Ngaba ujonge ukuphucula ukhuseleko emsebenzini kwaye ukhusele abasebenzi bakho kwiingozi ezinokubakho? Fumanisa indima ebalulekileyo edlalwa yimpahla engatshiyo ekuqinisekiseni indawo yokusebenza ekhuselekileyo. Kweli nqaku, sihlola ukubaluleka kwesi sixhobo sokukhusela kwaye sijonge ukuba singakhusela njani kwiziganeko ezinxulumene nomlilo. Hlala unolwazi kwaye ubeke phambili impilo-ntle yeqela lakho kunye nemilinganiselo yokhuseleko efanelekileyo.
Impahla ekwaziyo ukumelana nomlilo idlala indima ebalulekileyo ekuqinisekiseni ukhuseleko emsebenzini, ingakumbi kwiindawo apho abasebenzi basengozini yokuchanabeka kwiingozi zomlilo. Ukuqonda imingcipheko enxulumene neengozi zasemsebenzini kubalulekile kubaqeshi nabasebenzi ukuba babeke phambili ukusetyenziswa kwempahla ekwaziyo ukumelana nomlilo njengendlela yokuthintela.
Esinye sezizathu eziphambili zokubaluleka kwempahla ekwazi ukumelana nomlilo emsebenzini kukukhusela abasebenzi ekwenzakaleni ngokumandundu okanye ekufeni xa kutsha. Ngokutsho kwe-Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), imililo kunye noqhushumbo ziphakathi kwezizathu eziphambili zokufa kwabantu emsebenzini eUnited States. Ngokunxiba iimpahla ezikwaziyo ukumelana nomlilo, abasebenzi banokuwunciphisa umngcipheko wokwenzakala okutsha kwaye banyuse amathuba okuba basinde kwisiganeko somlilo.
Impahla ekwaziyo ukumelana nomlilo yenzelwe ngokukodwa ukuxhathisa ukuvutha nokuthintela amadangatye ukuba angasasazeki ngokukhawuleza. Yenziwe ngezinto ezikwaziyo ukumelana namadangatye okanye zinyangwa ngeekhemikhali zokuphucula iimpawu zokuxhathisa umlilo. Ukongeza ekunikezeni ukhuseleko kumadangatye, iimpahla ezikwazi ukumelana nomlilo zikwabonelela ngokugqunywa kwe-thermal ukukhusela abasebenzi kubushushu obugqithisileyo kunye nokunciphisa umngcipheko wokulimala kokutsha.
Kwimizi-mveliso efana ne-oyile negesi, eyemizi-mveliso neyokwakha, abasebenzi badla ngokuchanabeka kubushushu, amadangatye nezinye iingozi zomlilo njengenxalenye yemisebenzi yabo. Ngaphandle kwezixhobo ezifanelekileyo zokukhusela, aba basebenzi basemngciphekweni omkhulu wokuhlala utshise kakhulu kunye nokwenzakala okunye xa kutsha. Impahla yokumelana nomlilo isebenza njengomgca obalulekileyo wokukhusela kwimingcipheko enjalo ngokubonelela ngoluhlu lokukhusela olunokwenza umehluko phakathi kobomi nokufa.
Ngaphezu koko, ukusetyenziswa kwempahla ekwazi ukumelana nomlilo kunokunceda ukuthintela umonakalo wepropathi kunye nokunciphisa impembelelo yeziganeko zomlilo kwindawo yokusebenza. Ngokuqulatha amadangatye kunye nokunciphisa ukusasazeka komlilo, iimpahla ezichasene nomlilo zinokunceda ukulawula imeko de kufike abaphenduli bexakeka. Oku akukhuseli nje kuphela ubomi babasebenzi kodwa kucutha nokubakho umonakalo omkhulu kwizixhobo, izakhiwo, kunye nezinye izinto zexabiso.
