develop, Motivate and Maintain human resources, in the
organization. It first selects the right human resources or staff (i.e. managers and
employees). It trains and develops them. It motivates them by giving them recognition
and rewards. It also provides them with the best working conditions.
HRM is directly concerned with the "people" of the organization. It is people oriented
process. That is, it manages people at work.
Human Resource Management (HRM) is the function within an organization that
focuses on recruitment of, management of, and providing direction for the people who
work in the organization. HRM can also be performed by line managers.
Definition of Human Resource Management:-
HRM as “planning, organizing, directing, controlling of procurement, development,
compensation, integration , maintenance and separation of human resources to the end
that individual, organizational and social objectives are achieved".
By- Edwin Flippo.
It is also applicable to non-business organizations, such as education, healthcare, etc.;
Human Resource Management is defined as the set of activities, programs, and
functions that are designed to maximize both organizational as well as employee
effectiveness
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2.2Health and Safety:-
Employee health and safety are the areas of major concern in modern industrial
organizations and for promoting healthy and safe environment. Interest and concern is
shown by employers, employees and their unions, government, and public and
international organizations. Both complex technologies and governmental legislation
have levied a special burden upon employers to maintain the physical and mental well
being, health and safety of their employees.
Health and safety is a highly regulated area and should be a priority for the board.
Putting employees, customers and others at risk by not following the rules can amount
to a criminal offence, with the potential for substantial (possibly multi-million pound)
fines for the company, and fines and/or imprisonment for individual directors and
employees.
These provisions related to cleanliness, disposal of waste and influents, ventilation
and temperature, dust and fume, artificial humidification, overcrowding, lighting,
drinking water public utility and spit tens. Provisions relates to safety measures
include fencing of machinery, work on or near machinery in motion, employment of
young person’s on dangerous machines, streaking gear and services for cutting off
power, self acting machines, easing of new machinery probation of employment of
women and children near cotton openers hoists and lifts, lifting machines chains,
roaps and lifting tackles, revolving machinery, pressure plant, floors, excessive vaits,
protection of eyes, precautions against dangerous fumes, explosive or inflammable
dust, gas etc. precautions in case of fire, power to require specifications of defective
parts of tests of stability, safely of buildings and machinery etc.
2.3 Concept of Health:
The term “health” is a positive and dynamic concept and implies more than an
absence of illness.
“The World Health Organization (WHO) defines health as “a state of complete
physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or
infirmity.”
The well being of the employee in an industrial establishment is affected by accidents
and by ill health physical as well as mental. We shall discuss the need for healthy
workers and health services to be provided by the management to ensure the
continuing good health of there employees.
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We propose to examine employee health from the following angles: physical health,
mental health, noise control, stress management, alcoholism, and drugs abuse and
violence in work place.
1) Physical Health:-
Ill health of employees results in reduced productivity, high unsafe acts, and increased
absenteeism. A healthy worker, on the other hand, produces results opposite to these.
In other words, healthy employee’s are more productive, more safety conscious, and
are more regular to work. The worker who is healthy is always cheerful, confident
looking, and is an invaluable asset to the organization.
2) Mental health:-
In recent years mental health of employees, particularly that of executives, has
engaged the attention of employees. Three reasons may be given for this
development.
i) Mental breakdowns are common in modern days because of pressures and tensions.
i) Mental disturbances of various types results in reduced productivity and lower
profits for the organization.
iii) Mental illness takes its toll through alcoholism, high employee turnover, and
power human relationships.
3) Noise Control:-
Noise control and age old problem, and not effectively tackled till now, is the noise in
industrial establishments. Noise made its appearance in organizations when human
started working on mental. As civilization advanced, human discovered more and
more ways of having machines to do his or her work, and each new machine added to
the problem. For quite a number of years, noise was injured by all. But, in the recent
past, the increasing use of machines of great speed is telling upon the health of the
workers.
4) Work stress:-
Stress is an individual response to a disturbing factor in the environment and the
consequences of such reactions. Stress obviously involves interaction of the person
and the environment. Quote a definition “stress is an adaptive response to an external
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situation that results in physical psychological and/ or behavioral deviations for
organizational participants. The physical or psychological demands’ from the
environment that cause stress are stressors. They create stress or the potential for
stress when an individual perceives them as representing a demand that may exceeds
that person’s ability to respond.
Stress can manifest its self in both in positive and negative. Stress is said to be
positive when the situation offers an opportunity for one to gain something. Estruses
are the term used to describe positive stress. Eustress is often used viewed as
motivator since in its absence the individual lacks that age necessary for peak
performance. It is negative when stress is associated heart disease, alcoholism, drug
abuse, marital breakdown, absenteeism, child abuse and a host of other social,
physical, organizational and emotional problems.
1) Alcoholism, Smoking, and Drug Abuse:-
Alcoholism is a serious and widespread disease. It does not strike any particular
group- alcoholism can strike employees from the janitor to the general manager. The
effects of alcoholism on the worker and on the work are serious. Both the quality and
quantity of work decline sharply.
Drug abuse is a recent phenomenon and is a serious one. Drug usage usually falls into
one of their categories: marijuana abuse, prescription drug abuse and hard-drug abuse.
Drug abuse is more evident among young employees and is found across all job
levels. Employees who are drug addicts are often much more difficult to detect than
alcoholics-liquor is easy to smell but not drugs.
