Report on

Employees Satisfaction Level on Safety Systems at Rane Brake Lining Ltd, Trichy

By
Ms. P.Poongodi
(Reg. No 201451034)

Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the

Degree of Master of Business Administration

Department of Management Studies

Mepco Schlenk Engineering College
(Autonomous)
Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu
July 2015

Mepco Schlenk Engineering College

(Autonomous)
Department of Management Studies
MBA Summer Project
July 2015
Bonafide Certificate
Certified that this project report titled Employees Satisfaction Level on
Safety System at Rane Brake Lining Limited is the bonafide work of P.Poongodi who
carried out the research under my supervision. Certified further, that to the best of my
knowledge the work reported herein does not form part of any other project report or
dissertation on the basis of which a degree or award was conferred on an earlier occasion on
this or any other candidate.
Date:
Dr.G.Balamurugan
Faculty Guide

Forwarded By
Dr.S.Tamil Selvan
Director
P.Poongodi
II MBA
Mepco Schlenk Engineering College

Reg. No. : 201451034

DECLARATION
I hereby declare that the project titled Employees Satisfaction Level on Safety
System at Rane Brake Lining Limited submitted for the award of Master of Business
Administration in Anna University, Chennai has been carried out under the guidance of
Dr.G.Balamurugan Professor, Department of Management Studies, Mepco Schlenk
Engineering College (autonomous) and it is my original work which does not form part of the
award of any other Degree or Diploma.

P.Poongodi

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
First I would like to thank GOD, the almighty for giving us the talent and opportunity
to complete the project.
I would like to thank and express my gratitude to Dr. S. Arivazhagan, Principal,
Mepco Schlenk Engineering College (Autonomous), Sivakasi, for successfully completing
my project.
I wish to express my profound gratitude to Dr. S.Tamil Selvan, Director,
Department

of

Management

Studies,

Mepco

Schlenk

Engineering

College

(Autonomous), Sivakasi, for his support and guidance throughout the project.
I would like to put a grateful thanks to my faculty guide Dr.G.Balamurugan
Professor, for encouraging me a lot throughout the project. I render my sincere thanks for his
support in completing this project successfully.
I would also like to thank my HR Assistant Manager Mr. Rajesh Kumar for helping
me to complete my project successfully by providing relevant information about the
company.
I also extend my sincere thanks to the Employees of Rane Brake Lining Limited
Companies who have been helping me in giving all the necessary details needed for this
project.
I sincerely thank my parents and friends for their help extended during these times.

P.Poongodi

ABSTRACT
The purpose of this study is to meet the employees satisfaction level on safety system
at Rane Brake Lining Limited. Rane Brake Lining Ltd is one of Indias largest Auto parts
industries.
This study seeks to measure the employees satisfaction level on safety system at
Rane Brake Lining Ltd and to determine whether employees are aware about the safety
measures in the organization.
A survey was conducted from employees in rane brake lining ltd for using
questionnaire. The total of 121 respondents filled the questionnaires. The research has used
weighted average to analyses the collected data to know about trainee as well as operator.

CHAPTER I

1.1 INTRODUCTION
Employee satisfaction is the terminology used to describe whether employees are happy
and contented and fulfilling their desires and needs at work. Many measures purport that
employee satisfaction is a factor in employee motivation, employee goal achievement, and
positive employee morale in the workplace.
Safety in simple terms means freedom from the occurrence or risk of injury or loss.
Industrial safety or employee safety refers to the protection of workers from the danger of
industrial accidents.
In todays competitive world many organization are adopting advance technology. It
has both merits and demerits. Increasing technologies involves high risk, where the question
of safety arises. The life of industrial worker is full of risk. Every year lakhs of employees are
injured in factories, mines etc. The main reasons for such activities are due to either unsafe
act or unsafe condition.
The main purpose of effective safety program in organizations is to prevent work
related injuries and accidents.
SAFETY IN INDUSTRY
The modern safety movement started around 1912 with the first cooperative Safety
Congress and the organization of the National Safety Council in U.S.A.
Safety is prior to security. According to this concept, the present Factories Act ensures
several safety measures.
The importance of industrial safety was realized because every year millions of
industrial accidents occur which result in either death or temporary and permanent
disablement of the employees and involve a good amount of cost such as resulting from
waste man-hours, machine hours, etc.
Safety is primarily the responsibility of the management. This responsibility should
rest on the shoulder of all cadres of management: such as production manager, personnel
manager, maintenance engineer, safety officer. Every organization should formulate and
implement a safety procedure.

NEED FOR SAFETY

Safety in industry helps,
Increase the rate of production.
Reduce the production cost.
Reduce the damage to equipment and machinery.
Prevent the premature death of talented workers who are an asset to the society.
Prevent the needless pain and suffering to the employees.