Abaqeshi banoxanduva lomthetho nokuziphatha lokubonelela ngendawo yokusebenza ekhuselekileyo kubasebenzi babo, okubandakanya ukuphumeza amanyathelo afanelekileyo okhuseleko afana nokusetyenziswa kwempahla ekwaziyo ukumelana nomlilo. Ngokutyala imali kwimpahla ekumgangatho ophezulu yokumelana nomlilo kunye nokunyanzeliswa kwemigaqo yokhuseleko engqongqo, abaqeshi banokubonisa ukuzibophelela kwabo ekukhuseleni abasebenzi babo kunye nokunciphisa umngcipheko wokwenzakala emsebenzini.
Ukuqukumbela, ukubaluleka kwempahla yokumelana nomlilo ekuqinisekiseni ukhuseleko lwasemsebenzini alunakugqithwa. Ngokuqonda imingcipheko yeengozi zasemsebenzini kunye nokuthatha amanyathelo okuhlangabezana nazo, abaqeshi banokudala indawo ekhuselekileyo nekhuselekileyo kubasebenzi babo. Ukusetyenziswa kwempahla ekwaziyo ukumelana nomlilo ngumba obalulekileyo kwiiprothokholi zokhuseleko emsebenzini ezinokunceda ukuthintela ukulimala, ukusindisa ubomi, kunye nokunciphisa ifuthe lezehlo zomlilo.
Impahla ekwaziyo ukumelana nomlilo idlala indima ebalulekileyo ekuqinisekiseni ukhuseleko emsebenzini, ingakumbi kwimizi-mveliso apho abasebenzi basesichengeni sokwenzakala okubangelwa ngumlilo. Kweli nqaku, siza kuhlolisisa ukubaluleka kwempahla yokumelana nomlilo ekunciphiseni ukulimala, kugxininisa ukubaluleka kwayo ekukhuseleni abasebenzi kunye nokukhusela iingozi.
Omnye wemisebenzi ephambili yempahla yokumelana nomlilo kukubonelela ngomqobo phakathi kwesikhumba kunye namadangatye. Xa kuqhambuka umlilo emsebenzini, abasebenzi abanxibe iimpahla ezikwaziyo ukumelana nomlilo banethuba eliphezulu lokubaleka bengenawo nomkrwelo xa kuthelekiswa nabo bangenazo izixhobo zokukhusela ezifanelekileyo. Izinto ezisetyenziswa kwiimpahla ezichasene nomlilo zenzelwe ukujamelana namaqondo okushisa aphezulu kunye nokuxhathisa ukubamba umlilo, ngaloo ndlela kuncitshiswe ukutshisa okukhulu kunye nokulimala.
Ngaphaya koko, impahla ekwaziyo ukumelana nomlilo inokuthintela ukusasazeka kokwenzakala okunxulumene nomlilo ngokunciphisa ubungakanani bokutsha kunye nokwenzakala. Xa kwenzeka umlilo, izixhobo zokukhusela zisebenza njengekhaka, zivumela abasebenzi ukuba baphume ngokukhuselekileyo ngaphandle kokugcina ukutshisa okuyingozi. Oku akukhuseli kuphela umntu onxibe impahla kodwa kwakhona kuthintela umlilo ukuba ungasasazeki kwaye ubangele ingozi engakumbi kwabanye abakummandla.
Ukongeza ekuboneleleni ngesithintelo somzimba ngokuchasene namadangatye, iimpahla ezikwaziyo ukumelana nomlilo zikwabonelela ngokugquma ubushushu. Oku kugquma kunceda ekunciphiseni ubushushu obufikelela eluswini, ngaloo ndlela bukhusela lowo unxibileyo ekutshisweni nasekulimeleni kwe-thermal. Ngokugqoka iimpahla ezichasene nomlilo, abasebenzi bayakwazi ukusebenza kwiindawo ezinomngcipheko ophezulu kunye noxolo lwengqondo olukhulu, besazi ukuba banoluhlu olongezelelweyo lokukhusela kwiingozi zomlilo.
Ngaphezu koko, iimpahla ezichasene nomlilo zenzelwe ukuba zikhululeke kwaye ziphefumle, zivumela abasebenzi ukuba benze imisebenzi yabo ngokulula kwaye ngaphandle kokuziva benyanzelwa yisixhobo sokukhusela. Oku kuqinisekisa ukuba abasebenzi bayakwazi ukugxila kwimisebenzi yabo ngaphandle kokuthintelwa yimpahla eninzi okanye engathandekiyo, ngaloo ndlela bephucula imveliso kunye nokusebenza kakuhle emsebenzini.