Drug abuse affects job performance. The problem of a drug addict indicates his or her
on-the-job behavior.
Smoking claims millions of precious human lives across the globe each year. In the
past, employers had restricted employees smoking in order to reduce risk from fire or
to comply with hygiene standards. As of now, organizations are exhibiting genuine
concern and are initiating steps to check smoking at workplace. Many of them have
adopted no smoking policies and are spreading awareness among employees to give
up smoking some employers offer smoking cessation workshop as part of health
promotion efforts.
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2) Violence in the Work Place:-
Violence in the work place, once an exception to daily work life, has become common
these days. Those who are at high risk are taxi drivers, police officers, and retail
workers, cashers at petrol pumps, and people who work alone or at night. Violent
incidents include fist fights, shooting, stabbing and sexual assaults.
Violence disrupts productivity; causes untold damage to those exposed and cost
employers millions of rupee. Obviously, organization should initiate measures to
protect employees and physical resources. It is important that companies concentrate
on avoiding violence rather than simply dealing with it after it occurs.
The joint I.L.O. /W.H.O. Committee an Organizational Health observes that
organizational health, industrial health is:
1. The prevention and maintenance of physical , mental and social well-being of
workers in all occupations;
2. Prevention among workers of ill-health caused by the working conditions;
3. Protection of workers in their employment from risks resulting from factors
adverse to health; and
4. Placing and maintenance of the worker in an occupational environment
adapted to his physical and psychological equipments.
Thus, the concept of health is a positive and dynamic concept and implies more than
an absence of illness. The basic objective of industrial health is the protection of
disease and injury rather than the cure of disease. It involves a program of health
conservation and prevention of occupational disease.
2.4 Five Reasons to Offer Health Benefits to Employees
Health benefits are an important part of most employees' benefits packages, which
explains why around ninety eight percent of large businesses offer them to their
workers. While small and mid-sized businesses offer them less frequently – only
seventy five percent of mid-sized business have health benefits – it is still important to
consider as an option. Health benefits and retirement funds are consistently the top
two employee valued benefits and depending upon the survey you look at, either of
the two take the top spot. While offering health benefits is an expense some
companies want to avoid, there are a number of reasons that you should consider
offering health benefits to your employees. Here are five of them.
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1) Attraction –
Today's job market is fiercely competitive, and getting the best new hires is an
important part of any company's business strategy. Health benefits are something that
many new hires look for today, especially as the costs of health care continues to
skyrocket. If you want to attract the best employees to your workforce, offering health
benefits is one of the best ways to do so.
2) Retention –
Of course, attracting great employees is only half of the battle. You need to keep them
on your team once you hire them, and health benefits will do just that. Since a recent
survey reported that almost ninety percent of employees with health benefits stated
they would begin seeking employment elsewhere if they lost their health benefits, it's
obviously within your best interests to offer them. Without them, your workers will
likely be eyeing other positions that can give them the health coverage they need.
3) Morale and Productivity –
While it's obviously related to retention, it's important to note that morale and
productivity are closely tied to the happiness of your employees. Letting them know
that you value them and their contributions to your team is important, and health
benefits are one of the best ways to do so. Knowing that they have health benefits
thanks to you will help them stay happy and loyal and work harder for your company
than they would without health benefits or other incentives.
4) Compliance –
While the government is still arguing over the specifics, the truth is that many
companies will likely have to offer some level of health benefits to their employees.
Currently the plan is somewhat complex in terms of regulations and qualifications,
but at its essences most businesses will need to give their employees health benefits in
the future. Complying now can save you the hassle down the road.
5) Simplicity –
Finally, it's important to note that health benefits are easier to offer and manage than
many people might realize. Some companies don't offer health benefits due to costs or
management concerns, but finding an affordable health benefits policy is easier than
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you might think. And with health benefits management programs from Unicorn HRO,
setting up and maintaining health. Benefits information is much easier than many
employers even realize.
If you want to give your employees the best you can, health benefits are the solution.
Not only will they receive very real benefits from them, but your company will
benefit as a whole also.
2.5 Importance of Health and Safety:
1) Importance of health and safety is great in influencing productivity and overall
efficiency of an organization.
2) Health and safety measures are also significant in reducing and preventing
industrial accidents.
3) Health and safety measures also boost morale of employees. This helps in
developing team spirit and the sense of belongingness among the employees
as they see no hazards to their lives and health.
4) Industrial health and safety programmes are useful and beneficial from the
point of view both employers as well as employees as there are a reduction in
the rate of labour turnover, absenteeism and occupational diseases.
Several other benefits like reduced spoilage, longer working period of an
individual and improved performance are also important results of industrial
health and safety. Overall discipline and sense of contentment thus prevails in
the organizational climate with healthy and safe working environment.
Realizing the importance of industrial and occupational health, the ILO.
Recommendation NO. 112 were adopted in 1959. It envisages that:
“Occupational health services should be established in or near a place of employment
for the purpose of:
i. Protecting the workers against any health hazards arising out of work
conditions in which it is carried on;
ii. Contributing towards worker’s physical and mental adjustment; and
iii. Contributing to establishment and maintenance of the highest possible degree
of physical and mental well-being of the workers.”
Employee health service may range from the provision of simple facilities for first-aid
at one extreme to the provision of complete medical care for employees and their
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dependents at the other. Its proper scope depends upon the size, needs, location and
financial facilities of each organization.