Safety for employee:

Company providing nose mask to protect from dust allergy, hair cover for hair
production, safety gloves and sleeves for hand production, safety shoes to protect the foot and
goggles for eye production and also providing helmet in moving equipment area and rope
while working in height. Company provides the accidental insurance for the employees
satisfaction. Alarm, yellow lines, symbols and boards provided the safety.
Safety for environment:
The industry has the dust collecting machine collect the raw material wastage, hazard
storage area to store the hazard wastage, fire safety systems, alarm and fire safety paths are
provided. Industry planted many plants around the industry to protect the environment.
SIGNIFICANCE OF INDUSTRIAL SAFETY
It saves costs
It improves productivity
It develops morale
Safety is a legal requirement
SAFETY MEASURES AND PROVISIONS
Safety is prior to security. According to this concept, the present Factories Act ensures
several safety measures and safety provisions. It includes
Safety provisions:
Fencing of machinery
Training and supervision of young persons

 Self-acting machines
Protection of eyes
Precaution against falls.
Excessive weights
Cleaning of machinery by women and children should not be allowed
Precautions against dangerous fumes
Precaution in case of fire
Maintenance of buildings
Safe guards in connection with transmission machinery
Safety measures:
Training to all new employees
Inspection of machines and plants
Providing safety equipments
Forming a safety committee
Reporting the safety accidents and maintain accident analysis report
1.2 INDUSTRY PROFILE
About the company:
Rane Group of companies was founded by Ganapathy Iyer. Rane Brake Lining,
belongs to a Rane group of company, was established in 1964 in technical and financial
collaboration with Nisshinbo Industries, Japan for manufacturing asbestosfree Brake
Linings, Disc Pads and Clutch Facings, having application in every segment of the
automobile industry.
The company is a market leader in India .Exporting to more than 15 countries
.Research and development is prime thrust area .Dedicated facility for new product
development for critical applications including aerospace.
The products of the company are consistently updated in tune with evolving customer
demands .Green Material Policy is evolved to ensure products meet stringent eco norms.
Design Centre has Computer Aided Rane group established in the year 1929 as a trading
house and serves a variety of industry segments: Passenger Cars, Multi Utility Vehicles, Light
Commercial Vehicles, Medium & Heavy Commercial Vehicles, Farm Tractors, Three

wheelers, Twowheelers and Stationary Engines through one of its holding company & 7
manufacturing companies.
They are mainly known for their product quality and good support to the customers.
They have well equipped plants, with high skilled workers. They are in many fields of
manufacturing automobile parts.
Design (CAD) and sophisticated test equipment like fullscale inertia dynamometer,
thermo gravimetric analyzer, pyrolysis gas chromatograph etc.
Rane Brake Lining Limited manufactures and markets components for transportation
industry. The company offers a range of automotive products, including brake linings, disc
pads, and clutch facings; and railway products comprising railway brake blocks and
composite brake blocks. Its product portfolio also comprises Asbestos friction and Asbestos
free friction materials, commercial vehicle brake.
The complete spectrums of products from RBL are manufactured in 4 plants located
at Chennai, Hyderabad and Pondicherry and Trichy. Products are routed through stringent
quality norms to match expectations. The plant at Pondicherry is an exclusive Asbestos Free
Facility.
RANE BRAKE LINING LTD, TRICHY PLANT PROFILE:
Rane brake lining ltd was started in in trichyS in the year 2008. Trichy plant was
spread over on area of 81000 sq. meter (20ares) land build up area of 15000 sq. meter rane
break lining, trichy was enhanced with 240 team members 45 management staff (15% female
employee).
Each corporate function is headed by a senior executive called functional head and
each plant is headed by a senior executive called plant head the plant functions are headed by
manager called section head.

Manufacturing Modules.
Plant Quality Assurance.
Plant manufacturing development
Plant Engineering
Plant Commercial
Plant Finance& information technology.

Profile

Technical collaboration with Nisshinbo Brakes Inc., Japan for know-how in asbestos
free brake linings, disc pads & clutch facings
Application in every segment of automobile industry
Domestic Market Leadership:
Leader in Commercial Vehicle / Passenger Car / Utility Vehicle & Two Wheeler
Applications.
Leading supplier of composite brake blocks to Indian Railways
Most preferred brand in independent replacement markets
Significant supplier to State Transport Undertakings
Exports:
o Products supplied to 15 countries
o Supply experience to Sri Lankan Railways for composite brake blocks
o Range & technology for Indian / European Commercial Vehicle references
o CV disc brake pads to Europe
Design

Research and development is prime thrust area

Library of widely tested & approved formulations to suit diverse market / customer requirements

Benchmark capability to develop friction materials as per customer choice

R&D centre approved by Department of Science & Technology, Government of India

Dedicated facility for new product development for critical applications including aerospace & sintered fri

Products are consistently updated in tune with evolving customer demands

Green material policy is being continuously evolved to ensure products meet stringent eco norms

Design centre has Computer Aided Design (CAD) and sophisticated test equipments like full scale i
Environment Chamber, Static Mu measurement and Noise Study rig

Technology

NAO and Low Steel products to meet futuristic vehicle requirements.

Access to Nisshinbo global formulation library.

More than 400 formulations in RBL library.

Access to Nisshinbo test facilities for special test purpose including NVH evaluation

R&D CAPABILITIES

Comprehensive test laboratory for performance characteristics validation.

Interpretation of results to international standards.

To stimulate field conditions on dynamometer for product development.

