Assessing risks and control measures on a welding workshop in Malaysia

Abstract

Welding process is known as one of the well-known of hazard-expose operations in manufacturing. In every welding method or process, safety is the most important element that need to take care. Safety and health in employment is an area which aims to protect the safety and health of people who are working. This case study is about the welder that killed while his colleagues injured his left hand due to diesel tank explosion during welding. In this accident, the victims were welding on the diesel tank before the tank suddenly explode. Thus, this paper highlight report on hazard identification, and risk control applied in the accident. The aim of this case study is to investigate the work-related accident at welding workshop and the hazards working there. This case study had been conducted by using 3 method which is fishbone diagram, HIRARC table and Pareto chart way of a walk-through observation and the identified risk images were taken. From the experiment result, there are 5 hazards that can be related which is the hazard identification are exposure to fumes and gases, heat, fire and burns, Electric Shock, Bright Light and Noise. In conclusion, the highlight of the hazards and risk tend to make a corrective action on minimizing or eliminating the risk of injuries and to ensure a safe workplace.