Every organization can derive significant benefits from a good employee health and
safety program since it increases employee efficiency, employee productivity,
employee morale, employee interest, employee loyalty and decreases employee
tardiness, apathy, absenteeism, labour turnover, lost time, accident frequency, and
compensation costs.
2.6 Safety:-
“Every twenty seconds of every working minute of every hour throughout the
world, someone dies as a result of an industrial accident.” This was how the
seriousness of industrial accidents was described by the Director- General of the
British Council, in his message of good wishes to the Seventh National Conference on
Industrial Safety and Health organized by the National Safety Council, India.
Thousands of employees throughout the world lose their fingers, eyes, limbs, and
their lives, everyday. Much blood flows in the sewers of industrial establishments.
The perils inherent in industrial work have made the life of the worker very cheap.
Safety, in simple terms, means freedom from the occurrence or risk of injury or
loss. Industrial safety or employee safety refers to the protection of workers from the
danger of industrial accidents. An accidents, then, is an unplanned and uncontrolled
event in which an action or reaction of an object, a substance, a person, or a radiation
results in personal injury.
2.6.1Need for Safety:-
An accident free plant enjoys certain benefits. Major ones are substantial
savings in cost, increased productivity, and meeting legal and moral requirements.
1) Cost saving-
Two types of costs are incurred by the when an accidents occurs. There are the direct
costs, in the form of compensation payable to the depends of the victim if the
accidents is fatal, and not liable to meet the direct cost. If the victim is insured under
the ESI schemes. When the victim is uninsured, compensation and medical expenses
are the responsibility of the management. The is the cost of risk management, which
the manager must bear.
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A safety plant, by avoiding accidents, eliminates these direct and
indirect costs.
2) Increased Productivity:-.
Safety plants are efficient plants. To a large extent, safety promotes productivity.
Employees in safe plants can devote more time to improving the quality and quantity
of there output and spend less time worrying about there safety and well being.
3) Moral:-
Safety is important on humanely grounds too. Managers must undertake accidents
prevention measures to minimize the pain and suffering the injured worker and his or
her family are often exposed to as a result of the accidents. And employee is a worker
in the factory and the bread-winner for his or her family. The happiness of his or her
family depends upon the health and well-being of the worker. It is no secreting that
the dependents of a worker look forward to his or her reaching home safe everyday.
Imagine there agony when they receive the news that the hands, legs, eyes, hands, or
the life it self of there bread- winning has been in jeopardy. True, a fatal or non fatal
injury entitles his or her dependents or him to monitory compensation, as per the
workmen’s compensation act, 1923.
4) Legal:-
There are legal reasons too for undertaking safety measures. There are laws
covering occupational health and safety, and penalties for non-compliance have
become quite severe. The responsibilities extend to the safety and health of the
surrounding community, too. The Supreme Court held:
An enterprise which is engaged in a hazards or inherently dangerous industry
which poses a potential threat to the health and safety of the person working in the
factory and industry in the surrounding areas, owes an absolute and non-delegable
duty to the community to ensure that no harm results to anyone on account of the
hazards or inherently dangerous nature. This implies unlimited liability.
The civil law establishes the extent of damages or compensation. In the criminal
law, sentences are prescribed under the pollution control laws. There is no legal
ceiling on the extent of liability.
Finally, financial losses which company accidents can be avoided if the plant is
accident free.
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2.7 Industrial Accidents:
In the modern complex technological environment there are many potentially
dangerous health hazards that result in accidents. Industrial accidents are extremely
costly in both economic and human terms. In addition to the economic and morale
considerations, there are also legal obligations to ensure the health, safety and welfare
of people at work. Even a minor accident may bring down the morale of workers and
in addition result in power production.
The word “accident” means any unplanned and uncontrolled event which results in
damage, whether through injury or disease to an employee.
Under the Factories Act, 1948, an industrial accident has been defined as “an
occurrence in an industrial establishment causing bodily injury to a person who makes
him unfits to resume his duties in the next 48 hours.
2.7.1 Causes of Accidents:
Several authors discuss in different manner the causes of accidents. It is convenient to
examine the causes at two levels:
1) Physical Causation Factors-
Accidents most frequently take place when people are handling and lifting goods and
materials, are working with machinery, fall from heights or on same level, are hit by
falling objects, bumps into or step on objects, are using hand tools, or come into
contact with works transport. There are two possible causative factors that contribute
to such accidents
a. Environmental Factors-
It include unsafe or badly maintained machinery, highly polished and slippery floors,
floors covered with torn or loose carpets, protruding surfaces, rickety steps or
dangerous openings, unsafe building, telephone cables trailing on the floor, bad
lighting, furniture and equipment improperly placed, untidy workplace, faulty
electrical connections, faulty and tools, left open cabinet drawers, fire hazards,
uncovered edges of equipments can all play their part in contributing to accidents and
injuries at work.
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b. Work Process Factors-
It refers to the way in which the work has to be done. The design of the job may
create hazards; for instance, the cleaning or maintenance of machinery while it is in
use, the lack of suitable seating, the need to carry or lift heavy objects, and processes
which involve handling of dangerous substances.
