Orientation is a critical process in building new employees knowledge and understanding of the organization and key safety requirements. Therefore, the organization should pay attention to the implementation of this activity as efficiently as possible. This will ensure that each new employee receives the appropriate information for ensuring operational safety.
Who should be the orientation manager?
The orientation is divided into two main areas: providing general information about the organization and general knowledge about safety. This should be performed by the corporate safety officer. And the second part will be on the safety concerns related to the operations that should be performed by the new employee’s supervisor. This is because they can clearly detail and point out how to do the right work to the new hires.
(2) Details of topics for safety orientation and training
Before starting to work, all new employees, whether Operating staff Management or even contractors should be given an orientation to provide at least the following information:
- General information about the company that discusses organization, general policies, manufacturing and general regulations of the organization.
- Enterprise security policy
- Safety law Occupational health and other relevant laws
- Related training programs
- Operating Philosophy for Corporate Safety
- Enterprise security management system
- Agency for safety and emergency assistance
- Safety meetings and committees
- Details of the accident investigation report process
- Rules and regulations
- Personal protective equipment (disbursement and use)
- Emergency procedures
- Various contraindications
- Introduction to the environment
In practice, providing the information above will determine the subject and responsible person as follows.
Safety officer Responsible for orientation on the following topics.
- Factory safety history
- Safety policy
- The importance of employees to safety
- Safety system Occupational health and medical care in the factory
- Zoning the area in the factory
- Workmen’s Compensation Fund
- How to report an accident investigation
- Personal protective equipment
- Various permission systems
- Hazardous Information System
- Procedure for cutting separate equipment
- Company safety project
- Safety and security regulations
- Fire protection and incident suppression devices
- Factory emergency control plan
Supervisor of the new employee Responsible for orientation on the following topics.
- Employee responsibilities
- Hazards in the work area
- Agency safety regulations
- Agency fire protection
- Reporting accidents and unsafe conditions
- Personal protective equipment necessary for the operation
- Relevant Manuals and Standards
- Communication within the organization
- Responsible work procedures
- Safe use of equipment
- Recommend the locations and equipment installation points
- Keeping clean and tidy in the workplace
- Safety activities in the organization
The orientation methods above may be handled, summarizing the details spoken, and allowing employees to study and review at any time.
Precautions for managing the orientation
An effective orientation provides employees with an understanding of their responsibilities and how to work appropriately. On the other hand, if this is ineffective, there will be many operational and safety problems. Therefore, the person responsible for organizing the orientation must be aware of the disadvantage and improve the operation efficiently. The authority is always Also, avoid doing the following
(3.1) Welcome with documents (An emphasis on paper), that is, for the employees to sign the employment contract, they will provide the employee manual without clarifying any details of the company or general information necessary for the work. And send employees to work immediately
– A sketchy overview of the basis will quickly clarify the general overview and send the operator in a fuzzy state.
– Micky mouse assignment – This method assigns employees to work and study methods from their peers without any coaching.
– Suffocation is the provision of too much information in a short time. Causing employees to fail to receive information until they feel bored and lacking interest