Sintered friction material

Manufacturing

The complete spectrum of products from RBL are manufactured in 4 plants located in Chennai, Hyderabad

Exclusive asbestos free facilities in Hyderabad, Trichy & Puducherry

Superior special purpose machines to ensure consistent & stringent quality requirements

Chennai Plant:
Automotive Products : Brake linings, disc pads and clutch facings
Railway products : Composite brake blocks
Aerospace : Organic pads for trainer aircraft
Hyderabad Plant:
Automotive Products : Brake linings, clutch facings & sintered clutch buttons
Railway Products : Compositive brake blocks

Pondicherry Plant:
Automotive Products : Disc pads, clutch facings & CV Brake Pads
Railway Products : Composite Brake Blocks
Trichy Plant:
Automotive Product: Disc pads & Brake linings

Quality

Products are routed through stringent quality norms to match customer expectations

Accredited with ISO 9000:2008, TS16949:2009, OHSAS 18001:2007 and ISO 14001:2004 certifications

Deming Prize winner in the year 2003

Deming Grand Prize winner (formerly JQM) in the year 2013

Quality Focus through:

o

Total Employee Involvement

Poka Yoke implementation

SPC Practices

Products
Brake Linings

Low Steel & NAO formulation range

DISC PADS

NAO, Low Steel & Semi metallic formulation range

Railways Brake Blocks

L type low friction

K type high friction

Metro Rail

Clutch Facings
Molded
Chord Woven
Commercial Vehicle Brake Pads
Low steel formulation range
Mechanical lock in pads

Sintered Brake Pads

Copper & Iron Based formulations
Testing & Validation
Products go through comprehensive testing and validation in the modern test facilities:
Inertia dynamometers, a thermo gravimetric analyzer, the gas Chromatograph technology and Correvit used for
Simulated test conditions ascertain performance characteristics
HR Goals
Recruit and retain high caliber employees
Create opportunities for professional growth and satisfaction
Develop leadership capabilities at all levels
Foster employee involvement and develop a work ethos that builds dignity and pride
Encourage and recognize outstanding merit and contribution

Our Employer Brand Promise

An exciting workplace founded on the principles of values, fairness and transparency that
Provides challenging assignments
Encourages learning
Enhances career opportunities
Total Employee Involvement (TEI)
TEI is an important measure of the vibrancy and spread of TQ culture in Rane. TEI initiatives are
being encouraged through forums like:
Quality Control Circles (QCC) for shop floor employees
Quality Improvement Teams (QIT) for executives
Cross Functional Teams for executives providing scope for breakthrough improvements
Each Company has a QC and QIT convention every year, winners of which compete
In the Convention held at the Group level. Teams present the projects undertaken and
Break through improvements implemented.
Rewards are in the form of cash awards, trophies, rolling shields, Chairmans
Excellence Award for the best QCC and Company Excellence Award for the best QIT

RANE LOGO:

Module 1:
This module is exclusively for manufacturing disc pads for four wheelers (cars). It is
being operated since the year 2008. Their prestigious customers are Suzuki, Tata, Mahindra,
Ford, and Honda.
Module 2:
This module is exclusively for manufacturing brake linings for heavy vehicles
(Trucks, Buses). It is in operation since 2011. Their prestigious customers are as follows
Ashok Leyland, Daimler, Mahindra, and Tata.

COMPANY PROFILE:
RANE BREAK LINING LIMITED (RBL)
Rane Brake Lining, a Rane Group company, was established in 1964 in technical and
financial collaboration with Nisshinbo Industries, Japan for manufacturing asbestosfree
Brake Linings, Disc Pads and Clutch Facings, having application in every segment of the
automobile industry.

The company is a market leader in India .Exporting to more than 15 countries .Research and
development is prime thrust area .Dedicated facility for new product development for critical
applications including aerospace
Rane Brake Lining Limited Fundamental Company Report provides a complete overview of
the companys affairs. All available data is presented in a comprehensive and easily accessed
format. The report includes financial and SWOT information, industry analysis, opinions,
estimates, plus annual and quarterly forecasts made by stock market experts. The report also
enables direct comparison to be made between Rane Brake Lining Limited and its
competitors. This provides our Clients with a clear understanding of Rane Brake Lining
Limited position in the Auto Parts Industry.
INDUSTRY PROFILE
The products of the company are consistently updated in tune with evolving customer
demands. Design center has Computer Aided Rane group established in the year 1929 as a
trading house and serves a variety of industry segments: Passenger Cars, Multi Utility
Vehicles, Light Commercial Vehicles, Medium & Heavy Commercial Vehicles, Farm
Tractors, Threewheelers, Twowheelers and Stationary Engines through one of its holding
company & 7 manufacturing companies.
Design (CAD) and sophisticated test equipment like fullscale inertia dynamometer,
thermo gravimetric analyses, pyrolysis gas chromatograph etc.
The complete ranges of products from RBL are manufactured in 4 plants located at
Chennai, Hyderabad and Pondicherry and Trichy.
Technology

NAO and Low Steel products to meet futuristic vehicle requirements.

Access to Nisshinbo global formulation library.

More than 400 formulations in RBL library.

Access to Nisshinbo test facilities for special test purpose including NVH evaluation

R&D CAPABILITIES

Comprehensive test laboratory for performance characteristics validation.

Interpretation of results to international standards.

To stimulate field conditions on dynamometer for product development.

Sintered friction material.

