Safety Awareness

President Director, Mr. Yamada Kawasaki has declared "Statement of Emergency" on February 27, 2008 at Safety & Health Meeting in front of the workers in connection with the occurrence of serious accidents streak in a very short period.


WE BELIEVE THAT:

• Accidents should be prevented and the work can be done safely;
• The manager is responsible for overall safety function, but each person is responsible for his personal safety;
• Every person has the right and obligation to work safely in a healthy environment and encourage colleagues to do the same.

OUR POLICY IS:

• Creating and keeping healthy working environment and safe;
•  Uphold and maintain practices and procedures for safe and healthy working;
•  Provide adequate education and training of all employee safety,  health and environmental management and the necessary equipment;
•  Remove unsafe conditions and unsafe actions of the working environment;
•  Requiring all employees, contractors and our colleagues to adhere to our standards;
•  Encourage employees to participate in issues of health, safety and environmental management;
•  Develop a safety culture and environmental consciousness in all divisions.

Implementing TO THIS,

WE do our best to:

• Conduct Safety Awareness Meeting 3 minutes before the work begins;
• Conduct identification of hazards in the workplace on a regular basis;
• With the cooperation of all employees are doing an internal patrol regularly;
• Immediately report to your superior if there is a problem particularly with respect to safety.

 

Safety working with Compressed Air.

1. Legislation and Inspection.

Compressed air systems are subject to the legislation covering pressure systems. A bibliography is provided in separated posting.

All compressed air systems should be surveyed and system drawings prepared showing the major items of equipment such as compressors, air receivers, driers, pressure reducing stations and isolation valves. These drawings must be amended as modifications are made and accompanied by data sheets containing design and construction details of the individual items of equipment.

All major items of equipment should be marked with their identification number. A data plate permanently fixed to the item of equipment should show the design duty and other manufacturers data.

A scheme should be established which determines the extent and frequency of inspections.

Records of inspection, repair and modification must be kept.

Correct operating procedures should be established and made available to all personnel involved with the operation of the equipment.

2. Noise.

Noise from compressors is one of the most common sources of noise problems in an industrial environment. Although most manufacturers of compressor unit incorporate acoustic enclosures, some larger and possibly older equipment may lack this refinement. Industrial safety legislation may require the brewery to carry out a noise risk assessment on the equipment, the result of which may be a statutory requirement for all personnel to wear noise protection. Local regulations must be consulted since noise exposure standards vary between national authorities.

3. Pressure Relief.

A pressure relief valve must be incorporated into every pressure reducing station to prevent an excess pressure in the downstream system in the event of a malfunction. When designing the station, it is essential that the relief valve is sized with capacity greater than that of reducing valve and the by-pass valve (where fitted) when fully open. If a by-pass valve is fitted then the relief valve must be located such that it still protects the system.

The discharges from relief valves should be arranged such as that they do not represent a hazard to personnel.

4. Portable Equipment and Tools.

Compressed air and in particular "Blow-guns" have historically been the source of many injuries due to misuse and failure to appreciate the hazards. A jet of compressed air is capable of penetrating the skin and can propel, for the example metal fragments, at high speed sufficient to cause injury especially to vulnerable parts of the body such as the eyes. All operators of such equipment must be properly trained into the safe methods of working, including the wearing of protective clothing, and any misuse must be prohibited.

Hoses and hose connections should be regularly inspected and repaired where necessary.

5. Maintenance Items. (see separated Posting).

Source: European Brewery Convention-Manual of Good Practice: Brewery Utilities.

How to use the Checklist ?

1. Define the work area to be checked.  In the case of a small enterprise, the whole production area can be checked.  In the case of a larger enterprise, particular work areas can be defined for separate checking.

2. Read through the checklist and spend a few minutes walking around the work area before starting to check.

3. Read each item carefully.  Look for away to apply the measure.  If necessary ask the manager or workers questions.  If the measure has already been applied or it is not needed, mark NO under “Do you propose action?” If you think the measure is worthwhile, mark YES.  Use the space under REMARKS to put a description of your suggestion or its location.

4. After you have gone through the whole items, look again at the items you have marked YES.  Choose a few where the benefits seem likely to be the most important.  Mark PRIORITY for these items.

5. Before finishing, make sure that for each item you have marked NO or YES, and that for some items marked YES you have marked PRIORITY.

Material Storage and handling

1.    Clear and mark transport ways.

Do you propose action?

