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Accidents can take place anywhere:

        •  At home due to fall or slip, fire                 •  Road Traffic Accidents
        •  At workplace                                      •  Industrial disease/illness
        •  When out in the surrounding                       •  Sports related accidents

        Handling Accidents
        When an accident occurs at a workplace, then the situation becomes a little tense. The level of treatment will depend
        on the severity of the injury. Instead of blaming the people and the circumstances, everybody should remain calm
        and should be able to handle the accidents carefully. Following are some of the important points to remember while
        handling accidents at workplace:
        •  An immediate action like calling the ambulance, police or any other assistance should be taken to have minimum damages.
        •  First aid to be given to a person directly affected by an accident.
        •  Every organization must follow SOP for handling accidents.
        •  A risk assessment of the workplace should be done to identify the hazards to health and potential causes of injury.
        •  Train the employees on all relevant health and safety instructions.
        •  Keep the workplaces clean and clutter free to avoid falls, slips and trips.
        •  Safety measures like fire extinguishers, safety alarms, etc must be placed to prevent workplace accidents.
        •  Keeping vigilant and reporting if any suspicious activity is noted.
        •  Periodic emergency drills should be taken seriously.



                EMERGENCY
        Emergency is a situation that requires immediate attention and if not taken seriously might have some serious impact.
        It might pose a sudden risk to health, life, property or environment. One must be alert to notice any kind of emergency
        and it must be handled immediately to prevent further losses and to minimize the loss.
        A situation is considered to be an emergency if:
        •  There is a change in the mental status of employees, customers or people related to that workplace.
        •  If physical injury of any type of an employee, customers or people related to that workplace.
        •  Hinders or shuts down the operations of a specific department or an organisation as a whole.
        •  Causes environmental damage.
        Types of Emergency

        There are various types of emergencies that may occur at home. School or workplace. Hence it becomes an essential
        requirement to have an emergency plan to minimize the loss and recover from the emergency.
        Some of the different types of emergencies are as follows:
        •  Chemical spills           •  Extreme heat waves
        •  Droughts                  •  Pandemics
        •  Terrorist attack          •  Fire
        •  Floods                    •  Thunderstorms
        •  Leakage of some hazardous gas/ chemical

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