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A Study on the Effectiveness of

Health and Safety Measures

Implemented by HMT Ltd.

Under the guidance of

Prof. M. Jeganathan

Submitted by,

Sneha Manomohanan


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INTRODUCTION Due to rapid industrialization, industrial workers are exposed to

several types of hazards and accidents. Every year lakh of workers are injured due to mechanical, chemical,

electrical and radiation hazards and it leads to partial or totaldisablement.

So in recent years, greater attention is given to health and safety

due to pressure from government, trade unions, labor laws andawareness of employers.

The efficiency of workers depend to a great extends on theenvironment in which they work.

Work environment consist of all the factors, which act and react onthe body and mind of an employee.

The primary aim is to create an environment, which ensures thegreatest ease of work and removes all causes of worries.


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INDUSTRY PROFILE

The machine tools industry in Indian dates back to the

Second World War.

Due to the non-availability of imported machine tools, a few

British owned general engineering firms took up their

manufacturing in India.

This was followed by upstart of industrialization in the series

off five year plans.

The process off planning in the economy resulted in a second

phase of machine tools with public sector investment in

Machine Tools (HMT Ltd.) 1953.


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COMPANY PROFILE

HINDUSTAN MACHINE TOOLS Ltd.

ESTABLISHMENT : Bangalore In collaboration with M/S Oerlikon of Switzerland in

1953.

CAPACITY TO MANUFACTURE : Around 400 machines per year.

The growth of HMT Ltd. was characterized by forward and backward integration oftechnology and product diversification.

The company started with manufacturing and selling lathes expanded its machine

tools product range to evolve as the ultimate solution in metal cutting.

The product diversification efforts took the company to the business of watches on

1976, food processing machinery in 1980 CNC system in 1986 and reconditioning

in 1990.

The multi product activities made HMT Ltd. changes its identity as Hindustan

Machine Tools Limited.


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Continued.

Today HMT Ltd has 16 manufacturing units with 22 product divisions, spread

through length and breadth of India subsidiary via, HMT (international) Ltd.

It also exports for several other Indian companies.

HMT Ltd was restructured in 1992 to facilitates better administration of multi

product business group was established.

INDUSTRIALMACHINERY BUSINESS GROUP, DEALS WITH : Printing Machines

Dye Casting

Plastics Injection Molding Machines

Food Processing Machines

Metal Forming Machines. Agriculture Business Group To Concentrate On Tractors.


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NEED FOR STUDY

Health and safety measures are inevitable to any organization where

workers are involved. Its an organizations responsibility to provide to its

workers beyond the payment of wages for their services. The workers

health and safety on and off the job within the organization is a vital

concern of the employee.

The working environment in a factory adversely a which leads to accident

or injury or disablement or loss of life to the workers. It effects the

workers health and safety because of the excessive heat or cold, noise,

odors, fumes, dust and lack of sanitation and pure air etc.

A health and safer environment is a pre-requisite for any productive effort.

These must be held in check by providing regular health check-up,

protective devices and compensatory benefits to the workers.


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OBJECTIVES

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:

A study of effectiveness of health and safety measures

implemented by HMT Ltd, Kalamassery.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVE:

To identify the health and safety problems in HMT Ltd.

To study the awareness among employees about health and

safety in their workplace.

Perspective of workers about the effectiveness of health and

safety measures implemented in the company.


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SAMPLE SIZE: The sample size for the given project is

125.

SAMPLING METHOD : Convenient sampling method is

used to collect data from the respondents.


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DATA COLLECTION

Primary Data CollectionThe present study used primary data by

conducting a survey among the workers of HMT Ltdusing questionnaire. The data collected have analyzed

and interpreted using appropriate statistical tools.

Secondary Data Collection

Secondary data consist of information that already

exists somewhere and have been collected for specificpurpose in the study. The secondary data for this study arenewspapers, internet etc journals, magazines published bythe company.


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LIMITATIONS

The major limitation was the time constraint.

Another limitation involves the biases that can come in to playas a result of survey respondents who attempts to convey a

favorable impression of their firm.

Some of the workers are not well educated. So it was difficultto convey.

Another limitation is due to the shift of the employee datacollection was difficult.


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FINDINGS

62% are satisfied with their job and 38% are dissatisfied.

54% are aware of the health and safety measures adopted in thecompany.

34% had very good opinion about the health and safety matter in theorganization and 13 % felt poor.

63.44% are satisfied with the remedial measures taken during theaccident and 36.56% were dissatisfied.

45% said that they are provided with Personal Protective Equipment(PPE)and 36% said they are not.

65% said that they the medical facilities are excellent and 22% said thatthey are good.

55% of the employees were satisfied with the training given to thembefore handling machines and 35% are not.

64% agree that accidents are mainly caused due to the negligence of theemployee and 23% say that it is because of lack of training.

60% of the employees said that food and hygiene facility was excellent and36% said that it is good.


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SUGGESTION

On the job training programs must beimplemented in the company.

A very few people are satisfied with the healthand safety measures more workshops can beadopted.

Employees must be provided with enough ofPPEs.

Frequent inspections must be done.

Company should make sure that the employeesuse safe tools and equipments and they areproperly maintained.


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CONCLUSION

It is very essential that the management shouldmaintain good relationship with workers, andinclude the workers in the decision making.

Provide the job for the employees, who lost thejob due to the accident.

Increase the number of latrines and urinals, andmaintain cleanliness.

Safety committee is formed in the company, but itdidnt work properly, so it is the duty ofmanagement to reform the safety comities andmake it very active.


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