CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 OVER VIEW / BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Industrial accident can be said to be an accident which occur in an industrial environment (factor or store) unexpectedly which causes permanent injuries and in same cases may result to death of an employee and human being in general. Any mishap and sudden occurrence in an industrial site causing lost and hurt to materials, equipment and man is an example of industrial accident in the store and it result to cost of production.
Safety working practice aimed at improving productivity and as well as preventing accident at work in an industrials environment and stores. As a result of various accidents incidents in our industrials firms and factories, safety practices and rules in the stores are paramount and take the priority attention of the operational management of firms. To ensure adequate safety and protection of machines, materials, and employees in stores of various industries today, training expositions seminars and symposium have been organized to inform and educate workers and operators to alert them on the use of tools, equipment etc. to always put on protection wears like overall, safety books helmet, gloves which will drastically reduce the level of industrial accident in stores and industries.
Nigeria bottling company plc is one of the bottling company that have its beginning in Nigeria form a small family owned operation at inception. It is one of the multinational organizations. It was the predominant bottler of alcohol free beverage in Nigeria responsible for the manufacture and sales of 33 different coca-cola products (brands). The Nigeria bottling company was incorporated in November 1951 as a subsidiary of AG leventiies group with the franchise to bottle and sale coca-cola product in Nigerian in march 1953 at a bottling facility in ebuta Lagos state.
It is wothy to mention the fact that the Nigeria bottling company (NBC) employee over 7000 Nigerian in all the field of operations. It was one of the worlds leading soft drinks producers.
Some of their products are coca-cola fanta orange, schweppes, five alive, fanta ginger, fanta tonic, fanta soda, fanta lemon, crest, bitter lemon etc.
Nigeria bottling company is also the largest manufacturer of carbonate soft drinks (co2) and Eva water NBC had the largest private owned fleet of delivery trucks, pick up and cars in Nigeria that deliver to many dealers in all parts of the country.
Over the years, production capacity has grown as it has many bottling facilities and over 80 distributions warehouses located across the country and over 200,000 sales out let nation wide.
To maintain standard and safety Nigeria, bottling company has a training school at ikeja lagos state with the head quarter located at iddo Lagos state which helps educate the staff and management Nigeria bottling company owerri plant is located at KM 7 Owerri Onitsha Industrial layout. They started operation in the year 1982 with a single production line, producing only fantas and letter added many different products.