safety and health management program. management commitment and employee involvement v clearly state...
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Management commitment Management commitment and employee involvementand employee involvement
Clearly state policyClearly state policy
Establish and communicate a clear Establish and communicate a clear goal for the program and goal for the program and objectives for meeting that goalobjectives for meeting that goal
Provide visible top management Provide visible top management involvementinvolvement
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Management commitment Management commitment and employee involvementand employee involvement
Assign and communicate Assign and communicate responsibility for all aspects of the responsibility for all aspects of the programprogram
Provide adequate authority and Provide adequate authority and resources to responsible partiesresources to responsible parties
Hold managers, supervisors, and Hold managers, supervisors, and employees accountable employees accountable
1b
Management commitment Management commitment and employee involvementand employee involvement
Post the organization’s policy on Post the organization’s policy on the importance of worker safety the importance of worker safety and health so all employees can and health so all employees can see itsee it
Hold meetings to communicate the Hold meetings to communicate the policy and to discuss objectives policy and to discuss objectives with employeeswith employees
1c
Management commitment Management commitment and employee involvementand employee involvement
Managers need to take an active Managers need to take an active part, personally, in the safety and part, personally, in the safety and health program activitieshealth program activities
Managers and supervisors must Managers and supervisors must follow all safety requirements that follow all safety requirements that employees must followemployees must follow
1d
Management commitment Management commitment and employee involvementand employee involvement
Employees' special knowledge needs Employees' special knowledge needs to be tapped. Employees:to be tapped. Employees:• make inspectionsmake inspections• conduct safety trainingconduct safety training• help to investigate accidentshelp to investigate accidents
Make clear assignments of Make clear assignments of responsibility for every part of the responsibility for every part of the programprogram
1e
Management commitment Management commitment and employee involvementand employee involvement
To get the job done, those with To get the job done, those with responsibility are given:responsibility are given:• enough peopleenough people• on-the-clock timeon-the-clock time• trainingtraining• enough moneyenough money• authorityauthority
1f
Management commitment Management commitment and employee involvementand employee involvement
Follow-up to make sure the job is Follow-up to make sure the job is donedone
Take time, at least annually, to:Take time, at least annually, to:• review what has been accomplishedreview what has been accomplished• decide if new objectives or program decide if new objectives or program
revisions are neededrevisions are needed
1g
Worksite analysisWorksite analysis
Conduct comprehensive worksite Conduct comprehensive worksite surveyssurveys• BaselineBaseline• PeriodicPeriodic
2a
Worksite analysisWorksite analysis
Analyze planned and new facilities, Analyze planned and new facilities, processes, materials and processes, materials and equipmentequipment
Perform routine job Perform routine job hazard analyseshazard analyses
2b
Worksite analysisWorksite analysis
Request a consultation visit from Request a consultation visit from your state Consultation Programyour state Consultation Program• Covers both safety and healthCovers both safety and health• Provides a full survey of existing Provides a full survey of existing
hazardshazards• Identifies hazards that could develop Identifies hazards that could develop
2c
Worksite analysisWorksite analysis
Expert help may be needed when Expert help may be needed when operations are changed operations are changed
Changes must not Changes must not introduce new introduce new hazardshazards
2d
Worksite analysisWorksite analysis
Periodically look for hidden Periodically look for hidden hazards in the equipment or hazards in the equipment or procedures of each jobprocedures of each job
Have a system to Have a system to ensure hazard ensure hazard controls are working controls are working and that new hazards and that new hazards haven't appearedhaven't appeared
2e
Worksite analysisWorksite analysis
Employees have a way to report Employees have a way to report things that look hazardousthings that look hazardous
Conduct a thorough investigation Conduct a thorough investigation when when things do go wrong things do go wrong and someone gets and someone gets sick or hurtsick or hurt
2f
Worksite analysisWorksite analysis
Look for patterns in injury and Look for patterns in injury and illness experienceillness experience• Initially, look back over several yearsInitially, look back over several years• Periodically, look Periodically, look
back over several back over several monthsmonths
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Worksite analysisWorksite analysis
Look for patterns in injury and Look for patterns in injury and illness experienceillness experience• Identify patterns that are developingIdentify patterns that are developing• Identify patterns that Identify patterns that
can lead to further can lead to further preventionprevention
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Actions necessary for hazard Actions necessary for hazard prevention & controlprevention & control
Engineering controls where Engineering controls where feasible and appropriatefeasible and appropriate
Safe work practicesSafe work practices
Personal protective Personal protective equipmentequipment
3a
Administrative controls Administrative controls
Set up safe work procedures and Set up safe work procedures and make sure employees understand make sure employees understand themthem
Enforce the rules for Enforce the rules for safe work proceduressafe work procedures
3b
Actions necessary for hazard Actions necessary for hazard prevention & controlprevention & control
