A STUDY ON INDUSTRIAL SAFETY MANAGEMENT IN ANGLO FRENCH TEXTILES LTD.

, PUDUCHERRY

SUBMITTED BY: P.JEEVANANDHAM REG.NO:105913501018

INTRODUCTION Life of industrial workers is becoming more and more prone to danger. Every year, lakhs and lakhs of workers meet accidents in factories Accidents may be caused by unsafe working environments , defective plant and equipments , poor supervision , careless acts etc., Job security and motivates the employees for higher productivity. Industrial safety is beneficial to the workers as well as management COMPANY PROFILE The Anglo French textile is a unit of puducherry Textiles Corporation limited. At present Anglo French textiles encompasses 3 units where 3000 employees. It has also set up a quality term the union territory of puducherry during the 21st century. The main objective of the company can be generally stated as manufacturing and selling of cotton yarn and cotton fabrics. INDUSTRIAL PROFILE Company name :Anglo French textiles(a unit of puducherry textiles corp.ltd) C unit :ayyankutipalayam , puducherry Date of incorporation:23rd dec 1985 (originally in 1898) Authorized capital : rs 240 crores Issued paid up capital : rs 220 crores OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY To study the industrial safety measures followed in Anglo French textiles. To study the different types of accidents happening inside the organization. To analyze the causes of accidents. To measure the effectiveness of the safety and first aid training program me provided by the organization.

To find the ways to reduce the different types of accidents and pollutions inside the organization. SCOPE OF THE STUDY

The sample size taken for this study is only 100; it can be extended to a larger sample. The study can be done by considering some other factor to measure the industrial safety measures inside the Anglo French Textiles. This study can be extended to measures the satisfaction level of employees on health and hygiene also. LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY

The time period of the study is short, so detailed study was not made. Only certain factors are considered in this study to measure the safety measures provided inside the Angle French Textiles. Some false information might be given by the employees due to fear of their superiors. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY RESEARCH-MEANING Research is an art of scientific investigation. Research Methodology is way to systematically solve the problem. It is a plan of action. This research study is a descriptive research Study. DATA COLLECTION Primary data: The primary data collected from the employees of Anglo French textiles PTC Ltd., through a direct structured questionnaire. Secondary data: Company profiles, company registers, websites, magazines, articles were used widely as a support to primary data. SAMPLING SIZE Size of the sample:

In This Study 100 employees of Anglo French textiles PTC LTD., was selected as size of sample. Sample design: The sampling technique used in this study is random sampling method. Statistical tools used

To analyze and interpret collected data the following statistical tools were used. Percentage method Weighted average method Chi-square analysis DATA ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION Age wise classification of respondent S.NO AGE IN YEARS NO.OF RESPONDENTS PERCENTAGE

30-40

11

11.0

41-50

39

39.0

51-60

50

50.0

TOTAL

100

100

Age wise classification of respondents

60 50 40 30 20 10 0 30-40 41-50 51-60

Age in year
Opinion of respondents regarding safety measures S.NO OPINION REGARDING SAFETY MEASURES Very much satisfied FREQUENCY PERCENTAGE

10

10.0

satisfied

30

30.0

dissatisfied

34

34.0

Very much dissatisfied

26

26.0

TOTAL

100

100.0

Opinion of respondents regarding safety measures

frequency
40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0

Very much satisfied

satisfied

dissatisfied

Very much dissatisfied

Remedial measures taken by organization S.NO REMEDIAL MEASURES FREQUENCY PERCENTAGE

Highly satisfied

13

13.0

Satisfactory

37

37.0

Good

41

41.0

Poor

9.0

TOTAL

100

100.0

Remedial measures taken by organization

frequency
45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0

Highly satisfied

Satisfactory

Good

Poor

Experienced person doesnt need training

S.NO TRAINING FOR EXPERIENCED PERSONS FREQUENCY

PERCENTAG

YES

39

39.0

NO

61

61.0

TOTAL

100

100.0

Remedial measures taken by organization

frequency
70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0

YES

NO

Chi-square analysis of training on safety &first-aid and met with accidents Null hypothesis:

Ho there is no significant difference between the training on safety

And first aid and employees met with accidents

Observed frequency
TRAINING ON SAFETY AND FIRST AID MET WITH ANY ACCIDENTS TOTAL

YES YES 45

NO 19 64

NO

30

36

TOTAL

75

25

100

EXPECTED FREQUENCY
TRAINING ON SAFETY AND FIRST AID TOTAL MET WITH ANY ACCIDENTS

YES

NO

YES NO TOTAL

48 27 75

16 9 25

64 36 100

DEGREES OF FREEDOM: (m-1)*(n-1) (4-1)*(2-1) =3 Tabulated value of degree of freedom (3) @ 5% level of significant=3.841 The calculated value < the tabulated value Therefore HO accepted.

FINDINGS OF THE STUDY The most significant findings of the study are the high level of awareness about the various available safety measures among all the classes of the respondents. 50 percentages of the employees lies above the age of 50 and their experience in this organization is found to be above 20 years. Above 60 percentage of the respondents feels that all the employees must be given proper training on safety and first aid. From the weighted average method it is found that the first-aid facility ranks first among the various facilities provided by the organization. SUGGESTIONS The statutory provisions on safety are adequate for the time being. Effective enforcement is the current need. The organization should provide sufficient personal protective equipments to employees working in all the departments. The organization should arrange for the medical check-ups at regular period of time. The factory inspectorate should advise and assist employers in drawing up induction and training Programme in safety. CONCLUSION The study on industrial safety management in Anglo French textiles PTC Ltd., the safety training must be given properly and compulsorily to avoid accidents inside the organization. The first aid training must be given to both the labour and supervisors who are working in various departments. This will improve the safety of the organization.