MANAGEMENT OF EMPLOYEE WELFARE WITH EMPHASIS ON INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS AND SAFETY
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MANAGEMENT OF EMPLOYEE WELFARE WITH EMPHASIS ON INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS AND SAFETY
CHAPITRE ONE
HISTOLOGICAL BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Premier Brewery PLC, formerly Ltd, was founded in 1977 with only one office. Today, it has many branches, including Eastern Plastics Ltd and Emene Premier Farm Ltd.
Despite the fact that the organisation was founded in 1977, its history dates back to 1974, when the government of the defunct east central state, led by Chief Ukpabi Asika, entered into a machinery supply/plant design contract with the German company Messers brave chases for the establishment of a brewery in Onitsha. Initially, the brewery was to be a subsidiary of the Golden Guinea brewery.
However, on January 25th, 1976, Diamond Breweries Ltd was incorporated as a wholly separate corporation, and in December of that same year, the name was changed to Premier Breweries Ltd. Col. John A Kpera (Ltd) commissioned it. On March 11, 1978, the then-military government of Anambra state, now brigadier,
At the time of start-up, the production capacity was 350.00 hectoliters. However, following the first phase of the extension plan, which cost N15,00,000 (fifteen million Naira), capacity increased to 750,00 hectoliters, and the second phase,
which cost N9,000.00 (nine million Naira), capacity increased to 1,200,00 hectoliters. As a result of these increases, the premier brewers are now the second largest beer producers in the West African subregion.
A check at the Eastern Plastic Ltd Emene finds that it is involved in the production of plastics such as bottle crates, and that a land of around 100 hectares has since been built in Uzo- Uwani L. G. A of EnuguState.
It should be mentioned that when the company first began operations, there were just 80 employees (premier breweries PLC), but it now employs over 1500 people directly and indirectly. This company’s owners include the following.
Anambra State Finance Ministry
Nigeria Industrial Development Bank (NIDB) Nigeria bank for commerce and industry some other associations and publicities but with the more into the PLC class the capital base of the company has been raised through the sale of shares thereby introducing more members via share holding also the multi malt was launched during the first international trade fair help Enugu in April 1990
The company has expanded not only in capacity but also in the quality of its products. In fact, only five months after entering the Nigerian salt drink market, the Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) issued it the N15 certificate of quality.
1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
The frequent implementation of regulations in this country, and possibly elsewhere in the world, would have compelled enterprises to investigate the causes of these incidents in order to reduce them to a bare minimum.
Despite these laws, we do not yet have effective control over our working system and environment due to a lack of skilled labour, which is largely due to manufacturing organisations’ neglect of employee training and management development programmes aimed at mastering the device for work.
Lack of much-needed education is also a major issue, since some workers may be highly skilled on the job yet lack the reading capacity to read instructional documents tagged on machines for safety concerns.
Other issues include around companies complying with standard rules and enforcing compliance through a system of inspection and penalties, thus a lack of cash to acquire brand machines and other safe gadgets remains a major issue.
Some businesses do not have the necessary funds to purchase these items, so they try to obtain used machines and safety devices, which do not last for extended periods of time and have no 100% assurance of safety. Furthermore, industries lack the funds to pay professionals who will be hired to service and maintain the machine/safety devices as needed.
1.3 PROBLEM WITH INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS.
There is no doubt that there is a growth in the number of industry sprouting up in most of our metropolitan centres in this period of global economic diversification from the agricultural sector to the manufacturing sector, or what we would call the industrial revolution.
This is of significant advantage to many Nigerians in terms of increased output and economic prosperity. However, as progress has become a source of grief for many families, industrial dangers in these enterprises have become unavoidable. Despite several years of federal government effort to find ways to reduce accidents, it remains a serious problem.
“Worldwide trends show that while there has been a significant reduction in total accidents over the last 15 years, injuries have increased not only in absolute numbers but also in rates per exposed worker.” According to data from 14 industrialised countries, the total number of injured persons appears to be increasing by 5% every year.
Nigeria is a country whereIt is correct to say that there were approximately 720 industrial accident casualties in the first quarter of 1990. These data are pretty disturbing, and about N100.000.00 was spent in just three months.
The relatives of the injured cannot be fully compensated for their loss; some are disabled for life and so cannot regain health and vitality. A portion of the human misery associated with the accident cannot be overstated.
Furthermore, there is a significant amount of time lost by other employees who stop working in sympathy of their injured colleagues, as well as time spent by supervisors in determining the true cause of the accident and reporting to employers.
Additional losses include employer losses from the employee welfare and benefit system, as well as costs incurred as a result of the wounded workers’ lack of profit.
“Accident has been seen by various cadres of professionals and laymen and has been interpreted to mean an unforeseen happening an unexpected occurrence which produces harm or loss of life,” says one.
They are caused rather than occurring, and the vast majority of them are avoidable by the use of safe technologies and a properly functioning system. In light of this, the federal government has implemented various safety legislation that will serve as preventative measures in lowering the rate of industrial accidents.
They are as follows:
The Workman’s Compensation Act of 1942
Total accident act of 1961 (environmental safety law, for example, heating and lighting)
1974 Act on Occupational Health and Safety
Nigeriafactory Act of 1961, for example.
To what extent have these government laws lowered the rate of industrial accidents?
There are still many risks in manufacturing enterprises in general. According to J.W. Boley, accidents are caused by personnel errors, supervisor errors, management faults, and, of course, machine errors. Many specialists agree with this viewpoint.
According to what has been stated, if suitable actions are not made to detect and prevent the causes of these dangers, as well as prevent adequate and workable safety rules, the rate of fatal accidents in our manufacturing concerns will continue to rise.
Thus, the purpose of this research would be to determine the actual causes of accidents as well as their frequency of occurrence. However, a brief mention of the legal implications of these activities will be provided.
1.4 OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY
The following items have been considered as the goal of this work pricing.
a) To identify and recommend methods for decreasing or eliminating certain hazards and dangerous environmental characteristics.
b) Determine the cause of workplace accidents at PLCOnitsha’s leading breweries.
c) To serve as a foundation for future study on industrial accidents in breweries.
d) To emphasise the relationship between specific personnel and environmental characteristics, as well as accident behaviour.
1.5 DEFINITION OF TERMS RELATED TO THE STUDY
COMPACT/ EXPLODEABLE:
These are violent explosions of materials such as gases or extremely hot targets.
CRISES:
Stage in which workers’ performance falls short of expectations due to inefficiency and a negative attitude towards work.
FACTORS CAUSING HUMAN DEATH:
These factors are the result of human-caused mishaps.
HORSE ACTIVITY:
Rough play that could result in a worker’s injury or accident.
HYGIENE IN THE WORKPLACE:
The process of keeping the work environment free of infectious diseases and dirt that may occur due to the nature of the activity.
WORKPLACE DISEASE:
specific diseases are inherent in specific jobs and are likely to have an impact on the health of workers.
STATEMENT OF POLICY:
The organisation issued a brief statement outlining management’s objective and indicating the important safety programmes measures accessible stipulating how the employer and employee may ensure acceptable safety.
SECURITY ENGINEERING:
The process of building a work environment that maximises the efficiency and effectiveness of man and machine.
ACTIVE USAGE:
This act is the result of a person acting without concern for his own or his coworkers’ safety.
PERSONAL INJURIES:
These accidents may result in the loss of a limb or possibly the inability to work (death).
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