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AGreatWorkforceAGreatWorkplaceAGreatWorkforceAGreatWorkplaceChuaBockChoon,OSHI20Nov2014AccidentCaseStudies©2014GovernmentofSingapore1AGreatWorkforceAGreatWorkplaceAGreatWorkforceAGreatWorkplaceAGreatWorkforceAGreatWorkplaceAGreatWorkforceAGreatWorkplaceCaseStudy1CaseStudy1DrillingMachine©2014GovernmentofSingapore2DrillLeftthumbseveredAGreatWorkforceAGreatWorkplaceAGreatWorkforceAGreatWorkplaceCS1CS1-SynopsisofAccidentSynopsisofAccident�Injuredworker(IW)wastaskedtofitupavehicle’sfueltankintheworkshop.Whilefittingupthetank,hewasshortofonegroundingcable.�Unabletofindaterminallugofcorrectsizeforthegroundingcable,IWdecidedtouseanexistinglugofnearestsizeandenlargeitsholewitharoundfile.©2014GovernmentofSingapore3�Afterfilingfor10minswithoutanyprogress,IWdecidedtouseabenchdrillingmachinetoenlargethehole.IWusedaself–grippingpliertoholdthegroundingcable.IWwaswearingcottonglovesonbothhands.�Duringdrilling,IW’slefthand’sglovewascaughtbytherotatingdrillbit,therebyresultedinhisleftthumbbeingsevered.AGreatWorkforceAGreatWorkplaceAGreatWorkforceAGreatWorkplaceCS1CS1-SynopsisofAccidentSynopsisofAccident©2014GovernmentofSingapore4DrillbitDrillingMachineTornglovesAGreatWorkforceAGreatWorkplaceAGreatWorkforceAGreatWorkplaceCS1CS1-ObservationsandObservationsandFindingsFindings�Beforetheaccident,IW’semployerhadonlyconductedinductionbriefingongenericsafetyandhealthrulestonewemployees,butnotanyjob-specificRAandSWPrelatedtotheirworks.�IW’semployerhadestablishedRAandSWPforthe©2014GovernmentofSingapore5�IW’semployerhadestablishedRAandSWPfortheworkshopactivities,includingdrillingtask.�However,IWwasnotawareoftheRA&SWP.Hehadnotbeenbriefedaboutthehazards,risksandcontrolmeasuresofthebenchdrillingmachine,whichhadbeenidentifiedinRAandSWP.AGreatWorkforceAGreatWorkplaceAGreatWorkforceAGreatWorkplaceCS1CS1-ObservationsandFindingsObservationsandFindings�MostoftheotherengineerswerealsonotawareoftheRAandSWPintheworkplace,andhowtherisksofinjuriescouldbecontrolledormitigated.�Atthetimeoftheaccident,therotatingspindleandchuckofthedrillingmachinewerenotsecurelyguarded.©2014GovernmentofSingapore6chuckofthedrillingmachinewerenotsecurelyguarded.AGreatWorkforceAGreatWorkplaceAGreatWorkforceAGreatWorkplaceCS1CS1-LessonsLearntLessonsLearnt�Employershouldensuresecureguardingofthedangerouspartsofmachinesintheworkplace.�Thedrillingmachine’sspindleandchuckshouldbesecurelyguarded.�Employershouldensureemployees’awarenessand©2014GovernmentofSingapore7�Employershouldensureemployees’awarenessandknowledgeofWSHhazardsandcontrolmeasures.�ThereshouldbeapropercommunicationorbriefingofrelevantRAandSWPtoallpersonnelwhoareliabletobeexposedtotherisksposedbytheworkactivitiescarriedoutintheworkplace.�ThebriefingonRAandSWPshouldbedocumented.AGreatWorkforceAGreatWorkplaceAGreatWorkforceAGreatWorkplaceCS1CS1-LessonsLearntLessonsLearnt�Warningnoticesorsignages,wherereasonablypracticable,shouldbeclearlydisplayedatornearthemachinerytowarnofthepresenceofdangerouspart(s),andthe‘dos&don’ts’formachinerysafety.©2014GovernmentofSingapore8AGreatWorkforceAGreatWorkplaceAGreatWorkforceAGreatWorkplaceCS1CS1-Examplesofsafetyguards©2014GovernmentofSingapore9Theguardshouldbebelowthetipofthedrillwhenthedrillisintheraisedtopmostposition.AGreatWorkforceAGreatWorkplaceAGreatWorkforceAGreatWorkplaceCS1CS1-ResourcesResources...