Occupational　Safety　＆　Health　Illustrated

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                INTRODUCTION

Being secure, safe and healthy is an essential condition
not only for business corporations but for people working
there as well.  Unless a workshop provides a place where
we can work comfortably without suffering injury, we are
unable to do a good job, nor can we lead a happy life.

Now you may wonder how you can build such a  work-
shop.   Company management are doing everything they
can to make a safe and healthy workplace environment.
But their efforts will not produce satisfactory results unless
your people working there cooperate in earnest with them.

What should you do to this end?  The answer to this
question is given in this booklet. Featuring illustrations,
the leaflet is designed to help workers, young and old
alike, to readily imagine what a safe and healthy workshop
is, as well as to provide them with know-hove to materialize
such a workshop.

We hope that this booklet will help you work together to
build a bright workplace environment.







Building a Safe and
Healthy Workshop

  The primary requisite for us to do "a good job" is to make our
workshop a place where we can work with a sense of security.

Toward this end, all the members of
your workshop must have
an inflexible determination
that "nobody should be injured or
suffer from a disease on the job."








Make the Most of
Your Workshop Rules of
Behavior

Work arrangements and guidelines are the rules
that have been shaped from diverse experience
of your seniors and, as such,should be observed
when you perform your tasks.

● Check the work procedures and arrangements before you start
  doing operations.
● Don't change the work arrangements at your own discretion.
● If there is any one of your colleagues who does not keep the
  work rules, give him or her warning.








Be Sure to Check
Your Workshop Without Fall








Checking and inspection is necessary to make a review of how
things are at your workshop and make improvements on anything
detrimental to safety and health.

Day-to-day, constant inspection and check on your surround-
ings, places where you walk, and for unsafe behaviors, provides
protection for you and your colleagues.






 You Take the Lead in the Workshop Rule
 of 4 S's
 
The 4 S's stand for the Japanese words in Roman characters: "Seiri,"
"Seiton,""Seiso," and "Seiketsu," which refer to housekeeping chores 
that should be done at a workplace.

"Seiri"---  Discard junks.

"Seiso" ---Keep your workplace free of dust and rubbish.

"Seiton"---Arrange necessary things properly
                            and put them in good order
                so that they can be taken out quickly whenever needed.

"Seiketsu" --- Control everything
                that makes your workshop dirty at source.








When You Operate Machines...

● Be sure to check machines before starting. 
● Check machines and their surroundings according to
  the 4 S's
 (Seiri, Seiketsu, Seisou, and Seiton).
● Don't remove safety devices for anything.







Hellof Mr. Robot!

Mr. Robot, you have the habit of :
 Starting abruptly;
  Gathering speed; and
  Moving beyond your prescribed
    work range.







Dangerous & Harmful Articles
No Smoking, No Leaking, No Fire!

Careless handling of dangerous and harmful articles is certain to
result in an explosion, fire or damage to the health.

● Give the highest priority to ventilation and the no-fire rule.
● Keep the rules when handling inflammables.







Be Careful With Fire
                 .
● Don't put combustibles close to fire.
● Clear the debris and rearrange things
    in order when you have used fire.
● Check your own place
    of duty after work.







Beware of Electric Shock
                .
● Don't go near high-voltage facilities.
● Keep a switch box closed.
● Don't touch broken wires.
● Don't step on electric wires.
● Open or close switches with your right hand.







Tools Are Extenslons of
Your Hands and Feet

● Choose the right tools that fit the needs of your task.
● Keep the tools always in best order.
● Use the tools correctly.
● Store the tools in a prescribed place and carry them safely.

"Tools serve you best
 as   long   as  you  handle
them correctly,
 but   once   you  use  them
in a wrong manner,
the result will be terrible,
you see."







Don't Strain Yourself
When You Carry Things
and Prevent a Lumbago

● When you lift anything, keep your backbone straight and try to
    lift it on your legs.
● Be sure to warm up before doing operations.
● Use a straw basket, a push cart, etc. when you carry heavy
    things.







Make Contact and a Sign
Accurately and Clearly

● Appoint a person responsible for making contact and a sign.
● Determine ways and means of making contact and a sign.
● Make contact and a sign clearly to convey your message
    correctiy .
● Check to see if your message is conveyed correctly.







Protective Gear Gives You
Protection From Harm

Prescribed protective gear. .

● Be sure to put on protective gear correctly and firmly.
● Wear a chin Strap firmly.
● Keep your protective gear always clean.
● Don't make holes in your protective gear at your own discretion.
● Be sure to replace damaged protective gear with a new one.
● Don't use an absorbing can for the mask that has passed the
    time limit.








Keep Your Uniform Neat and Clean

●Stains on your uniform may cause combustion or ignition.
  Keep your uniform always clean.
●Working without a cap may cause your hair to be caught
  in a machine.
●Keep your sleeves buttoned up neatly.
●Keep the cuffs of your trousers neat.
(Loose sleeves or cuffs may cause your hands or legs to
 be caught in a machine.)







Keep Your Workshop
Well-Ventilated and
Breathe a Clean Air

● Donrt Stop ventilators and fans at your own discretion.
● Open windows and doors once in a while to ventilate your
  workshop.
● If you are a smoker, smoke where it is permitted.