O  No              O  Yes            O  Priority

Remarks

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2.      Use carts, hand-trucks, mobile racks and other wheeled devices when moving materials.

Do you propose action?

O  No      O  Yes            O  Priority

Remarks

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3.      Provide multi-level shelves or storage racks near the work area for tools, raw materials, parts and products.

Do you propose action?

O  No      O  Yes            O  Priority

Remarks

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4.      Use hoists, conveyors or other mechanical means for moving or lifting heavy materials.

Do you propose action?

O  No      O  Yes            O  Priority

Remarks

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5.    Provide good grips or holding points for all containers and packages.

Do you propose action?

O  No      O  Yes            O  Priority

Remarks

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Work Stations

6.    Adjust working height for each worker at elbow level (if necessary, user foot platforms for small workers and work item holders for tall workers).

Do you propose action?

O  No      O  Yes            O  Priority

Remarks

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7.    Put frequently used tools, controls and materials in easy reach of workers.

Do you propose action?

O  No      O  Yes            O  Priority

Remarks

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8.    Use jigs, clamps or other fixtures to hold items while work is done.

Do you propose action?

O  No      O  Yes            O  Priority

Remarks

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9.  Use hanging tools or conveniently fixed tools for operations repeated at the same place.

Do you propose action?

O  No      O  Yes            O  Priority

Remarks

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10. Provide a conveniently placed home for each tool.

Do you propose action?

O  No      O  Yes            O  Priority

Remarks

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11. Provide chairs of correct height with a good back rest.

Do you propose action?

O  No      O  Yes            O  Priority

Remarks

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Machine Safety

12. Attach proper guards to dangerous moving parts of machines.

Do you propose action?

O  No      O  Yes            O  Priority

Remarks

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13. Use safety devices with prevent operation with the hands in danger.

Do you propose action?

O  No      O  Yes            O  Priority

Remarks

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14. Attach labels so as to avoid mistakes.

Do you propose action?

O  No      O  Yes            O  Priority

Remarks

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15.Make sure machines are well maintained without unstable parts.

Do you propose action?

O  No      O  Yes            O  Priority

Remarks

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16.Make emergency controls clearly visible and easy to reach.

Do you propose action?

O  No      O  Yes            O  Priority

Remarks

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Physical environment

17.Add skylights or high windows and paint ceilings and walls in light colors.

Do you propose action?

O  No      O  Yes            O  Priority

Remarks

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18. Adding light sources or re-position lamps to provide good general lighting.

Do you propose action?

O  No      O  Yes            O  Priority

Remarks

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19. Provide local task-lights for precision and inspection work.

Do you propose action?

O  No      O  Yes            O  Priority

Remarks

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20. Relocate light sources or provide shields to eliminate direct glare.

Do you propose action?

O  No      O  Yes            O  Priority

Remarks

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21. Ensure safe wiring connectors for supplying electricity to equipment.

Do you propose action?

O  No      O  Yes            O  Priority

Remarks

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22. Isolate or screen the sources of dust, hazardous chemicals, noise or heat.

Do you propose action?

O  No      O  Yes            O  Priority

Remarks

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23. Provide enough fire extinguishers within easy reach.

Do you propose action?

O  No      O  Yes            O  Priority

Remarks

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Welfare facilities

24. Provide an adequate supply of cool, safe drinking water in all workplaces.

Do you propose action?

O  No      O  Yes            O  Priority

 

Remarks

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25. Provide regularly cleaned toilets and washing facilities close to the work area.

Do you propose action?

O  No      O  Yes            O  Priority

 

Remarks

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26. Provide resting corner, apart form work areas, with comfortable sitting arrangements.

Do you propose action?

O  No      O  Yes            O  Priority

 

Remarks

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27. Provide first-aid equipment and train a qualified first-aider.

Do you propose action?

O  No      O  Yes            O  Priority

 

Remarks

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Work organization

28. Set up a small stock of unfinished products (buffer stock) between different workstations in order to allowself-paced work.

Do you propose action?

O  No      O  Yes            O  Priority

 

Remarks

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29. Provide opportunities to take short breaks for repetitive or arduous work.

Do you propose action?

O  No      O  Yes            O  Priority

 

Remarks

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30. Provide at least two unobstructed ways out of every floor or every big room and make sure that workers know how to evacuate in an emergency.

Do you propose action?

O  No      O  Yes            O  Priority

 

Remarks

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