9.4 - Organisational Work Conditions Key Study (Swat 1997)

Question 1

What was the aim of the study?

Answer 1

To develop a method that could be used by organizations to record risk events to help in finding the causes of accidents and prevent them

Question 2

What were the 4 different faults that Swat identified

Answer 2

1. Insufficient supervision
2. Poor workplace organisation
3. Technical factors
4. Worker error

Question 3

What were the 4 plants that were looked into?

Answer 3

1. Foundry (Metalwork)
2. Machinery
3. Meat processing
4. Furniture

Question 4

Which types of accidents were noted? [5]

Answer 4

1. Falls and slips
2. Accidents connected with manual work
3. Accidents connected with contact with working parts of machinery
4. Accidents connected with Connacht with sources of energy
5. Other

Question 5

What were the 3 improvements the Swat recommended?

Answer 5

1. Accidents should be recorded by types & circumstance
2. Minor accidents or incidents should be reported
3. Poor house keeping is a frequent source of accidents and major risk factors

Question 6

Fill in the blank:
46% of all accidents were mainly caused by _______ ____________

Answer 6

House keeping

Question 7

Accident frequency is the …….

Answer 7

Number of accidents producing injury which required sick leaves days per 100 employees in a year

Question 8

Accident severity is the ……..

Answer 8

Number of sick leaves days taken per accidents

Question 9

Accident frequently was highest in which plant ?

Answer 9

Foundry (Metal work)

Question 10

Accident severity was highest in which plant ?

Answer 10

Machinery plant