Ukuqukumbela, indima yempahla yokumelana nomlilo ekunciphiseni ukulimala ayinakugqithiswa. Ngokubonelela ngomqobo kumadangatye, ukugquma ubushushu, kunye nokuthuthuzela umntu ozinxibileyo, impahla ekwaziyo ukumelana nomlilo idlala indima ebalulekileyo ekuqinisekiseni ukhuseleko emsebenzini nasekukhuseleni abasebenzi kwiingozi ezinxulumene nomlilo. Abaqeshi bafanele babeke phambili ukusetyenziswa kwempahla ekwaziyo ukumelana nomlilo kumashishini asemngciphekweni omkhulu ukuze bakhusele abasebenzi babo nokudala indawo yokusebenza ekhuselekileyo yomntu wonke.
Impahla yokumelana nomlilo idlala indima ebalulekileyo ekuqinisekiseni ukhuseleko emsebenzini kunye nokuthotyelwa kwemimiselo yokhuseleko kunye nemigangatho. Ukubaluleka kwempahla yokumelana nomlilo ayinakugqithiswa, njengoko isebenza njengomgca obalulekileyo wokuzikhusela kwiingozi kunye neengozi ezinxulumene neziganeko ezinxulumene nomlilo kumashishini ahlukeneyo.
Esinye sezizathu eziphambili zokuba kutheni impahla ekwaziyo ukumelana nomlilo ibaluleke kakhulu kwindawo yokusebenza kukukwazi kwayo ukubonelela ngokhuseleko ekutshiseni nasekwenzakaleni xa kutsha. Ngaphandle kwezixhobo ezifanelekileyo zokukhusela, abasebenzi basemngciphekweni ophezulu wokugcina ukutshisa okukhulu kunye nokulimala, okunokuba nemiphumo ehlala ixesha elide kwimpilo kunye nokuphila kwabo. Ngokugqoka iimpahla ezichasene nomlilo, abasebenzi banokunciphisa kakhulu ubunzima bokutshisa kunye nokulimala, ukunciphisa impembelelo yeziganeko ezinxulumene nomlilo ekukhuseleni kwabo kunye nempilo yonke.
Ngaphezu koko, iimpahla ezichasene nomlilo zibalulekile ekuthotyelweni kwemigaqo yokhuseleko kunye nemigangatho ebekwe ngamaqumrhu alawulayo kunye nemibutho. I-OSHA (i-Occupational Safety and Health Administration) kunye ne-NFPA (uMbutho woKhuseleko loMlilo weSizwe) ziphakathi kwezinto eziphambili eziseka izikhokelo zokhuseleko kunye nemigangatho yokusetyenziswa kwempahla yokumelana nomlilo kwindawo yokusebenza. Ukungaphumeleli ukuthobela le migaqo kunokuphumela kwisohlwayo esiqatha, izohlwayo, kunye nemilinganiselo esemthethweni yabaqeshi, nto leyo egxininisa ukubaluleka kokuqinisekisa ukuba abasebenzi bakhuselwa ngokwaneleyo ngezixhobo zokhuseleko ezifanelekileyo.
Ukongeza ekukhuseleni abasebenzi ekutshisweni nasekungxwelerheni, iimpahla ezichasene nomlilo nazo zidlala indima ebalulekileyo ekuthinteleni ukusasazeka kwemililo kunye nokunciphisa umonakalo wepropati. Iipropathi zendalo ezimelana nomlilo zempahla ekwaziyo ukumelana nomlilo zinokunceda ukuqulatha imililo kwaye ithintele ukuba ingasasazeki ngakumbi, ukunciphisa umngcipheko womonakalo omkhulu kwizixhobo, oomatshini kunye neziseko zoncedo ngaphakathi kwendawo yokusebenza. Oku akukhuseli impilo-ntle yabasebenzi kuphela kodwa kukwakhusela ii-asethi ezixabisekileyo kunye nezibonelelo kwimiphumo eyonakalisayo yeziganeko ezinxulumene nomlilo.