Manufacturing

The complete spectrum of products from RBL are manufactured in 4 plants located in
Chennai, Hyderabad, Pondicherry and Trichy

Exclusive asbestos free facilities in Hyderabad, Trichy & Pondicherry

Superior special purpose machines to ensure consistent & stringent quality

requirements

Quality

Products are moved through stringent quality norms to match customer expectations.

Accredited with ISO 9000:2008, TS16949:2009, OHSAS 18001:2007 and ISO

14001:2004 certifications.

Deming Prize winner in the year 2003.

Deming Grand Prize winner (formerly JQM) in the year 2013.

Quality Focus through:

o

Total Employee Involvement

Poka Yoke implementation

SPC Practices

Products
BRAKE LININGS

Low Steel & NAO formulation range

DISC PADS

NAO, Low Steel & Semi metallic formulation range

Railways Brake Blocks

L type low friction

K type high friction

Metro Rail

Clutch Facings
Molded
Chord Woven
Commercial Vehicle Brake Pads
Low steel formulation range
Mechanical lock in pads
Our Employer Brand Promise
An exciting workplace founded on the principles of values, fairness and transparency that
Provides challenging assignments
Encourages learning
Enhances career opportunities
Total Employee Involvement (TEI)
TEI is an important measure of the vibrancy and spread of TQ culture in Rane. TEI initiatives
are being encouraged through forums like:
Quality Control Circles (QCC) for shop floor employees
Quality Improvement Teams (QIT) for executives
Cross Functional Teams for executives providing scope for breakthrough improvements

 Each Company has a QC and QIT convention every year, winners of which compete
in the Convention held at the Group level. Teams present the projects undertaken and
breakthrough improvements implemented.
Rewards are in the form of cash awards, trophies, rolling shields, Chairmans
Excellence Award for the best QCC and Company Excellence Award for the best QIT.

BRAKE LINING

DISC BADS

CLUTCH FACING

RBL KEY PRODUCT:

Brakewel manufactures both asbestos free and asbestos brake lining and is O.E.
supplier to all reputed companies in India. It manufactures brake lining for cars, tractors and
brake blocks for light commercial vehicles, heavy commercial vehicles, overhead cranes,
hoist,

Features:

Durable

Noiseless

Available With asbestos or without asbestos

Brake

Assembly Vehicle OEMs

Manufactures (Tier-1)
Amalgamations
Repco Ltd.
Automotive

Axles

Ltd.
Brake India Ltd.
Brembo Brake India

Railways

Ashok Leyland Ltd.

Delhi Metro Rail

Asia Motor Works

Corporation Ltd.
Indian Railways .

Ltd.
Bajaj Auto Ltd.
Caterpillar
Private Ltd.

India

Malaysian
Railways.
Sri

Lankan

Private Ltd.

Force Motors Ltd.

Endurance

Ford India Ltd.

Technologies Private

General Motors.

Ltd.

Honda

Exedy India Ltd.

Foundation

Siel

Cars

India Ltd.

Brake

Manufacturing
(Formerly

Railways.

Hyundai

Ltd

India Ltd.

Robert

Mahindra

Bosch Chasis Ltd.)

Motor
&

Mahindra Ltd.

Luk Private Ltd.

Mahindra Navi Star

Mando India Ltd.

Automobiles Ltd.
Maruti Suzuki India
Ltd.
Nissan Motors India
Private Ltd.
Renault

Nissan

Automotive Private
Ltd.
Royal

Enfield

Motors Ltd.
Tata Motors Ltd.
Tractors and Farm
Equipment Ltd.
Toyota

Kirlsokar

Motor Private Ltd.

Ve

Commercial

vehicle Ltd.
Volkswagen.
Yamaha
Private Ltd.
AFTERMARKET SEGMENT :

Motor

There are more than 10,000 dealers serviced by 7 whole sales

distributors (WSD) Across the country. RBL Has 9 depots spread across the country with
location choice specific to business density for saving the market requirement
EXPORT SEGMENT:
RBL export to Australia, srilanka, Bangladesh, United Kingdom and Middle East countries
for independent aftermarket product

COMPETITORS:
India Is becoming a preferred destination for many global automobile
manufacturing to set up their manufacturing facilitates. RBL IS facing stiff competition in
OEM business from both local players and global competition entry of global auto majors is
likely to encourage entry of global competitors for RBL
In aftermarket, which is highly fragmented, RBL face stiff completion from the
large number of organized and un organized players in the railway segment RBL share in
position with more than competitors

Departments:

Human Resource
Finance
Commercial
Operations
Production
Production Engineering Department (PED)
Quality Assessment Department (QAD)
Plant Manufacturing Department (PMFD)
Stores
IT

Categories under employees Designation:

Executives-33
Permanent Operator-81
3years (contract) Trainee-82+7
1year (Diploma & BE) Apprentice-76+15
A1 contract staff-79+5

Trichy plant safety instructions

PPEs usage at shop floor:

Safe assembly point in the plant:

In case of any emergency inside the plant, electric siren will blow continuously.
All Visitors/visitors request to assemble in the safe assemble point which is near by
security gate.
General instructions
During shop floor tour, Visitors / visitors are requested to go along with your
coordinator.
Request to avoid touching of components without coordinator support and PPEs.
Mobile usage in shop floor restricted.
Taking photos strictly prohibited (take help from your coordinator).
Rest room for Visitors/visitors available near conference hall (C2) & (C1).
If assistance required, request to take help from your coordinator.

