CHAPTER ONE
HISTROICAL BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Premier breweries PLC formerly Ltd sprang in n 1977 with just office some 20 year later it operate with heavy branch which includes eastern plastics ltd Emene premier farm Ltd
Even though the organization started off in 1977 its history dates back to 1974 when the government of the defunct east central state under chief Ukpabi Asika entered into a machinery supply/ plant design contract with the German company   Messers  brave chases for the establishment of brewery at Onitsha initially the plan was that the brewery should be a golden guinea brewery’s subsidiary.
However in January 25th 1976 Diamond breweries Ltd a fully independent company was incorporated while in December   of that same year the name was changed to premier breweries Ltd. It was commissioned by col. John A Kpera (Ltd).  Now brigadier the then military government of Anambra state on the  11th of March 1978
At set off the production capacity was 350.00 hectoliters.  However after the first phase of the expansion programme which cost N15,00,000 (fifteen million Naira) capacity rose to 750,00 hectoliter and the second phase of the expansion programme costing N9,000.00 (Nine million Naira) bringing the capacity to 1,200,00 hectoliters.  These increase has made the premier breweries the second  largest producer of    beer in the west African sub region.
A look at the Eastern  plastic Ltd Emene reveals that it engage in the production of plastics like bottle crates etc. further more a land of about 100hectares has since been developed in Uzo- Uwani L. G. A ofEnuguState.
It most be noted that at start of operations there were just 80 worker (premier breweries PLC) But  as at today it can boast of over 1500 employees directly and indirectly. The owners of this company include  the following.
AnambraStateministry of finance
Nigeriaindustrial development Bank (NIDB)
Nigeria bank for commerce  and industry
some other associations and publicities
but with the more into the PLC class the capital bask of the company has been raised through the sell of shares thereby  introducing more member via share holding also the multi malt was launched during the very first international trade fair help Enugu in April 1990
The company has grow not just in capacity also in the qualifies  of its products.  Infact in this vein the   standard organization of Nigeria (SON) awarded it the N15 certificate of quality barely five months after its entry into theNigeriamalt drink market
1.2            STATEMENT OF PROBLEM
The frequent enactment of laws in this country and perhaps other is in the world would have made industries to look deeply into cause of these accidents with a view to brining them to a minimal level.
Despite  these laws we are not yet in effective control of our working system and environment sequel to lack of skilled manpower and the shortage was largely as a result of neglect of employees training   and management development programs by manufacturing organization aimed at mastering the device for work.  Also lack of the much- need education poses a great problem, for some could be highly skillful on the job but lack the reading ability to read instructional manuals tagged on the machines for  safety purposes
Equally there is other problems it centers  around companies complying with standard laws and enforcing compliance through a system of inspection and penalties therefore the shortage of funds  to acquire brand machines and other safely devices also remain a great problem  Some companies run short  of much needed money to purchase these and so as an alternative they try to acquire second hand machineries and safety devices which can’t last long period of working times and that is no 100% guarantee on its safety.  More so, industries lack the money to pay professional who will be employed to service and maintain the machine/ safety devices as use warrants.