Provide personal protective Provide personal protective equipment (PPE). Employees must equipment (PPE). Employees must know:know:• why they need itwhy they need it• how to use ithow to use it• its limitationsits limitations• how to maintain ithow to maintain it
3c
Actions necessary for hazard Actions necessary for hazard prevention & controlprevention & control
Regular equipment maintenanceRegular equipment maintenance
Plan for emergencies, including fire Plan for emergencies, including fire and natural disasters and natural disasters and drill everyoneand drill everyone
3d
Actions necessary for hazard Actions necessary for hazard prevention & controlprevention & control
Have a medical program that:Have a medical program that:• fits the worksitefits the worksite• involves nearby doctorsinvolves nearby doctors• involves nearby emergency facilitiesinvolves nearby emergency facilities
Actions necessary for hazard Actions necessary for hazard prevention & controlprevention & control
3e
Medical personnel must be readily Medical personnel must be readily available for advice and available for advice and consultation on matters of consultation on matters of employee healthemployee health
3f
Actions necessary for hazard Actions necessary for hazard prevention & controlprevention & control
The emergency medical procedure The emergency medical procedure needs to include:needs to include:• handling injurieshandling injuries• transporting ill or injured transporting ill or injured
workersworkers• notifying medical notifying medical
facilitiesfacilities
3g
Actions necessary for hazard Actions necessary for hazard prevention & controlprevention & control
Medical facilities near the workplace Medical facilities near the workplace are surveyedare surveyed
Arrangements are made for them to Arrangements are made for them to handle routine and emergency handle routine and emergency casescases
Employees know how to report Employees know how to report injuries and illnessinjuries and illness
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Actions necessary for hazard Actions necessary for hazard prevention & controlprevention & control
When the workplace is remote When the workplace is remote from medical facilities:from medical facilities:• persons must be trained to render persons must be trained to render
first- aidfirst- aid• persons must be available to render persons must be available to render
first-aidfirst-aid• adequate first-aid supplies must be adequate first-aid supplies must be
readily available for emergency usereadily available for emergency use
3i
Actions necessary for hazard Actions necessary for hazard prevention & controlprevention & control
Emergency eyewash and shower Emergency eyewash and shower facilities must be availablefacilities must be available• battery charging stationsbattery charging stations• maintenance operationsmaintenance operations• laboratorieslaboratories• heating and ventilation operationsheating and ventilation operations• areas where corrosive materials are areas where corrosive materials are
used or storedused or stored
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Actions necessary for hazard Actions necessary for hazard prevention & controlprevention & control
A local doctor or an occupational A local doctor or an occupational health nurse may be available on a health nurse may be available on a part-time or as-used basis to part-time or as-used basis to advise on medical and first-aid advise on medical and first-aid planningplanning
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Actions necessary for hazard Actions necessary for hazard prevention & controlprevention & control
Safety and health trainingSafety and health training
Employees must understand that Employees must understand that they:they:• are not expected to undertake a job are not expected to undertake a job
until they have received instructionuntil they have received instruction• are not to undertake a job that are not to undertake a job that
appears unsafeappears unsafe
4a
Safety and health trainingSafety and health training
Supervisors must understand their Supervisors must understand their responsibility for:responsibility for:• analyzing work for potential hazardsanalyzing work for potential hazards• maintaining physical protections in maintaining physical protections in
their work areatheir work area• reinforcing employee trainingreinforcing employee training
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Safety and health trainingSafety and health training
State consultant can recommend State consultant can recommend trainingtraining
Employees need Employees need training on:training on:• every potential every potential
hazard that they hazard that they could be exposed tocould be exposed to
• how to protect how to protect themselvesthemselves
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Safety and health trainingSafety and health training
More attention to training is More attention to training is needed for:needed for:• new employeesnew employees• employees who employees who
are moving to are moving to new jobsnew jobs
4d
Safety and health trainingSafety and health training
Supervisors must be trained to:Supervisors must be trained to:• recognize all the hazards in their arearecognize all the hazards in their area• reinforce employee reinforce employee
training with quick training with quick reminders and reminders and refreshersrefreshers
• use disciplinary use disciplinary action, if necessaryaction, if necessary
4e
Safety and health trainingSafety and health training
Responsibility and accountability Responsibility and accountability rests with:rests with:• top management stafftop management staff• subordinate subordinate
supervisory supervisory employeesemployees
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Document activitiesDocument activities
Safety and health recordkeepingSafety and health recordkeeping
Injury and illness recordsInjury and illness records
Exposure records Exposure records
OthersOthers
5a
Action planAction plan
Overall list of the major changes or Overall list of the major changes or improvements that are neededimprovements that are needed
Specific plan on how to implement Specific plan on how to implement each major each major change or change or improvementimprovement
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Action planAction plan
Put the plan into actionPut the plan into action
Communicate with employeesCommunicate with employees
Periodic reviewPeriodic review
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