1.3 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY:

To identify employees satisfaction in safety training provided by the company.
To identify the employees attitude in safety.
To understand employees perception towards overall safety system of the company.
1.4 REVIEW OF LITERATURE
Every year, throughout the world, millions of accidents occur in industries some of
them are fatal and results in permanent disablement, complete are partial; the majority cause
only temporary disablement, which however may last for several months.
Loss of lives and accidents costs gradually led to the formation of factories act. The
requirement for consideration of safety by management as part of its responsibility arises
primarily from these acts.
C. S. Ramanigopal (2012) conclude the company has given maximum effort and
dedication to implement the labor laws and regulations and it has succeeded in implementing
effective safety and health management considering the type of safety and health problems,
accidents, employees and technology in its organizational settings and also good level of
satisfaction among employees regarding healthy and safety has been achieved.
Abdullah, Spickett, Rumchev&Dhaliwal (2007) study on organizational factors on
safety in Taiwan and Japan reported that the influence of organizational factors in both
countries were different due to dissimilar culture. For example, they discovered that
Taiwanese

leadership

style

was

Top-Down

Directive

where

top

management

communicated safety policies and involved in safety activities while Japanese safety
leadership was more focused on Bottom-Up Participative where top management promoted
employees participation in any safety activities.
The Use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) among Workers of Five Refuse
Disposal Companies within Port Harcourt Metropolis, Rivers State, Nigeria by Roseline S
Konya, Rachael U. Akpiri, Nkiruka P. Orji. The use of personal protective equipment
(PPE) is a crucial functional element that guard against or minimize the effects of
occupational hazards. This has prompted the American occupational safety and health
administration (AOSHA) agency, to insist that employers protect employees from work place
hazards that can cause serious injuries. One of such jobs is done by the refuse disposal
companies where hazards refuse exist in different forms at refuse disposal sites. Adequate use
of PPE is minimizing or avoiding occupational /workplace hazards/ injury. Two sets of
workers were randomly selected: the senior staff and field workers of the five companies.

Three senior staff members from each of the companies were selected and a survey using
questionnaire was conducted among them for a period of one week to evaluate their
knowledge and opinion on PPE. Field workers were monitored (We got to work the same
time as the workers, followed them to their different pickup sites and observed whether they
used PPE or not in while they discharged their duties every day for the period of the study)
and interviewed (we tried to find out from the field workers what they know about PPE, their
opinion of the importance of PPE and whether they agreed to the use of PPE) for a period of
four weeks. Results obtained showed 28% compliance and 72% non-compliance revealing a
need for companies to step up on their use of personal protective equipment in the field.
Safety climate and use of PPE and safety medical devices among homecare and
hospice nurses by Jack K leiss. Use of personal protective equipment (PPE) and safety
medical devices is mandated for healthcare workers to reduce the risk of infection with
human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B virus (HBV), and hepatitis C virus (HCV)
from exposure to patients' blood. Research has shown that a strong safety climate may
promote increased use of PPE. Therefore, the objective of this study was to examine the
association between safety climate and use of PPE among homecare/hospice nurses in North
Carolina. To this end, a mail survey was conducted in 2006. The response rate, adjusted on
the assumption that the proportion of eligible nurses from among those who did not return the
questionnaire or could not be contacted was similar to the proportion among those who did
return the questionnaire, was 69% (n=833 eligible). The percentage of nurses who used the
specified PPE was two to three times greater among nurses who had a strong safety climate.
Safety climate was only weakly associated with u sing safety devices. These results suggest
that improving safety climate may be a powerful tool for increasing use of PPE.
Appropriate use of personal protective equipment among healthcare workers in public
sector hospitals and primary healthcare polyclinics during the SARS outbreak in Singapore.
To study usage of personal protective equipment (PPE) among three groups of healthcare
workers (HCWs: doctors, nurses, and administrative staff), to determine if the appropriate
PPE were used by the different groups and to examine the factors that may determine
inappropriate use.
This descriptive cross-sectional study examines the compliance of workers from the
European Gaseous, Diffusion Uranium Enrichment Consortium (EURODIF) with personal
protection equipment (PPE) interview of the various hazards in the nuclear fuel industry. The

