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Significance of IS-3786 and Important Definitions and Formulas in the standard IS-3786 is Indian standard "METHOD FOR COMPUTATION OF FREQUENCY AND SEVERITY RATES FOR INDUSTRIAL INJURIES AND CLASSIFICATION OF INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS."   Objectives of the IS-3786 Standard:  a) To help in evaluating the relative need for taking accident prevention measures in different departments of an establishment. b) To help in making an appraisa1 of the progress of an accident. Prevention campaign and making people safety-conscious; c) To provide encouragement when methods used for the prevention of accidents are successful.  d) To enable comparisons to be made.  Scope: This standard prescribes basic methods for recording and classifying industrial accidents. It also includes details of work injury and gives the methods for computation of frequency, severity and incidence rate of work injuries in industrial premises. This would enable adoption of a uniform system of rec...

What are the roles of Supervisor ,Workmen , Trade Union , Management , Safety Officer , Factory Medical Officer in Accident Prevention ?   Role of the supervisor in Accident Prevention :  Inspecting work areas to identify any safety issues Initiating work orders for safety related repairs Insuring all needed repairs are completed timely Knowing and complying with all Statutory requirements Enforcing employee compliance with all safety regulations Training all new employees on the safety plan Having monthly safety meetings with group employees Safe completion of all work Recording all safety incidents Reporting all safety incidents to management Investigating all accidents Preventing the reoccurrence of similar accidents Reviewing with management how to improve safety Role of the Workmen in Accident Prevention:  Before starting the work, they should check all guards, fencing, safety devices and equipment in proper order and should always follow the safe methods of wor...