Chapter 14Chapter 14

Safety Video

Safety Awards

1 in 4 employees report being harassed threatened and attacked

1 million crimes committed at work each year

16% of assaults occur at work Workplace homicide victims are 80% male

however is the leading cause of occupational death among women.

Most common jobs experiencing homicide:cab driverssecurity guardshotel clerksconvenience store clerkshospital workers

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Risk Management◦ Involves responsibilities to consider physical,

human, and financial factors to protect organizational and individual interests.

Focus of Risk Management

Health(Individual)

Safety(Physical)

Security(Organization

al)

Health◦ A general state of physical, mental, and emotional

well-being. Safety

◦ A condition in which the physical well-being of people is protected.

Security◦ The protection of employees and organizational

facilities.

Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970◦ Passed to assure safe and healthful working

conditions.◦ Applies to all organizations with at least 1 person◦ Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

administers provisions of the Act.◦ Can engage in site visits and investigations◦ Can refuse visit without a search warrant

◦ OSHA Enforcement Standards regulate equipment and working environments: The “general duty” of employers to provide safe and

healthy working conditions. Notification and posters are required of employers to

inform employees of OSHA’s safety and health standards.

Imminent Danger- immediate concern of death or physical harm

Serious- Probability of death or serious physical harm

Other than serious- Impact health and safety, but unlikely death

De minimis- not directly related to employees health and safety (e.g., no doors on toilet stalls)

Willful and Repeated- citations for things organizations have been cited for in the past

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FIGURE 14–2 Sample of Worker’s Comp Covered Injuries

Source: Adapted from Nicole Nestoriak and Brooks Pierce, “Comparing Workers Compensation Claims with Establishments Responses to the 5011,” Monthly Labor Review, May 2009, 63.

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FIGURE 14–4 Distribution of Nonfatal Occupational Injuries versus Illnesses by Private Industry Sector, 2008

Hazard Hazard CommunicationCommunication

Hazard Hazard CommunicationCommunication

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

Blood-borne Blood-borne PathogensPathogens

Blood-borne Blood-borne PathogensPathogens

Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)Lock out/tag out regulationsLock out/tag out regulations

Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)Lock out/tag out regulationsLock out/tag out regulations

Protection for workers exposed to blood Protection for workers exposed to blood and other substances from AIDSand other substances from AIDS

Protection for workers exposed to blood Protection for workers exposed to blood and other substances from AIDSand other substances from AIDS

Hazard analysis, training, and provision of Hazard analysis, training, and provision of PPE to employeesPPE to employees

Hazard analysis, training, and provision of Hazard analysis, training, and provision of PPE to employeesPPE to employees

Cumulative Stress Cumulative Stress Disorders (CTDs)Disorders (CTDs)

Cumulative Stress Cumulative Stress Disorders (CTDs)Disorders (CTDs)

Protection from muscle and skeletal Protection from muscle and skeletal injuries from repetitive tasksinjuries from repetitive tasks

Protection from muscle and skeletal Protection from muscle and skeletal injuries from repetitive tasksinjuries from repetitive tasks

Work AssignmentsWork AssignmentsWork AssignmentsWork Assignments Protection for reproductive health and Protection for reproductive health and refusal to perform unsafe workrefusal to perform unsafe work

Protection for reproductive health and Protection for reproductive health and refusal to perform unsafe workrefusal to perform unsafe work

Source: U.S. Department of Labor Statistics, What Every Employer Needs to Know About OSHA Record Keeping (Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office).

Phases of Accident Investigation

Substance abuse◦ Use of illicit substances or misuse of controlled

substances, alcohol, or other drugs.◦ Covered under the ADA

Types of Drug Tests◦ Urinalysis

Least Expensive Can Produce False Positives (rare) One of the most intrusive

◦ Radioimmunoassay of hair◦ Fitness-for-duty tests◦ Employees rights to privacy- discussed later

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First Aid/CPR

Hazardous Materials Containment

Disaster Escape Means

Employee Contact Methods

Organizational Restoration Efforts

Disaster Training Topics

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