PPE inventory was drawn up by an industrial hygienist in charge of the PPE at EURODIF.
Two hundred and twenty seven (10 %) randomly selected, active and retired, EURODIF
workers filled in a questionnaire on their attitudes towards PPE. Exposure data from the
EURODIF job exposure matrix were used to examine whether PPE usage varies according to
exposure level. The study suggests a PPE usage profile that varies depending on the hazards
present and PPE available. Anti-uranium PPE and gloves were among the best rated, while
anti-spray goggles were the least used. We found that, for most hazards known to cause
cancer or irreversible health damage, PPE usage varied according to exposure (homogeneity
test, p<0.05; trend test, p<0.05). The continuous use of PPE among workers should be
encouraged through improvements to the PPE management system. A precise model of
individual exposure can only be designed if the use and efficiency of PPE are taken into
consideration.
The assessment of compliance with using personal protective equipment among a
group of military dentists. A self-administered questionnaire was distributed to a total of 100
military dentists. The questionnaire comprised of two parts. The first included five general
questions related to the duration of dental experience, gender, professional rank, frequency of
recording medical history of patients, in addition to the availability of infection control policy
in their departments. The second part was further subdivided into four sections concerned
with the use of different personal protective equipment including masks, white coat, gloves
and protective glasses. Results: Of the total 100 questionnaires, the response rate was 87%.
The majority of the dentists were male general practitioners. Only 57 (65.5%) of them
recorded the medical history routinely and only 12 (13.7%) had an infection control policy in
their department. The majority of the above mentioned dentists (94.2%) always wore gloves
but only 81.6% of them changed their gloves after each patient. About 67.8% of the dentists
always wore masks while treating their patients but only 10.3% of them changed the mask
after each patient. Most of the dentists (97.7%) wore white coats and approximately half of
them (50.57%) never used eyeglasses or protective face shields. Conclusion: Military dentists
show good compliance with the use of personal protective equipment; however, some dentists
do not utilize the full range of infection control procedures. The development of an infection
control manual, in addition to continuous education with adequate supplies of personal
protective equipment are necessary to reduce the risk of cross infection in dental clinics.

The use of personal protective equipment usually implies that the worker is expected
to operate in a potentially hazardous environment with the protective equipment as one of the
key means of preventing exposure. The level of awareness and the attitude of both the
storekeepers and users of PPE were sought through questionnaire surveys. A total of 203
shops were visited and 203 storekeepers were interviewed face to face using a standardized
questionnaire. More than 90,000 workers who were attending the Construction Workers
Green Card Course organized by the Construction Industry Training Authority (CITA) also
participated in the survey. Besides, we had also interviewed 471 kitchen workers and 250
renovation workers on their use of PPE. This study provides a profile of the use of the PPE in
Hong Kong, the knowledge and attitude of the storekeepers and users, and measures for the
improvement on the safe use of PPE at work.

Thousands of people are blinded each year from work-related eye injuries that could
have been prevented with the proper selection and use of eye and face protection. Failure to
adequately assess the workplace for potential hazards and identify appropriate personal
protective equipment (PPE) not only results in thousands of eye injuries each year; it is also
responsible for numerous injuries to the hands and arms, torso, feet, and head. To ensure
employees wear appropriate PPE for their work tasks, OSHA's 29 CFR 1910,132 (d)(1)
requires that employers perform a PPE assessment to determine whether hazards are present,
or likely to be present, that necessitate the use of PPE. It is important to note that there are
numerous OSHA standards that specifically require the employer to provide PPE at no cost to
the employee.
Sooner or later employees' failure to use personal protective equipment will lead to an
injury. Typically, employers address PPE use with training, incentives, and enforcement.
Training should introduce employees to PPE use and establish the need for PPE. Safety
incentive programs can also encourage employees to wear PPE. The program should make
them feel responsible for safety and encourage co-workers to look out for one another and
point out unsafe behaviors. Enforcement is the last line of defense, but is no less important.
Enforcement comes last because when you discipline an employee for not wearing PPE, you
have already missed the goal: getting the employee to wear it in the first place.
Sparks, noise, chemicals, falling objects, slippery or uneven walking surfaces, flying
objects and sharp edges are just a few of the hazards facing US workers on a daily basis. The
ideal option is to eliminate the hazard and barring that, to control a hazard at its source,

perhaps by putting a barrier - such as a wall - between the worker and the hazard. When this
isn't a feasible, other measures must be put into place to safeguard employees and prevent
workplace injuries that can result in skyrocketing workers' compensation costs for employers.
To that end, OSHA requires that all employers protect their employees from workplace
hazards that can cause injury by not only providing personal protective equipment (PPE) but
also making sure their workers know how to use it and when to use it. When using PPE,
whether it's safety glasses, gloves, earplugs or full body suits, employers must make sure
employees have the proper training. A recent survey commissioned by the International
Safety Equipment Association (ISEA) of safety influencers in the heavy construction industry
revealed that the main reason workers chose not to wear PPE when needed was because
employers don't require or enforce usage. The second most common reason is the belief that
PPE is not necessary for the task. Employees may have performed the same task for many
years and never been injured.
The assessment of compliance with using personal protective equipment among a
group of military dentists in the Journal of the royal medical service, Vol.16 no.1 april
2009Methods: A self-administered questionnaire was distributed to a total of 100 military
dentists. The questionnaire comprised of two parts. The first included five general questions
related to the duration of dental experience, gender, professional rank, frequency of recording
medical history of patients, in addition to the availability of infection control policy in their
departments. The second part was further subdivided into four sections concerned with the
use of different personal protective equipment including masks, white coat, gloves and
protective glasses. Results: Of the total 100 questionnaires, the response rate was 87%. The
majority of the dentists were male general practitioners. Only 57 (65.5%) of them recorded
the medical history routinely and only 12 (13.7%) had an infection control policy in their
department. The majority of the above mentioned dentists (94.2%) always wore gloves but
only 81.6% of them changed their gloves after each patient. About 67.8% of the dentists
always wore masks while treating their patients but only 10.3% of them changed the mask
after each patient. Most of the dentists (97.7%) wore white coats and approximately half of
them (50.57%) never used eyeglasses or protective face shields. Conclusion: Military dentists
show good compliance with the use of personal protective equipment; however, some dentists
do not utilize the full range of infection control procedures. The development of an infection
control manual, in addition to continuous education with adequate supplies of personal
protective equipment are necessary to reduce the risk of cross infection in dental clinics.

