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Impact Of Industrial Accident In An Organisation
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CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.0 OVER VIEW /BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
An
accident is mishap or the action of object equipment or man to machine
some injuries to persons, damage to machines, tools equipment which
result of cost of production target. In other words, an accident is a
occurrence which occurs without planning or expectedly. It can also be
regarded as an unintended and sudden occurrence which causes damages
hurt and cost of life and materials in an organization.
In other hand
industrials accident can said to be an accident which occurs in a
industrial environment (factor or organization). Unexpectedly which
causes permanent injuries and in some cases may result to death of an
employee and human being in general. An mishap and sudden occurrence in
an industrial site causing cost and hurt to materials equipment and man
is an organization. E.g a permanent or temporal. Injury sustained
process chemical explosion leading to fire accident hurt on human body
resulting from effects of chemical of any types and some fires fall of
product/ materials at the process of production etc.
As a result of
various accidents in our industrials firms and factories safety
practices and rules in an organization are paramount and levels the
priority attention of the operational management if firms. To ensure
adequate safety and protection of machines, materials and employees in
various organization today, training, expositions seminar and symposium
have been organized to inform and educate workers and operators to alert
on the use of tools equipments etc. to always put on protective wears
like overall, safety boots, helmet, glove and so on which will
drastically reduces the level of industrial accident in an organization.
1.1 HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF NBC
Nigerian
Bottling Company Plc is one of the bottling companies that have. Its
beginning in Nigerian from a small family owned. Operation at inception.
It is predominant bottler of alcohol. Free beverages in Nigeria
responsible for the manufacture and sales of coca-cola products
(brands). The Nigerian Bottling Company was incorporated in November
1951 as a subsidiary of AG leventies group with the franchise to bottle
and sale coca-cola product in Nigeria they actually started production
in Nigeria in march 1953 at a bottling facility in Ebuta Lagos state.
It
I s worthy to mention the fact that the Nigerian Bottling Company (NBC)
employees over 7000 Nigerian in all the field of observation it was on
of the worlds leading soft drinks producer. Some of their products are
coca-cola, Fanta Orange, Sheweppes, Five Alive, Fanta Ginger Fanta
Tonic, Fanta Soda, Fanta Lemon, Crest, bitter lemon etc.
Nigerian
Bottling Company is also the largest manufacturer of carbonate soft
drinks (co2) and Eva water which are used all over. In addition NBC has
the largest private owned fleet f delivery trucks their products to many
dealers in all parts of the country.
0ver the years, production
capacity and 80 distribution warehouse located across the country and
over 200,000 sales outlets nation wide. The Nigeria bottling company
management staff are AMb Olusegun apata who heads the Nigeria Bottling
company with firm commitment to the values and spirit of the world
greatest brand. He is the chairman and chief executive officer of the
company. To maintain standard and safety, Nigeria bottling company has a
training school at Ikeja Lagos state with the head quarter located at
iddo Lagos state which helps to educated the staff and management.
Nigerian Bottling company (NBC) owerri plant is located at Km 7 Owerri
/Onitsha industrial layout. They started operation in the year 1982 with
a single production line producing only fantas and letter added many
different products.
1.2 STATEMENT OF PROBLEMS
Through industrial
accidents is preventable and there are safety measures in working place,
but the following are discounted to be the banes or problems of the
subject matter.
 When there are recruitment of quack staff and
operators in an organization which promotes industrial accidents in the
company of organization.
 Inability of the management to identify
the possible cause of accident and make provision to prevent then and
also identify the types.
 Management negligent in the discharge of their duties and provide safety facilities to workers and materials.
 Inability of the workers to yield to the safety instruction and practice provided.
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Little time allocated to the verification of causes of industrials
accident as a result of lack of fund to carry out detail requires.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]This project focused on the impact of industrial accident in an organization. ( a case study of NIGERIAN BOTTLING COMPANY NBC OWERRI). It was carried out to a analyze the industrial accident and access the performances of constituted bodies to control industrial accident over the year. Chapter on of this work embraces the introduction, background of the study which also review the brief history of Nigeria bottling company owerri, its statement of problems, purpose of study, research questions, h ... Continue reading---