2) Underlying Causation factors-
It is rightly observed that first we develop habits, and then they develop us. Our
ancestry and upbringing make us what we are. The faults that we develop are certain
personality weaknesses like recklessness, nervousness, excitability, greed, ignorance,
and so on. These results in committing unsafe acts or allowing dangerous situations to
arise. Unsafe acts may be the result of lack of knowledge or skill on the part of the
employee, certain bodily defects and wrong attitudes. Personal characteristics like
tendencies to take risk can also result in unsafe acts. Other possible causes may be
failure to follow safety rules and procedures, and reluctance to use safety equipments
or haste on the part of the employee.
3.8 Prevention of Accidents / Measures for Ensuring Safety:
Every year millions of people are injured in accidents at work and may never recover
fully their health and strength. They and their families of those who die can never be
adequately compensated for their loss. Moreover the lost time and sick pay,
compensation payments and medical treatment, replacement labor and “hidden” costs
add up to a formidable financial total. The cost of accidents in industry is borne by the
society in general and the consumers in particular. Industrial accidents sometimes
may affect the general public adversely like in the case of the Bhopal gas leak
tragedy. Thousands of people were killed and several thousand became disabled in
these accidents. Thus, it becomes extremely essential to make strong efforts to prevent
accidents, to eliminate hazards, and to take proper measures for ensuring safety in the
interest of employees, employers and the society at large.
Basically it is an important to note that the key to accident prevention lies in creating
a climate of opinion from top to bottom in the organization where the safe way of
doing things is the right or the only way to do things. Efforts should be made to
introduce this sort of attitude in the several ways.
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1) Creating Safety consciousness:
In order to create safety consciousness, there are several techniques that can be used
to try to persuade people at all levels that safety makes sense. Safety campaigns can
be useful in producing short term as well as long term effects.
i. Posters-
Visual reminders like posters and hoardings may be displayed at the critical points.
Slogans like “work Safety” “Safety Saves” displayed at the workplace may serve to
draw people’s attention to the need to take car. These may be effectively used by
changing the places and slogans so as to catch frequently the attention of people and
to ensure that the message is registered.
ii. Safety contents-
Safety contents may also be held between the plants and plant with the lowest
accident rate may give some recognition and reward.
iii. Films-
Appropriate films and videocassettes that depict a set of circumstances to which
employees can readily relate could create good impact and convey the message
effectively.
iv. Exhibitions-
These are very useful in showing people the actual consequences of accidents which
have happened. Various things could be effectively displayed like photographs of the
sense immediately following an accident. Collection of damaged tools and clothing,
picture of those who have suffered injury etc. The fear techniques and shocks tactics
may create an immediate reaction and people may resolve to tale more care.
v. Strict discipline-
Conventional method has been to lay down strict rules in relation to safe working
practice and to punish those who show deviant behavior and do not confirm with the
rules. However this is a negative approach to teach people a lesson; and hence may
not be effective.
vi. Discussion-
This could be a positive approach involving participation of people to understand the
way they view the question of safety. Especially discussion and films could be
combined to persuade people to express their own views and examine them critically.
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vii. Role-play techniques-
Perhaps this is the most effective way to change attitudes towards safety, on a more
long term basis, as an employee is encouraged to think himself into the role of
another. Several situations and several roles could be used effectively where an
employee learns to convince and persuade himself while trying to convince and
persuade others.
All these methods and their different combinations can help to create the will to be
safe; and this will achieve much to eliminate hazards and to reduce specific accident
causation factors.
2) Making People Safe:
In addition to the positive desire to be safe, individual employee must know how to
work safely.
i. Newcomers-
They should be given proper job training that revolves around the safe way of doing a
job, not just the quickest or easiest way.
ii. Experienced Workers-
They should be given training to unlearn their bad habits and to learn habits and
motions that will keep them out of danger with safe work practices.
iii. Supervisors-
Training programmes should be suitably designed for supervisors so that they can
advise on safe working practices and can ensure that this is followed.
iv. All employees-
Every employee must be properly educated and trained to spread safety
consciousness.
3) Making the Job Safe:
This should be done by reducing or eliminating the hazards that affect the work
process. Industrial engineers should be engaged to redesign and improve the
equipment, machinery and work procedures to cut down accidents rates. Workers
should be strictly made to perform the job only after the wearing protective things like
hand gloves, masks, helmets, safety footwear etc.
Total loss prevention is yet another new concept regarding safety, and accident
prevention. Here, one has to investigate all sources of loss, damage to plant and
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property, fire, security, health hygiene, environmental pollution, and liability arising
from defective products, as well as personal injuries. Thus, it will be possible to
uncover the parts of the work process which are causing loss. This helps rectifying
them before they cause serious personal injury.
4) Making the Environment Safe:
This calls for regular inspection of machines and equipment and electricity cables to
check any leakage. Also important are regular maintenance checks of the building,
floors, passages, stair cases etc. Formalized procedures like safety sampling may be
useful since safety defects are pointed out by trained observers in a given time.
Along with physical environmental aspects, special attention should be given to the
psychological or human aspects of the environment. Personalities of managers and
supervisors must be assessed to determine how they affect the emotional adjustment
of their subordinates. In order to provide a healthy and safe environment, it is
important that the human factor or socio-psychological factors receive full attention of
management.
Safety and accident prevention are of prime importance to management and the
human resource managers are deeply involved in organizing and implementing a
safety and accident prevention program.
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3.1HISTORY:
With a mission of providing more including customer delight, quality in everything
and precisely engineered equipment, Kirloskar Ebara Pumps Limited (KEPL) was
established in 1988. Ebara establishes state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities in
Japan.