1.5 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

1.5.1 Nature of Data
The data used in this research is Primary data.
1.5.2 Sources of Data
Employees of RBL are the sources of primary data.
Company records and Website of RBL are the sources of secondary data.
1.5.3 Methods of Data Collection
Primary data:
An Interview Schedule is used in this research to collect data from employees.
Secondary data:
Secondary data was collected by recording and copying from Company
records and Website of the company.
Tools for method of data collection
Structured Interview schedule is used in this study.
1.5.4 Censes survey:
Censes Survey was done among employees of RBL in Trichy. The numbers of
employees in the company are 170. I supposed to collect 121 because of the rest of the
employees are not in the general shift.
S.n

Level of

Total no of

Surveyed

o
1

Employees
Operator

Employees
81

Employees
53

Trainee

89

68

Total

170

121

1.5.5 Tools for Analysis

Statistical tools used by me to carry out the study are as follows:

Percentage Analysis
Weighted Average

Chapter -2
ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION

In this chapter, analysis has been done with organizational factors and personal factors
on the basis of weighted average, demographic factors on the basis of percentage analysis. In
weighted average analysis has been done operator, trainee.
2.1 GENDER-WISE CLASSIFICATION
Gender-wise classification is an essential aspect of this study. The employees
satisfaction is differ from male and female. Hence, the researcher collected data both from
male and female employees. It is tabulated here under.
Table 2.1 Gender-wise classification

Gender
Male

Female

38

83

Source: Primary Data

Inference:
It is inferred from the above table 2.1 that majority of the employees
are male and remaining of them is female.
2.2 AGE-WISE CLASSIFICATION
Different age group people were covered by the researcher. The details are
given

Table 2.2 Age-wise classification

Age
15-20

21-25

29%

26-30
31%

40%

Source: Primary Data

Inference:
It is inferred from the above table 2.2 that can be inferred that majority of
employees are adult members are in the age group of 21yrs -25yrs.
2.3 MARITAL STATUS OF EMPLOYEES
It is analyzed the marital status of employees.
Table 2.3Marital status of employees

Marital Status
100
80

Marital Status

60
40
20
0
Married

Unmarried

Source: Primary Data

Inference: It is lucid from the above table 2.3 among those members in this company
unmarried employees are high to work in different departments. Remaining members are

married.

2.4 Employees in a Department

It is analyzed the department of employees.
Table 2.4Employees in a Department

Designation
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0

Designation

Source: Primary Data

Inference: It is obvious from the above table 2.4 that there is more number of
employees in preforming department. In that department employees are found more.

SAFETY AWARENESS AND ATTITUDE

It includes safety awareness, safety measures provided for Environmental safety,
individual safety, and safety attitude. Then safety training provide for satisfaction of the
employees and any improvement required for safety.
2.5Satisfaction on safety awareness
The satisfaction level of working environment under organizational factors like
working hours, lighting facilities, and safety measures.
Table 2.5Satisfaction on Safety awareness
Safety Awareness
Information on safety awareness
Company follow safety requirements as per
factory act
Safety equipment
First aid kit
What do be done for safety
Overall Weight Average
Source: Primary Data

Overall Score
4.44
4.37
4.33
4.05
3.96
4.23

Inference: It is significant from the above table 2.5 that, an overall weighted average (4.23).
The majority of employees have been satisfied for the information given regarding the safety
measures. The company follow for factory act is satisfied for the employees. According to the
safety awareness for the employees are satisfied.

2.6 Satisfaction on Environment Safety measures

The satisfaction level of Environment Safety measures provided by the
organization
Table 2.6Satisfaction on Environment Safety measures
Environment safety measures
wastes are disposed properly here
Ventilation and lighting facility
Fire extinguishers
machines are properly located
Working environment here has the necessary
safety measures
Overall weight average
Source: Primary Data

Overall score
4.55
4.51
4.50
4.36
4.19
4.42

Inference: It is inferred that, the above table 2.6 that, an overall weighted average (4.42). The
majority of employees have been satisfied for the wastage is properly disposed in the working
environment regarding the safety measures. According to the environment safety awareness
for the employees are strongly satisfied.

2.7Satisfaction on Individual safety

The satisfaction level of Individual Safety measures provided by the organization.
Table 2.7Satisfaction on Individual safety
Individual Safety Measures
Company provides safety wears
Company insists on wearing of those safety

Overall Score
4.60
4.55

equipment
displayed posters and quotes for individuals

4.55

safety
The company takes care of our safety by all

4.55

means
We feel safe in the workplace
Overall weight average
Source: Primary Data

4.45
4.54

Inference: It is inferred that, the above table 2.7 that, an overall weighted average (4.54). The
employees are satisfied with the individual safety measures provided by the company.
Company provides all necessary safety wears for the employees for highly satisfied in the
employees. The overall individual safety policy provided by the company is highly satisfied.

2.8Satisfaction on safety attitude

The satisfaction level of Environment Safety measures provided by the organization.