Work Comfortably at
a Brlght Workshop

● A bright workshop is kept clean to enable you to work comfort-
  ably.
● Use care not to be troubled by the shadow of your own hand or
  not to be too bright to dazzle your eyes.
● Wipe windows and lamps well
  and remove stains.







Dust....Clean Up Your Workplace
As Frequently As Possible

● Clean up floors, windows, and equipment, and sprinkle water,
  as frequently as possible.
● Be sure to wear a dust-proof mask and goggles.
● Be sure to receive a medical checkup for pneumoconiosis.







Organic Solvents

● Put an organic solvent into small containers and be sure to put
  a lid on them.
● Use care not to spill an organic solvent where you wo.rk.
● Don't stop ventilators while you are working indoors.
● Be sure to put on a prescribed protective outfit and mask.







God damn it!
Running out of oxygen!

When you enter a hole, tank or ship's hold,
check to see if there are required amounts of
oxygen in it.

● First, ventilate the place adequately.
● Check the concentration of oxygen (which must be 18% or
  higher) .
● Put on an oxygen mask when you go to rescue people suffering
  from acidosis or enter a place that cannot be ventilated.







"A Second" Saves a Life

When your fellow worker is injured
in an accident or gets sick suddenly,
inform a person in charge immediately and:

● Check the condition of the patient and lose no time
  in administering first aid, such as artificial breathing.
● If your fellow worker is suffering from acidosis or a fire breaks
  out, move him or her to a place of safety before anything else.







Don't Fall and Drop Anything
From a Height

● Put on a safety helmet and lifeline.
● Don't work in an unnatural posture.
● Use care not to let anything drop
  from a scaffold.
● Don't do operations right under
  an elevated spot where other peopl
  are working.







Five-Point Rule of Wisdom
For Doing Monscheduled
Operations

● Appoint a person responsible for assuming direction and making
  contact.
● Determine ways and means of making contact and a sign and
  drive them home to all people.
● Check the conditions of your surrounding for safety.
● Decide the work procedures and keep them.
● Report immediately upon completion of work.







Message for You

A variety of signs to arouse people's attention and give warning
are posted where you are liable to make mistakes and hence there
are large risks of accident. Have a right understanding of what
these signs indicate and follow what they dictate.







Join Willingly and
Banish Accident

What is essential is that all the people at a workshop participate
in  a  brief  meeting  chaired  by a foreman (a toolbox meeting or
TBM) to  discuss  together  what  hazards are latently involved in
work,  to  work  out  a  set  of measures, and carry them out (the
process  is  often  referred  to  as "Kiken Yochi Katsudo (KYK) or
literally activity for foreseeing risks).

● If you have any ideas about
  hazards at your workshop and
  safety precautions against them,
  don't hesitate to make them
  known.
● Be sure to follow the rules
  that have been laid down by all.







Be Sure To Undergo
a Medical Checkup

The purpose of a medical checkup
is not only to see if you have
any disease but also to find out
any factors affecting your health
and obtain some clues for
eliminating those factors.

● Tell a doctor your physical conditions
  frankly.
● Follow what a doctor has prescribed
  for you.







Are You Taking Ca re of
Your Health?

How you feel in the morning is a barometer of your health. See
yourself in the mirror and check your health every morning.
Answer the following questions and if your score is 18 points or
more, then feel assured that you are all right.

　






Build Up Your Heclith Wisely

Try to bring nutrition, rest and exercise into proportion to
one another. And remember walking is the basis for
building up your health.







Divert Yourself in
Doing Something Else

● Put everything you have into work while at work, and go heart
  and soul into playing while at play.
● Chatting or having a small talk with your fellows relieves your
  discontent and worry.
● Get exercise actively in day-to-day living.








Trclnslclte What You Have
In Mind lute Action

If you always wish for everybody's
safety and health, that wish is
naturally reflected in every aspect
of people's behaviors to produce
driving force for bringing harmony
at your workshop. As a first step
toward this direction, do something
good to your fellow workers every day.







A Summary of Suggested Safety
 Precautions to Prevent Accidents
 Involving a Fall or Drop

1  Stop working at an elevated spot if possible, and do
   operations on the ground if you can by devising
   appropriate working procedures.

2  When you must work at an elevated spot, do it on a
   work floor by setting up a scaffold or using a rolling
   tower.

3  Put on a prescribed protective outfit and don't act 
   recklessly.

4  Secure a work floor that is wide enough not to cause
   inconvenience in working and fasten it firmly to supports
   to keep it from sliding down.

5  When circumstances do not allow handrails to be placed
   on a work floor, use such safety precautions as wearing a
   safety belt, and setting up a safety net for preventing an
   accidental fall.

6  Don't put articles on a work floor because the space is
   restricted by such things and workers may stumble over
   them and drop something they carry.

7  Let two workers do operations that require the use of a
   ladder or Stepladders if possible, and have one worker
   support the ladder or stepladders and keep watch while the
   other is at work.

8  Pay attention to weather conditions, including rain and
   wind, and avoid doing operations at an elevated spot in
   bad weather.