KEPL is the collaboration of two renowned business houses, namely Kirloskar
Brothers Limited (KBL), India and Ebara Corporation, Japan. It is an alliance of
Ebara's advanced technology and Kirloskar engineering prowess and infrastructure.
This successful association has helped us to develop world-class pumps and turbines
that not just satisfy the demands, but exceed customer expectations.
We amalgamate technology and innovation to deliver the finest solutions that are safe
and customized. Our expertise lies in the area of process pumps; boiler feed water
pumps, steam turbines for mechanical drive and steam turbine generators.
We cater to a wide range of industries having the most critical applications like
hydrocarbon processing and nuclear power plants. We understand the nature of
applications we cater to and hence adhere to strict safety measures for zero errors.
KEPL is an ISO 9001 accredited company and it has also developed an Environment,
Health and Safety (EHS) Policy. Along with the business acumen of KBL, KEPL also
carries KBL's legacy of reducing energy consumption through various initiatives.
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3.2EBARA CORPORATION
Established in May 1920 in Tokyo, Japan.
Have over 14000 employees worldwide through various subsidiaries (76 no’s) and
affiliate companies (15 no’s) over 2700 employees in the main group. Over 401.6
billion yen in net sales globally.
Besides this the other major companies in the K-group include:
Kirloskar Brothers Ltd (KBL)
Kirloskar Chiller Pvt. Ltd (KCPL)
Kirloskar Ferrous Industries Ltd (KFIL)
Kirloskar oil Engines Ltd (KOEL)
Kirloskar Pneumatic co. Ltd
Kirloskar proprietary Ltd.(KPL)
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3.3 VISION, MISSION & VALUES:
VISION
To have market leadership through products conforming to customer specifications at
competitive prices with on time deliveries and prompt after sales services. To achieve
Rs. 700 Cores in sales, 21% PBT, 50% ROCE and 80% EES by the year 2016-17
MISSION
To manufacture and sell special purpose rotary machines required in hydrocarbon
processing industries and power sector and ensure proper returns to all stake holders
of the company
VALUES
Developing and working with mutual trust
Building and nurturing team work
Fairness in dealing with stakeholders
Quality in everything
Commitment towards environment
3.4 MAJOR TECHNOLOGIES & MAIN PRODUCTS:
MAJOR TECHNOLOGIES
KEPL operates in an engineered products market. Sources of technologies are:
Ebara Corporation, Japan - Process pumps & Boiler Feed Water pumps
Elliott Co., USA - Steam turbines: Drive & TG Sets up to 7.5 MW
EKOL, Czech Republic - TG sets between 6 to 30 MW
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Fluid Machinery & system: Manufacturing, Sales & maintenance of Pumps, blowers
fans, compressors, turbines, refrigerator & heating equipment & other item.
Engineering and construction, operation and maintenance & services for hydroelectric
power plant, Nuclear power related equipment.
Environmental Engineering: Engineering, Construction, Operation & maintenance
of environmental improvement equipment, incinerator plant waterworks & sewage
system & other type of plant & equipment.
Public limited co., jointly promoted in 1988 by Kirloskar Brothers Ltd & Ebara
Corporation. Japan Shareholding between the above two promoters is 45% each.
Manufacturing process pumps, boiler feed water pumps & steam turbines as per
American petroleum institute (API) & turbo gen sets to meet the requirement of
hydrocarbon processing industries and power sector.
Precision Machinery: Manufacturing, sales and maintenance of vacuum pumps.
CMP system, Plating system and Machinery & equipment for the semi conductor
industry.1.40 billion Engineering conglomerate by Laxmanrao Kirloskar.
Caters to a variety of Industrial verticals like:
Power
Construction
Agriculture
Industry and transport
Oil & Gas
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3.5 POLICIES:
QUALITY POLICY
To understand the requirements of customers for Centrifugal Process Pumps,
Boiler Feed Pumps and Steam Turbines and to ensure that product meeting customer
specified quality and statutory & regulatory requirements is delivered as per
contractual terms & conditions.
To enhance customer satisfaction by way of prompt after-sales service and
continual improvement in the effectiveness of Quality Management System as per
ISO 9001:2008.
To bring in new designs, new products, appropriate technology as well as to
explore new markets to ensure business growth.
All employees have responsibility to implement and maintain this Quality
Policy.
Energy Policy
Achieving optimum use of energy in our operations by bringing about
improvements in the energy efficiency in our processes. It will form an integral part
of the continuous improvement efforts in our organization.
We shall strive to reduce energy consumption per unit of value added by:
Minimizing wastage
3Using energy efficient processes and equipment
Conducting periodic energy efficiency improvement studies and implementing
improvement measures
Involvement of employees at all levels in the energy conservation efforts
Effective dissemination of information
Establishing norms for energy consumption and initiating programmers to
reach those norms
Use of renewable source of energy wherever possible.
In achieving these, we shall utilize the knowledge and expertise available from
various sources including sister organizations, collaborators and outside experts.
We shall make efforts to bring about continuous improvement in the energy
efficiency of our products.
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Health & Safety Policy
We believe that health and safety of people related to our operations is of
prime concern. Maintenance of safe & healthy environment is essential for
productivity, quality, cost and well being of employees. All hazards can be controlled
and personal injuries prevented by effective participation of all employees and
implementation of necessary preventive measures.
We’re committed to:
Compliance of statutory and regulatory requirements related to industrial
health & safety.