Table 2.8Satisfaction on safety attitude

Safety Attitude
Regular Safety Audit is a must
I used to discuss safety issues with others
I encourage others also to follow safety rules
I always try to know and follow safety norms
I adopt the safety measures always
Overall weighted average
Source: Primary Data

Overall score
4.47
4.39
4.27
4.12
4.11
4.27

Inference: It is inferred that, the above table 2.8 that, an overall weighted average (4.27). It is
inferred that the regular audit is a must for employees are satisfied with the organization
under satisfaction on safety attitude. All level of employees is satisfied with the safety
attitude. The overall safety attitude is highly satisfied in the employees.

II. SAFETY TRAINING

2.8Satisfaction on safety training
The satisfaction level of Safety training provided by the organization.

Table 2.9 Satisfaction on safety training

Safety training
The overall safety training program here is
Materials given in the training
Relevance of the safety training to our job
The method of training
Frequency of training
Overall weighted average
Source: Primary Data

Overall score
3.85
3.79
3.78
3.60
3.40
3.68

Inference: Form the analysis we can infer that the employees are satisfied with the safety
training program conducted by the organization also the employees are satisfied with the
materials given during the training period. The employees felt that the safety training is
relevant to their job also they are satisfied with the method as well as the frequency of
training.
So we can conclude that the respondents are satisfied with the safety training.

SUGGESTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

The safety, health and environmental policy can be displayed widely at
conspicuous locations (mounted on walls of the factory).The safety
policies can be made known to all employees, contractors and contract

employees by circulating the policies in both English and regional

language.

To motivate the employees every year competitions can be conducted on

national safety day. Safety events can be conducted frequently to make
awareness among the employees on safety.

Steps have to be taken to identify the employees those who have not
undergone any formal safety programme through verification of records
and train them. This will ensure some safety awareness among them.
Training can be given through unit wise, team wise like kaizen or work
team.

Attention should be focused on minor accidents so that major accidents

can be prevented, for which analysis of accidents is necessary. To reduce
the accidents, supervisory staff and management should be more proactive in the shop floor, so that all the employees use the safety
equipments provided to them.

Safety issues like accidents, problems, achievements etc, which are

discussed in the safety committee have to be communicated to the
employees by the middle level management.

 Employer should ensure that the employee who works about 2m heights
is wearing the safety belt.

Every 100 sq m portable fire extinguishers can be provided so that at the

time of accidents it can be used.

Drinking water should be provided in appropriate locations

CONCLUSION
Industrial progress of the country depends on its committed labor force.
Efficiency in work is possible only when the employees are safe in their
working environment and also provided with some safety measures.

The study has revealed the perception of employees with regard to

safety measures and work environment. The result of this study shows that
majority of the employees perceive the present efforts taken by the Rane
(Madras) Limited on safety measures and work environment is satisfactory yet
there are some factors which need to be concentrated by the company which is
suggested by the researcher to ensure hundred percentage safety and congenial
work environment which in turn in improve the efficiency and confidence of the
employees.

Hence, in designing safety programmes and good working

environment the management should not compromise even with the smallest
safety concept which may be costly to both management and the employees.

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QUESTIONNAIRE
Employees satisfaction level on Safety system at Rane Brake Lining Limited, Trichy
DATE:

I. EMPLOYEE DETAILS

S.NO:

Name of the Employee:

Employee Code No:

Age:

Designation:

Gender:

Date of Joining:

Marital Status: a) Married

a) Male

b) Female
b) Unmarried

Educational Qualification

a) HSC b) Diploma c) UG d)PG e) Others

Department:

a)Trainee (BL) b)Operator (BL) c)Trainee (DP) d)Operator (DP)

II. SAFETY AWARENESS AND ATTITUDE

Kindly give your opinions on the following on the given 5 point scale:
(Strongly Agree - SA, Agree - A, Neutral- N, Disagree - D, Strongly Disagree - SD)
S.No
Particulars
Safety Awareness
1
We are given enough information on safety awareness
2
We know about all the safety equipment available here
3
We are aware of the first aid kit availability
4
We know what to be done for fire safety
5
We know that our company follows safety requirements as
per Factories act
Safety Measures provided
Environment safety
6
The working environment here has the necessary safety
7
8
9

measures
Ventilation and lighting make the workplace more safe
The wastes are disposed properly here
Fire extinguishers are available everywhere in adequate

number
10
All machines are properly located for operators safety
Individual safety
11
12
13

Company provides all necessary safety wears for us

Company insists on wearing of those safety equipment
Company has displayed posters and quotes for individuals
safety

SA

SD

S.No
14
15

Particulars
We feel safe in the workplace
The company takes care of our safety by all means

SA

SD

Safety Attitude
16
I adopt the safety measures always
17
I always try to know and follow safety norms
18
I encourage others also to follow safety rules
19
20

I used to discuss safety issues with others

Regular Safety Audit is a must

II. SAFETY TRAINING

(Excellent - E, Very Good - VG, Good - G, Poor - P, Very Poor - VP)
Safety Training and Satisfaction
Particulars

VG

P
21
22
23
24
25

The overall safety training program here is

The method of training
Frequency of training
Relevance of the safety training to our job
Materials given in the training

Any improvement required for safety.if any

Please suggest any further safety measure to be improved for human, environment, and machine.

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