Of the various cases of work accidents have been reported, safety experts then conduct further investigation and concluded that a fatal accident that usually occurs not just suddenly come up with. Apparently accident cases has the form like a pyramid. An event of fatal accidents, usually preceded by the presence of 10 times a minor accident. And 10 minor accidents and even then before also preceded by the presence of 30 accidents resulting in damage to equipment (equipment damage). While of the 30 accidents that resulted in damage to equipment comes after the incident andanya 600 near misses (near miss). This alone near misses occur because of the 10, 000 sources of hazards that exist in the vicinity of workers.
When we describe the accident pyramid as a building, the ground floor of the pyramid is 10, 000 sources of danger. Then the second floor is 600 incidents near misses, the third floor is 30 accidents resulting in damage to equipment, the fourth floor 10 minor accidents and the top floor is a fatal accident. Pattern comparison pyramid formula is 1: 10: 30: 600: 10, 000.
With the pyramid formula of these accidents, safety experts argue that the peak of the pyramid than it can be eliminated by reducing or eliminating some cases of accidents that occurred before or beneath it. In other words, if we remove all cases of near misses then the only form of pyramid building up on the fourth floor only. Or when we subtract the number of accidents resulting from equipment damage figure of 30 to 20, then a minor accident will not reach number 10. And a minor accident that does not reach the number 10 is then it will not make the emergence of a fatal accident.
Learning from accidents pyramid, then the government and also the heads of various companies to make a workplace safety rules to protect all its citizens or its employees to avoid a risk of something due to the activities or conditions that could pose a hazard. We also work around the site has now recorded a variety of sources of danger. But we need not worry, because we did a survey a source of danger or Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment. Workplaces that had previously shown a high risk rate has been controlled with the use of Personal Protective Equipment, procedures and other work.
Employers must see to it the workplace is safe for the employees to prevent an accident at work from happening. Employees must also protect themselves from any harm that can happen to them. Being an employee, it is also their right to have a workers compensation benefit or a work accident claim for compensation, if something happens at work.
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