*Professor, Department of Commerce and Management Studies, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam
**Full time Research Scholar, Department of Commerce and Management Studies, Andhra University
Online published on 13 February, 2014.
Accident is an unfortunate incident that happens unexpectedly and unintentionally and affects the individual and the organization productivity. Accidents may occur due to unsafe condition or by unsafe act of the person or it may be the combination of both. In the present paper, an attempt has been made to discuss accidents stressed on factors such as the nature, causation and reporting procedure. The results revealed that the majority of 61.7 per cent of the respondent's opined unsafe condition and unsafe act are the reasons for an accident. It is a healthy sign that only 6 executives and 20 non-executives respondents out of 360 total samples met with the accident, in which minor accidents are more than the major accidents. A whooping majority of 316 respondents out of 360 total samples are aware of the reporting procedure of the accidents. Machinery for investigation of accidents is zonal safety officer, section officer concerned and constituted committee. The study observed that Visakhapatnam Steel Plant conducts inquiries into the accidents at the plant level, which indicates the commitment of the organization towards the safety aspects besides adhering to the procedure laid down by Occupational Health and Safety Management System (OHSMS).
Accident, Cause, Symptoms, Reporting Procedure, IOD leaves, Investigation and OHSMS
