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Please I need help with this case study assignment. The reference textbook is Management of Occupational Health and Safety, Neslon Series in HRM Eight Edition. Also, a reference to health and safety legislation is required.
A plant worker in a textile manufacturing plant is experiencing some difficulties with a clamping device on a holding fixture that keeps a material in position while it is fed into an automatic stenciling machine. The clamp does not always allow the material to be fed into the machine properly aligned with the stencil. The worker who was operating the machine had 32 years' experience with this type of equipment. While attempting to make the necessary adjustments for smooth operation without shutting off the power, she had to reach into the machine. She placed her left hand between the feed-in mechanism levers while her right hand was positioning the misaligned part between the open clamps of the fixture.
Unfortunately, the one-button actuating control was located immediately to the left of the worker's body, about hip level. The worker inadvertently depressed the button with her leg while reaching into the machine. The machine cycled-the feed mechanism slid forward while the fixture clamps closed. The worker's sleeve was pinched in the clamps and her arm was pulled partly into the machine before a coworker was able to hit the emergency stop button. You have been asked to investigate and as part of that investigation you have been asked to list the following: Need Online Assistance?
a. the unsafe acts
b. the unsafe conditions
c. the energies involved
d. the steps to be taken to prevent this situation from recurring