occupational safety and health in industrial sector of nepal

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KHUM RAJ PUN

16-BIE-062

A SEMINAR

PRESENTATION

April 2010


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Introduction

` Definition of OSH` Occupational safety and health (OSH) is the science of the

anticipation, recognition, evaluation and control of hazards

arising in or from the workplace, and which could impair the

health and well-being of workers, also taking into account thepossible impact on the surrounding communities and the

general environment

` Industrial occupation may create unsafe work and work

environment because of the inherent sources of hazards

present in the material, process, technologies or products

` mechanical, chemical, physiological, psychosocial, physical

and biological hazards


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OSH situationin Nepal

` Nearly12million workers are engaged in employment in Nepal

` Based on the classification of industry 73.9% are engaged in

agriculture sector and only 26.1% are engaged in non-

agriculture sector

` According to international labor organization (ILO)` approximately 270 million workers meet occupational accidents each

year

` 160 million people are suffering from occupational diseases each year.

` Approximately 2.2 million people die of occupational accidents and

diseases each year.

` Approximately 20000 workers meet accidents at workplace which

lead to about 200 lives lost in Nepal each year


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Majorcases andcauses ofoccupational

hazards

` Unsafe working conditions

` Lack of supervision and training

` Use of old machinery and equipment

` Lack of sufficient maintenance

` Bad house-keeping practices

` Violation of safety rules

` Over crowded production units with very congested

space


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Legislative provisions on OSH

` Laboract 2048 (1992)

` Present 3-year interim plan (2064-2067)

` ILO convention

` Convention no. 155 & Recommendation no. 164

` more than seventy ILO Conventions mainly or partly related

to questions of safety and health

` Interim constitution on Nepal 2007


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Problems on policies andlegislation

` The legislative measures are not applicable to small unitsemploying less than ten workers outside the industrial

estates

` No provision for a Safety Committee to be constituted in

an establishment.

` law, does not stipulate on the identification of the liability

of medical treatment

` no national surveillance system of health services for

industrial workers who are suffering from occupationaldiseases

` Nepal has not ratified ILO con.155 on OSH


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Departmentoflaborandtransport management

` apex body in the labor administration and mainlyfunctions at the policy level.

` established in 1971

` responsible for matters related to labor administration

` The safety and health provisions under the Labor Act,

2048 (1992), are enforced by the Factory Inspectors of

Labor Office.

` There are altogether 90 supporting staff in the Labor

Offices.


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Laborinspectionrecords

` The number of inspections at establishments has beenfound quite inadequate

` a large number of establishments operating in districts

have not been recorded in the inspection register.


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Trends of industrial injuries

` Occupational accident in the establishment is quite acommon phenomenon

` There are many unreported accidents

` There are many unreported accidents and hazardous

incidents which are either hidden by concernedestablishments or not inspected by factory inspectors

properly

` Data on occupational diseases are not available at present

` under-reporting of occupational accidents is also

attributed to very low awareness of OSH among

management and workers in general


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Trends of industrial injuries contd


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Summary

` Occupational safety and health is still in crawling phase inNepal

` Due to lack of awareness and high illiteracy rate among

the workers, they are totally aloof in the OSH issues

` implementation and regulation in the pragmatic conditionis merely tenuous

` Nepal has not yet ratified ILO convention No. 155 on

occupational safety and health.


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Barriers on OSH implementation

` Lack of knowledge and awareness among workers

` Lack of awareness and commitment in employers and

management

` Fear of change and of cost increase (Management)

` Poor consultation system

` Majority of untrained people both in management and

labor

` No safety-friendly work culture (both workers &management)

` Lack of research and data-base on occupational diseases

and health hazards


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Recommendation

` Developing training modules, formal training and orientation

` Formation and mobilization of safety committees in each

workplace and enterprises

` Periodic situational survey, hazard analysis and pre-project

planning for safety` Safety incentive programs

` Minimum employ turnover

` Involvement of top management in safety issues

` Sound industrial relation

` Sincere implementation of collective bargaining agreements

` Sound inspection form labor administration


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Responsibility of concerned stake holders

` Partnership among trade unions, employers andgovernment for training programs on OSH.

` Research for problem identification

` Awareness program for safe and clean workplace and

healthy life` Implementing partnership with employers for sound

workplace management

` Pressurizing for waste and sewage management

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Joining hands with international Agencies like ILO forworks in cooperation on OSH

` Cooperation with genuine NGOs on the issue of OSHand environment


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KHUMRAJ PUNTHAPATHALI CAMPUS, KATHMANDU

BACHELORIN INDUSTRIALENGINEERNG,

IOE,TU

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