INCIDENT REPORT

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INTRODUCTION

Section 32(1) of OSHA 1994 highlights that: An employer shall notify the nearest
occupational safety and health office of any accident, dangerous occurrence, occupational
poisoning or occupational disease which has occurred or is likely to occur at the place of
work.
An incident report describes something that happened. Incident reports are commonly used in
the workplace to report the facts about:
Serious illnesses that result in a 911 call.
Health and safety issues.
Situations when someone acts violently.
Thefts or serious damage to workplace equipment or private property.
Situations where someones rights are being violated.

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SUMMARY OF INCIDENT REPORT

This article tell that a accident of lift fall off from level 7. The accident was happened at
construction site at Persiaran Tanjung, Tampoi. The accident happened when all the worker
get ready to start their work around 8.15 morning.
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INFORMATION ABOUT INJURY OR LOSS SUSTAINED

There only one imigrant worker was dead. The victim was a indonesian name Paidi and he 40
years old. Other 14 other worker was only injured. 10 of them was seriously injured.
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CAUSE OF INCIDENT

Lift cable suddenly breaks make the lift fall down at level 7. Normally the lift only can lift
out to the 10 worker only. But in that day, they use for 15 worker. That make the lift cable
breaks because it unable to bear the load.
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EFFECTS OF INCIDENT.

Resulting in a construction site was stopped immediately and make all the worker have
unable to earn their money. The company may also get summons because of their careless
about worker safety.

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IMMEDIATE CORRECTIVE MEASURES.

The company must change the way of carrying out the construction works with emphasis on
safety for workers , so the worker comfortable to do their works. The company need to guide
the worker to make sure all the workers making a job in safely condition. The company also
should provide a green card if applicable because of it important as guideline for them as well
as insurance. The site supervisor also need to monitor the worker under they to work in safe
condition.
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OTHERS

Figure 1

the victims

Figure 1 show the accident happened. All the injured worker are send to Sultanah Aminah
Hospitals for further treatment.

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DISCUSSION

i.

how the incident can be prevented.

ii.

Installation of machinery must get approval.

Safety and health officer that competent in the workplace should be appoint.
The contruction machinery must be secure, convenient , free defects and safe

to use.
The safety and health committees for the construction works should be

establish.
The site supervisor must keep their eye on worker for the safety issues.

how a recurrence can be prevented.

iii.

Provide a toolbox talk.

Ensure the machinery was use properly and should not exceed their limit.
Safety and health officer must always at the site when the contruction site.
The all machinery or equipment in good condition.

Contribution of engineer to prevent incident at the workplace.

The main problem about safety issues is people tend to underestimate longestablished risks,
such as falls, and overestimate the new, for example workplace violence. Both need to be
recognised and controlled. Major socio-economic developments are also changing the scale
and pattern of accidents and risks. Transportation, for instance, is expanding tremendously,
conveying much larger volumes of people and goods. In addition, all systems are getting
bigger and more complicated. Technological advances might have reduced the probability of
accidents in these environments, but if one does occur, the potential scale of a catastrophe is
markedly higher.
Although significant progress has been made in accident prevention, our thinking needs to
evolve to meet the demands of new work practices and settings. Three interesting new ideas
are emerging which practitioners could use:
Zero-accident vision: Eliminating all accidents is not the direct goal here; instead the
aim is to encourage people to think that all accidents are preventable. Too often
people tolerate hazards and accidents because they believe these are either nonpreventable or that a certain number are inevitable. Higher safety goals in
organisations are a step towards greater adoption of the zero accident vision.
Promoting this vision is an important weapon in the battle against all-too-common
fatalism.
Integrating safety measures across time segments and communities: Safety efforts in
society are usually organised separately according to lifes time segments, such as
work, leisure, home and travel, with different government departments often covering
different elements. Yet a safe person at work does not become unsafe in traffic. A
more integrated approach to safety management would be more efficient and make
better use of pooled information. The need for this is reinforced by the blurring of the
traditional boundaries of where work is conducted, as more people telecommute and
work from home. The Safe Community Program, promoted by World Health, is an
interesting new approach to this issue. The programme, which has produced positive
results, is designed to improve safety across all of a communitys activities, from
travel and leisure to work.
Globalisation as a platform for accident prevention: Generally, people tend to expect
higher safety and environmental standards from global corporations than from local
enterprises. In fact, many have already achieved lower accident figures, conscious of

the need to preserve their global brand reputations. In this context, multinationals
could be a valuable channel for exporting good practices to operations in other
countries, or for setting common safety standards. They could also demand that their
suppliers follow equally rigorous standards. The rise of the Internet and Extranet
facilities makes it easier than ever before to rapidly disseminate and update these
standards globally
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ARTICLE.