Compliance of statutory and regulatory requirements as applicable for the
product to be supplied as per customer’s specifications.
Integrate health & safety aspect in selection, use and maintenance of plant,
machines, equipments, materials, processes, and products.
Incorporate health & safety in selection, training, placement and career
advancement of personnel.
Provide all individuals with all necessary information, instructions and
supervision for safe working practices.
Evaluate and improve health and safety performance of the organization
through periodical safety inspection and reviews.
Implement and maintain 5-S working environment.
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Environmental Policy
We, at Kirloskar Ebara Pumps Ltd., SavantpurVasahat (at & post
Kirloskarwadi ) involved in manufacturing of industrial pumps, pumping systems and
steam turbines are committed to protect environment by prevention of pollution.
We will continually improve our environment performance by:
Striving to go beyond compliance to applicable environmental legislations,
regulations and other environmental requirements of state & central government.
Conserving natural resources such as air, water, oil, energy and raw materials
used at various processes, products & operations.
Reduction, recycle, reuse and/or proper disposal of waste that include used
water, oil, plastic, metal scrap, paints and flue gases.
Improve in working ambiance.
Creating awareness amongst all persons involved on environmental issues.
This environmental policy is communicated to all persons working for or on
behalf of us and is available to the public on request.
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3.6 ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE:
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Mr.Aseem Srivastav(MD)
Mr. Ashok Dhotay
(HR Manager)
Mr. C.M . Mate(AVP
Finance)
Mr. A.Joshi(GM
Engineer)
Mr. Sanjay Madey
(Marketing manager)
Mr. S.S.Katare
(Plant Head)
Mr. Vasant Godbole
(AVP Enginneerin
g)
Shivaji University, Kolhapur
3.7 STRUCTURE IN HR DEPARTMENT:
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Mr. Ashok Dhotay(HR-Manager)
Mrs. Soma
(recruitment)
Mr. Adit Joshi
(Traning &
Development)
Mr. Bhaskar
Deshpande
(Admin.)
Mrs. Alka Borker
(receiption-ist)
Mr. R.P. Sakhadeo(HR & Ad factory)
Mr. Nilesh Kulkarni
(P & A.-at factory)
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3.8 ACHIEVEMENTS:
ARAMCO Revalidation, CINDA, SAIPEM, Approval received.
Local partners in Middle East (UAE/ Abu Dhabi/ Oman/ Kuwait) Malaysia,
Indonesia Korea appointed.
SNC Lavalin USA proposed a SUPPLIER CHOICE agreement factory survey
completed and KEPL has been recommended for supplier choice agreement.
CE/ ATEX for OH2 series received.
First prize in industrial health & safety by health & safety directorate Sangli
district.
PDPC award for productivity.
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3.9 REWARDS & RECOGNITION:
Rewards &
Recognition Sr.
No
Award Frequency Type of reward Amount
1 Best worker Once a year MonetaryRs.
10,000/-
2 Accepted Kaizen Each month Monetary
Rs. 250/-
per
accepted
Kaizen
3 Best attendance
3.1 Staff Yearly MonetaryRs.
5000/-
3.2 Workers Yearly Monetary Rs.5000/-
4 Best CFT Yearly MonetaryRs.
10,000/-
5 Best 5-SzoneOnce in 6
months
By letter of
appreciation-
6Cash rewards for best
job doneAs& when Monetary & letter
Rs.
2000/-
7Recognition for good
workAs & when
By letter of
appreciation-
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Some of our prestigious customers Sector Typical customers
HPI Reliance, IOCL,HPCL, BPCL, Essar
LSTK Contractors L&T, Toyo, Samsung, Punj Lloyd,
OEM
KBL, Flowserve Pumps, BHEL, WIL,
Thermax, ThyssenKrupp, KSB Pumps, SS
Engg
Fertilizers & ChemicalsIFFCO, RCF, GNFC,GSFC, Zuari Agro,
Deepak Fertilizers
Power GMDC, Toshiba, IHI
Water treatmentIon Exchange(I), Doshi Ion Exchange,
Aquatech, GEA
ExportEbara-Japan, Elliott-USA, LSTK
contractors
Consulting agenciesEIL, PDIL, UHDE, Bechtel, Toyo, TICB,
Technip
3.10 CUSTOMERS LIST OF KEPL:
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4.1 Nature of Employment
Table no 4.1:
Option No. of Respondent Percentage
Permanent 37 74
Temporary 1 02
Probation 7 14
Trainee 5 10
Total 50 100
Permanent Temporary Probabation Trainee 0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80 74%
2%
14%10%
Percentage
Percentage
Above table & graph reveals that the 74% respondents are permanent employees, 2%
respondents are on temporary basis, 14% respondents are on probation periodand 10%
respondents are as the trainees. So maximum number of employee are working on
permanent basis.
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4.2Are you aware of your health and safety at work?
Table no 4.2
Option No. Of Respondent Percentage
Yes 50 100
No 0 0
Total 50 100
Percentage
Yes No
From the above table & graph researcher found that 100% respondents are aware of
there health and safety at work.
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4.3 Are you aware of employee’s health and safety policy of company?
Table no 4.3
Option No. Of Respondent Percentage
Yes 39 78
No 11 22
Total 50 100
78%
22%
Percentage
Yes No
Above table and graph reveals that 78% respondents are aware of employee’s health
and safety policy of the company. 22% respondents are not aware of their health and
safety policy of the company. Researcher found that maximum respondents are aware
of the employee’s health and safety policy of the company.