Ngaphaya koko, ukusetyenziswa kwempahla ekwaziyo ukumelana nomlilo kunokomeleza ukhuseleko jikelele kwindawo yokusebenza kunye nokudala inkcubeko yolwazi lokhuseleko phakathi kwabasebenzi. Xa abasebenzi bebonelelwa ngezixhobo eziyimfuneko zokhuseleko, kunokwenzeka ukuba babeke phambili ukhuseleko kwaye babambelele kwimigaqo yokhuseleko esekiweyo kunye nezikhokelo. Oku kukhuthaza indawo yokusebenza ekhuselekileyo kwaye kunciphisa amathuba okuba nokwenzeka kweengozi kunye nokwenzakala okubangelwa ziingozi ezinxulumene nomlilo.
Ukuqukumbela, ukubaluleka kwempahla yokumelana nomlilo ekuqinisekiseni ukhuseleko lwasemsebenzini alunakugqithwa. Ukusuka ekukhuseleni abasebenzi ekutshisweni nasekulimeleni ukuthotyelwa kwemimiselo yokhuseleko kunye nemigangatho, iimpahla ezichasene nomlilo ziyinxalenye ebalulekileyo yenkqubo yokhuseleko olubanzi kuyo nayiphi na indawo yokusebenza. Ngotyalo-mali kwimpahla ekumgangatho ophezulu yokumelana nomlilo kunye nokuqinisekisa ukusetyenziswa kwayo ngokufanelekileyo kunye nokugcinwa kwayo, abaqeshi banokubeka phambili ukhuseleko kunye nentlalontle yabasebenzi babo ngelixa benciphisa iingozi kunye neempembelelo zeziganeko ezinxulumene nomlilo emsebenzini.
Impahla ekwaziyo ukumelana nomlilo idlala indima ebalulekileyo ekuqinisekiseni ukhuseleko emsebenzini kuwo wonke amashishini ahlukeneyo. Enoba kukwisiza sokwakha, kumzi-mveliso, okanye kwindawo yokuhluza ioli, iingozi ezibangelwa ngumlilo zisoloko zixhalabisa. Ukuze ukhusele abasebenzi kwiingozi ezinokubakho, kubalulekile ukukhetha impahla efanelekileyo yokumelana nomlilo kwindawo ethile yokusebenza.
Xa kuziwa ekukhetheni impahla ekwaziyo ukumelana nomlilo, kukho izinto ezininzi ekufuneka ziqwalaselwe. Ingqwalasela yokuqala kunye neyona nto iphambili yinqanaba lokukhusela iimpahla ezibonelela ngazo. Impahla ekwaziyo ukumelana nomlilo yenzelwe ukumelana nokuvezwa amadangatye kunye namaqondo obushushu aphezulu, ngaloo ndlela inciphisa ingozi yokwenzakala kokutsha. Kubalulekile ukukhetha iimpahla ezihlangabezana nemigangatho efanelekileyo yokhuseleko kunye nemimiselo yoshishino oluthile.
Ukongeza ekunikezeni ukhuseleko kumadangatye, iimpahla ezichasene nomlilo kufuneka zinikeze induduzo kunye nokuhamba ngokulula kwabasebenzi. Abasebenzi ekufuneka banxibe iimpahla ezikwaziyo ukumelana nomlilo ixesha elide kufuneka bakwazi ukushukuma kwaye benze imisebenzi yabo ngaphandle kokuziva bethintelwe. Kubalulekile ukukhetha iimpahla eziphefumlayo kunye ne-wicking-wicking ukunceda ukulawula ubushushu bomzimba kunye nokuthintela ukungahambi kakuhle.
