Work Improvement for Safe Home - International Labour Organization
Work Improvement for Safe Home - International Labour Organization
Work Improvement for Safe Home - International Labour Organization
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<strong>Work</strong> <strong>Improvement</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Safe</strong> <strong>Home</strong><br />
38<br />
Chapter 2 Machine safety<br />
CHECKPOINT 9<br />
Make the emergency controls clearly visible and easy to reach.<br />
BENEFITS FOR HOME WORKERS<br />
<strong>Home</strong> workers must know how to stop their<br />
machines in an emergency. Clearly visible<br />
emergency controls within easy reach of workers<br />
are the fi rst requirement. Use an outstanding<br />
colour and symbols <strong>for</strong> the emergency controls.<br />
Everyone at the workplace will know where the<br />
emergency controls are.<br />
Keep clear passageways to allow anyone to<br />
reach emergency controls easily and quickly.<br />
Don’t place other materials near the emergency<br />
controls. Th is is particularly important in the<br />
home workplaces that have only limited space.<br />
HOW TO IMPROVE<br />
1. Place emergency controls or switches of<br />
machines within easy reach of operators.<br />
2. Make the emergency controls and switches<br />
clearly visible and stand out. Separate them<br />
from other switches <strong>for</strong> easy distinction.<br />
3. Your emergency controls or switches may be<br />
placed in the same area with other control<br />
buttons. If so, make the emergency control<br />
stand out and easy-to-see by using a red<br />
colour, a peculiar shape, or make it large.<br />
4. Remove other materials from the emergency<br />
controls areas <strong>for</strong> quick operation.<br />
5. Write instructions <strong>for</strong> emergency switches in<br />
the local language.<br />
WAY TO PROMOTE COOPERATION<br />
<strong>Home</strong> workers working in the same workplace<br />
can help each other to make the emergency<br />
controls and switches clear and visible. Prepare<br />
the instructions together written in the local<br />
language. Train all the co-workers in your<br />
workplace to reach the emergency controls<br />
smoothly and stop the machine.<br />
SOME MORE HINTS<br />
■ Th e direction of switches and controls should<br />
follow common sense and not be confusing<br />
to home workers. For example, “On” should<br />
be upward, and “Off ” downward, etc.<br />
Confusing switches and controls should be<br />
adjusted.<br />
■ Discuss and prepare a workplace emergency<br />
plan to rescue accident victims after stopping<br />
machines.<br />
POINTS TO REMEMBER<br />
Emergency controls should be clearly<br />
visible and easy-to-reach. This will save<br />
you, your family and your friends.
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