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4.4 For your health and safety which equipments company has provided you?
Table no 4.4
Sr. No Health & Safety Equipments No. OF Employees
1 Mask 35
2 Hand Gloves 21
3 Safety Goggles 29
4 Eye Guard 14
5 Rubber Mat 33
6 Shoes 50
7 Special Uniform 50
8 Safety Caps 46
9 Any Other 0
Mas
k
Hand
Glo
ves
Safe
ty G
oggl
es
Eye
Guar
d
Rubb
er M
at
Shoe
s
Spec
ial U
nifo
rm
Safe
ty C
aps
Any
Oth
er
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
0102030405060
No. of Employees
No. OF Employees
From the above graph & table, researcher concludes that all employees use the shoes
and special uniform and maximum employees use the safety caps. And the other
equipments are used by the employees as per the job requirement. Maximum no of
employees uses the shoes, special uniform and safety caps.
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4.5. Were you injured during your tenure in the company?
Table no.4.5
Options No. Of Respondents Percentage
Yes 15 30
No 35 70
Total 50 100%
Yes No0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
30%
70%
Percentage
Percentage
The graph & table reveals that the 30% respondents were injured during the work
tenure, and 70% respondents were not injures during the tenure in the company. So
the researcher found that minimum number of employees was injured in the company.
4.6 What was the nature of injury?
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Table no.4.6
Options No. Of Respondents Percentage
Minor 50 100%
Major 0 0%
Total 50 100%
100%
Percentage
MinorMajor
From the above graphs and table, the researcher found that the nature of the injury of
the employees was minor. And very few injuries have been made in the company.
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Que.4.7. Did you get proper medical treatment after the injury?
Table no.7
Options No. Of Respondents Percentage
Yes 45 90
No 5 10
Total 50 100%
Yes No0
102030405060708090
90%
10%
Percentage
Percentage
Above graph and table shows that 90% respondents are agree that they get the proper
medical treatment after injury, 10% respondents are not agree that they get the proper
medical treatment after the injury.
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4.8Did you get proper compensation after the injury?
Table no.4.8
Options No. Of Respondents Percentage
Yes 45 90%
No 5 10%
Total 50 100%
90%
10%
Percentage
YesNo
Interpretation
From the above graph and the researcher found that 90% respondents are agree that
they get proper compensation after the injury, 10% respondents are not agree that they
don’t get proper compensation after the injury. Maximum number of employees is
satisfied by the compensation given by the company after the injury.
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4.9What occupational hazards you are exposed to due to the nature of your job?
Table no.4.9
Sr. no. Occupational hazards No.of Respondent Percentage
1 Neck problem 5 10
2 Eye problem 18 36
3 Back pain 2 4
4 Breathing/ Lung problem 2 4
5 Any other 3 6
6 Not applicable 20 40
Total 50 100
Neck pro
blem
Eye p
roblem
Back pain
Breathing/
Lung p
roblem
Any other
Not applica
ble0
10
20
30
40
10%
36
4% 4% 6%
40%Percentage
Percentage
Above table & graph clears that 10% respondents have the neck problem 36%
respondents have eye problem 4% respondents have the back pain, 4% respondents
have breathing problem, 6% respondents have any other problem 40% respondents
says that they don’t have any occupational hazards.
4.10 How many times training session arranged in a year?
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Table no.4.10
Category No. Of Respondents Percentage
1 time 30 60
2-4 time 18 36
More than 4 times 1 2
Never 1 2
Total 50 100
1 time 2-4 time More than 4 times
Never 0
10
20
30
40
50
60
60%
36%
2% 2%
Percentage
Above table and graph shows that 60% employees says that one time training session
is arranged in a year, 36% respondents says that two to four times training session is
arranged in a year, 2% respondents says that more than four times training session is
arranged in a year, 2% respondents says that no training session is arranged in a year.
Researcher found that maximum number of respondents says that one time training
session is arranged in a year.
4.11 What kind of training arranged for health and safety?
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Table no.4.11
Category No. Of Respondents Percentage
Demo 13 26
Lectures 37 74
Other 0 0
Total 50 100
Demo Lectures Other0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
26%
74%
0%
Percentage
Percentage
Above table and graph shows that 74% respondents says that lecture method is used
for giving training on the health & safety at work. 26% respondents say that demo
method is used for giving training on health and safety. The researcher found that
maximum respondents clears that lecture method is used to giver training on health
and safety to the employees.
Que .4.12 Are workers routine medical checkup done regularly?
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Table no. 4.12
Category No. Of Respondents Percentage
Yes 47 94
No 03 6
Total 50 100
94%
6%
Percentage
YesNo
Above table and graphs shows that 94% respondents are agree that routine medical
checkup is done regularly in the company. 6% respondents are saying that routine
medical checkup is not done regularly. So that this reveals that maximum number of
respondents are agree that routine medical checkup is done regularly.
4.13 If yes then where?
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Table no. 4.13.
Category No. Of Respondents Percentage
In company 35 70
Hospital 15 30
Other 0 0
Total 50 100
In company Hospital Other0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
70%
30%
0%
Percentage
Percentage
Above table and graph reveals that 70% respondents says that medical checkup is
done in the company, 30% respondents says that the medical checkup is done in the
hospital. So the researcher found that maximum number of employees agrees with the
medical checkup done in the company.