Enye inkalo ebalulekileyo ekufuneka iqwalaselwe xa ukhetha impahla ekwaziyo ukumelana nomlilo luhlobo lwelaphu. Kukho izinto ezininzi ezahlukeneyo ezisetyenziswa ngokuqhelekileyo kwimveliso yempahla ekwazi ukumelana nomlilo, kuquka i-aramid, i-modacrylic, kunye ne-cotton ephathwayo. Uhlobo ngalunye lwelaphu lunenzuzo kunye nokungona kwalo, ngoko kubalulekile ukukhetha izinto ezifanelekileyo ngokusekelwe kwiimfuno ezithile zendawo yokusebenza.
Ngaphaya koko, ukufaneleka kunye nesimbo sempahla ekwaziyo ukumelana nomlilo nayo ibalulekile. Iimpahla ezixineneyo okanye ezikhululekileyo zinokuthintela ukunyakaza kunye nokukhusela ukhuseleko. Kubalulekile ukukhetha iimpahla ezihambelana kakuhle kwaye zivumela uluhlu olupheleleyo lokunyakaza. Ukongezelela, iimpahla kufuneka zenziwe ngeempawu ezifana ne-tape ekhanyayo kunye nemibala ebonakalayo yokuphucula ukubonakala kwiimeko eziphantsi zokukhanya.
Ukuqukumbela, ukubaluleka kwempahla yokumelana nomlilo ekuqinisekiseni ukhuseleko lwasemsebenzini alunakugqithwa. Ngokukhetha impahla efanelekileyo yendawo ethile yomsebenzi, abaqeshi banokukhusela abasebenzi babo kwiingozi ezinxulumene nomlilo. Kubalulekile ukuqwalasela izinto ezinje ngenqanaba lokhuseleko, ukunethezeka, uhlobo lwelaphu, ukulingana, kunye nesimbo xa ukhetha impahla ekwaziyo ukumelana nomlilo. Ngokubeka phambili ukhuseleko kunye nokutyala imali kwimpahla esemgangathweni yokumelana nomlilo, abaqeshi banokudala indawo yokusebenza ekhuselekileyo nekhuselekileyo kubasebenzi babo.
Impahla ekwaziyo ukumelana nomlilo yinxalenye ebalulekileyo yokhuseleko lwasemsebenzini, ingakumbi kumashishini apho abasebenzi basesichengeni seengozi zomlilo ezinokubakho. Ukuqinisekisa ukusebenza kwesi sixhobo sokukhusela, kubalulekile ukuba abaqeshi banike uqeqesho olucokisekileyo malunga nokusetyenziswa kwayo ngokufanelekileyo. Eli nqaku liza kuhlolisisa ukubaluleka kwempahla ekwazi ukumelana nomlilo ekuqinisekiseni ukhuseleko emsebenzini, kugxininise ekubalulekeni koqeqesho lwabasebenzi malunga nendlela yokuyisebenzisa ngokuchanekileyo.
Okokuqala nokuphambili, kubalulekile ukuqonda indima edlalwa yimpahla ekwaziyo ukumelana nomlilo ekukhuseleni abasebenzi kukwenzakala okumandundu xa kutsha. Impahla ekwaziyo ukumelana nomlilo yenzelwe ngokukodwa ukuxhathisa ukuvutha, ukunciphisa ukwenzakala kokutsha, kunye nokubonelela abasebenzi ngexesha elibalulekileyo lokubaleka kwiimeko ezinobungozi. Ngokunxiba iimpahla ezichasene nomlilo, abasebenzi bayakwazi ukunciphisa kakhulu umngcipheko wokugcina ukutshisa okukhulu, okunokuba nemiphumo ehlala ixesha elide kwimpilo yabo kunye nokuphila kakuhle.
Nangona kunjalo, ukunika abasebenzi impahla ekwaziyo ukumelana nomlilo akwanelanga ukuqinisekisa ukhuseleko lwabo. Kukwabalulekile ukuba abaqeshi batyale imali kwiinkqubo zoqeqesho ezibanzi ezifundisa abasebenzi ngokusetyenziswa ngokufanelekileyo kunye nokugcinwa kwesi sixhobo sokukhusela. Iiseshoni zoqeqesho kufuneka zigubungele izihloko ezinje ngendlela yokuhlola ngokufanelekileyo impahla ekwaziyo ukumelana nomlilo ukuba imoshekile, indlela yokunxiba ngokuchanekileyo kunye nokukhulula izixhobo, kunye nendlela yokuyinyamekela ukuqinisekisa ukusebenza kakuhle.
