Sunday Emmanuel

@sundayemmanuel · 26 Nov 2021

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What is an accident

An accident can be defined as any unfortunate incident or occurrence, which can cause an injury to an operator or damage to a machine. The injury may lead to either temporary or permanent disability and even sometimes can lead to outright death. An accident can also be defined as something that happens unexpectedly without being planned.

Types of accident
There are various types of accidents. Notable among them are:-

Industrial accident: this is a form of accident as a result of manufacturing or industrial activities. Such accidents usually happen or take place in workshops and garages. These are: mechanical accident, electrical accident, nuclear accident

Domestic or home accident: as its name implies it usually takes place at home or place of residence. It can take place in the kitchen, bathroom, or on slippery floors or tiles. The electrical accident is also common at home and in various offices.

Transportation accidents: many lives are lost as a result of this type of accident. It is an accident that takes place during various means of traveling. There are three types of accidents under this category. They are:-

Road accidents: these are accidents that involve cars and vehicles on the road. Such accidents may be in form of a head-on collision, somersaulting or running into stationary objects, and so on.
Airplane accident: this is an air mishap and it is usually fatal as there is usually little or no survival. Even those who are lucky to survive may suffer permanent disabilities.
Water transport accident: this is a marine accident, which may involve speed boats, canoes, and ships. It may be a head-on collision with another one, or it may capsize or get drowned due to collision with an unnoticed object.


Causes of accident
There are many causes of accidents either in industries or mechanical workshops. Research shows that two out of three causes of accidents are caused by the personal element of the victim and the remaining one by means beyond his control.
Highlighted below are some of the causes of the accident, be it in industries or engineering workshops

Ignorance:this means lack of adequate knowledge of a machine or an engineering facility may lead to an accident

Overconfidence: sometimes an accident occurs due to an operator becoming overconfident apparently because an operator erroneously believes he had acquired sufficient skill and experience. The danger in this is that such an operator will no longer take with seriousness all necessary safety rules and regulations.

Carelessness: this is one of the major causes of accidents. This may be in form of a lack of concentration on the work being executed. Carelessness may also be a result of flippant this regard to all safety measures put in place for the safety of both the operator and equipment.


Safety precaution (measure) in workshops and industries
Safety precaution can be defined as safety rules that guide an operator against any form of accident or unfortunate incident. These measures are put in place to prevent serious personal injury or damage to costly equipment or engineering facility.

These measures are numerous and some of them are:

• First aid box must be provided
• Carelessness should not be tolerated as maximum concentration on the work being executed is highly essential
  
• A fire extinguisher must be installed at a strategic location within the workshop
• Horseplay should be avoided