4.14 In what period medical check-up is done
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Table no. 4.14.
Category No.of Respondent Percentage.
15 Days 0 0
1 Months 3 6
6 Months 16 32
1 year 31 62
Total 50 100
Above table & graphs shows that 62% respondents says that medical checkup is done
in a year, 32% respondents says that medical checkup is done for six months, 6%
respondents says that medical checkup is done monthly. So researcher found that
maximum numbers of respondents areagree that medical checkup is done in a year.
4.15What kind checkup is done?
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15 Days 1 Months 6 Months 1 year0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
0%6%
32%
62%
Percentage.
Percentage.
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Table no4.15
Sr. no. Type of check-up No. of Employees
1 Eye test 50
2 Blood test 25
3 General body check-up 30
4 Any other 0
Eye test Blood test General body
checkup
Any other0
10
20
30
40
50
60
No. of Employees
No. of Employees
Above table & graphs reflects that mostly the eye test is done of all the employees,
50% respondents says that the blood test is done, 60% respondents says that general
body checkup is also done in the company.
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4.16 Are there appointed persons to seek medical help in an emergency situation?
Table no.4.16
Category No. Of Respondents Percentage
Yes 38 76
No 12 24
Total 50 100
76%
24%
Percentage
YesNo
Above table & graph clears that 76% respondents says that there is an one person
appointed to seek medical help in an emergency situation. 24% respondents say that
there is no person appointed to seek medical checkup in the emergency situation. The
researcher found that maximum numbers of respondents are agree that there is an
appointed person to seek medical help in emergency situation.
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4.17 Are there any restrictions on smoking at work?
Table no. 4.17
Category No. Of Respondents Percentage
Yes 50 100
No 0 0
Total 50 100
100%
Percentage
YesNo
The above table and graph clears that in the company there is strict restrictions on
smoking at work.
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4.18Does Company provides additional health & safety tools as per your requirement?
Table no. 4.18
Category No. Of Respondents Percentage
Yes 35 70
No 15 30
Total 50 100
The above table and graph shows that 35 respondents i.e. 70% workers says yes that
the company provides additional health and safety tools to workers as per there
requirement. And the other 15 respondents i.e. 30% workers says no that the company
does not provide additional health and safety tools as per the workers requirement.
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Yes No0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
8070%
30%
Percentage
Percentage
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4.19Do you have Stress at work?
Table no 4.19
Category No. Of Respondents Percentage
Yes 23 46
No 27 54
Total 50 100
46%
54%
Percentage
YesNo
Above table & graph depicts that 54% respondents don’t have any stress at work,
46% respondents says that they have stress at work. So the researchers found that
maximum number of respondents don’t have the stress at work.
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Findings:-
1) About 74% employees are of permanent category in the company (Table no 4.2)
2) Mostly all employees are aware of there health & safety at work in the
organization.(Table no. 4.3)
3) About 78% employees are aware of company’s health & safety policy.
(Table no. 4.4)
4) Mostly employees use the shoes and special uniforms provided by the company.
They also provide other equipments which are being used as per the requirement of
the work by the employees. (Table no. 4.5)
5) About 70% employees were not injured during there work tenure in the company
(Table no. 4.6).
6) Thenature ofthe injures was minor of the accidents happened in the organization
(Table no. 4.7).
7) About90% employees get proper treatment after the injury in the organization.
(Table no. 4.8).
8) Mostly 90% employees get proper compensation after the injury in the
organization. (Table no. 4.9)
9) About 60% employees say that 1 time training session is arranged in a year
(Table no.4.10).
10) 74% employees says that lecture method type training is arranged for health &
safety. (Table no. 4.11)
11) 94% employees say that the routine medical checkup is done regularly by the
company. (Table no. 4.12)
12) 70% employees say that mostly the routine medical checkup is done regularly in
the company only. (Table no.4.13)
13) 62% employees say that every year medical checkup is done. (Table no. 4.14)
14) Eye test is done of all the employees and Blood test is done of 25 employees and
general body checkup is done of 30 employees.(Table no. 4.15)
15) About 76% employees say that one person is trained to seek medical help in an
emergency situation.(Table no. 4.16)
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16) There is an strictly restrictions on smoking at work.(Table no.4.17)
17) 70% employees say that company provides additional health & safety tools as per
the employee’s requirement.(Table no. 4.18)
18) 54% employees say that there is no stress at work. (Table no. 4.19)
19) The company doesn’t have the fire Certificate for the company premises.
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Suggestion:-
1) The company should take the fire certificate for the company premises.
2) The company should arrange health & safety training mostly in the form of
demo, videos.
3) The company should have the emergency exit door in emergency situation.
4) The company should arrange some programmers to reduce stress at work.
5) The company should carry out at least two times the medical checkup.
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Conclusion:-
From the project the researcher gained the detailed information regarding
the health & Safety of employees. The researcher experienced the practical
knowledge about the various HR functions also understood how the HRdepartments
actually work in practice.
The overall performance of Kirloskar EBARA Pumps Ltd. Kirloskarwadi. Is
satisfactory and the financial position of the company is good. The company believes
in a health and safety management system to achieve its ultimate goal of reducing the
impact of Health and Safety hazards in its operations, activities to manufacture
products in its work place within the frame work of this system and applicable laws.
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