Ngaphezu koko, iinkqubo zoqeqesho kufuneka zijongane nokubaluleka kokukhetha uhlobo olufanelekileyo lwempahla ekwaziyo ukumelana nomlilo kwiindawo ezithile zokusebenza. Amashishini ahlukeneyo anokufuna amanqanaba ahlukeneyo okhuseleko, ngokuxhomekeke kwimingcipheko enokubakho abasebenzi abajongene nayo. Ngokufundisa abasebenzi ngeentlobo ngeentlobo zempahla ekwaziyo ukumelana nomlilo kunye nendlela yokukhetha eyona ndlela ifanelekileyo kwiimfuno zabo, abaqeshi banokuphucula ngakumbi ukhuseleko emsebenzini.
Ukongezelela ekukhuseleni abasebenzi ekutshisweni, uqeqesho olufanelekileyo ngokusetyenziswa kwempahla ekwaziyo ukumelana nomlilo lunokunceda ekuthinteleni iingozi nokwenzakala emsebenzini. Ngokufaka inkcubeko yokhuseleko kunye nokwazisa phakathi kwabasebenzi, abaqeshi banokunciphisa ukubakho kweziganeko ezinxulumene nomlilo ezenzeka kwindawo yokuqala. Le ndlela yokuqalisa ukusebenza ayikhuseli impilo-ntle yabasebenzi kuphela kodwa ikwanceda ekucutheni ixesha lokungasebenzi kunye nomonakalo oyindleko kwizixhobo nakwipropathi.
Ukuqukumbela, iimpahla ezikwaziyo ukumelana nomlilo ngumba obalulekileyo wokhuseleko lwasemsebenzini kumashishini apho abasebenzi basengozini yokuchanabeka kwiingozi zomlilo. Ukuqinisekisa ukusebenza kakuhle kwesi sixhobo sokukhusela, abaqeshi kufuneka babeke phambili iinkqubo zoqeqesho ezifundisa abasebenzi ngokusetyenziswa ngokufanelekileyo kunye nokugcinwa kwempahla ekwazi ukumelana nomlilo. Ngokutyala imali kuqeqesho olubanzi, abaqeshi banokunciphisa imingcipheko ehambelana neengozi zomlilo kunye nokudala indawo yokusebenza ekhuselekileyo kubo bonke abasebenzi. Khumbula, xa kuziwa kukhuseleko lomlilo, ukuthintela kuhlala kungcono kunokunyanga.
Ukuqukumbela, ukubaluleka kwempahla yokumelana nomlilo ekubambeni ukhuseleko kwindawo yokusebenza akunakujongelwa phantsi. Ngokubonelela ngoluhlu olubalulekileyo lokhuseleko kwiingozi zomlilo nobushushu, ezi mpahla zikhethekileyo azigcini nje ngokukhusela impilo-ntle yabasebenzi kodwa zikwafaka isandla ekusebenzeni kakuhle kunye nemveliso yendawo yokusebenza. Abaqeshi kufuneka babeke phambili ukuphunyezwa kwamanyathelo okhuseleko afanelekileyo, kubandakanywa nokusetyenziswa kwempahla ekwazi ukumelana nomlilo, ukuqinisekisa indawo ekhuselekileyo yokusebenza kubasebenzi babo. Ukutyala imali kwizixhobo zokhuseleko ezikumgangatho ophezulu ayisiyomfuneko yomthetho kuphela kumashishini amaninzi kodwa ikwangumba obalulekileyo wokukhuthaza inkcubeko yokhuseleko nothintelo. Ekugqibeleni, ngokuthatha amanyathelo okujongana nemingcipheko enokubakho kwaye ibeke phambili intlalo-ntle yabasebenzi bazo, iinkampani zinokudala indawo yokusebenza ekhuselekileyo, ekhuseleke ngakumbi kumntu wonke.