IpohChai.com shares with us how and when accidents chooses victims…
Just a few days ago, a very serious accident happen at my workplace involving a chargeman who are working at a main electrical switch. He was trying to measure the main power line current with a probe meter. You know, the main power line to that switch has a current of 800 Ampere flowing into the factory!
I’m not sure if he has place the probe at the wrong line or the meter was not set correctly but within split seconds, the chargeman was toasted.
He got jolted by the main power line current. Most part of his body was burned severely and his hair too was mostly burned off! It was only less than one second that he transform from a white into a black person!
He didn’t passed out but was stunned seriously and his colleagues who are working nearby helped him to get to the guard house for ambulance. And that fellow could still asking for a stick of cigarettes from the guard, haven’t got enough smoke perhaps.
Yes, there are many other types of accidents in the workplace.
Most of us who are working in the comfort of an air-conditioned office would normally think we have nothing to fear. Unergonomic workplaces can also pose serious damages in the long run if you are not observant enough.
Many of you might not have heard of Aeron chairs. The ergonomic awareness level in Malaysia needs a little more boost. The Malaysian Labour Law should start introducing some basic ergonomic acts that can help protect the workforce should their employers ignored the importance of an ergonomic workplace.
Also, it’s important that you are, at the very least, covered by your Employer with a personal accident insurance, with the claim proceeds going to your dependants. You never know, as patriotic as you are the company, a half-dead employee remains a non-productive liability.
There are health and medical hazards that can be reduced, if not totally eliminated in the workplace. But there also those that you cannot predict. Accident only catches you unprepared, and it doesn’t matter how rich or poor you are, which God you give your prayers to or whether if you have ever donated to a charity before. It comes in the most unexpected moments, and your only consolation is that it could have been worse.
The only way you can reduce the impact of an accident is most likely through financial means. I have yet to come across any products or services that can reduce the emotional loss of a loved one. And psychiatrist cost money too!
Although it’s good to be optimistic about life, but one should always be prepared about the uncertainties that comes with it.
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