Accident

Prevention

Programs

What Will We Talk About?

• What is an accident?

• What is an accident prevention

program?

• Basic elements of a program

• Where to get more help

What is an accident?

What Is An Accident?

• An unplanned, unexpected, unwanted event that– Disrupts normal

operations

– May or may not cause property damage or personal injury

What is an Accident Prevention Program (APP)?

• A plan of action to:– ID and correct existing & potential

workplace hazards– prevent accidents – minimize their impact– prevent recurrence– protect life, limb, property

Basic Types Of Accidents

Minor: little damage Paper cuts Dropping a box of supplies.

Serious: major injury or property damage.

Forklift dropping a load. Person falling off a ladder.

Basic Types Of Accidents

“Accidents” that occur over a long period of timeHearing loss from long-term

noise exposure Illness from chronic chemical

exposure

“Near Miss” Accident

• AKA “Near Hit” or “Incident.”

• An accident that does not actually result in injury or damage (but could have).

• Shows something is wrong.

Basic Program Elements

•Management Commitment

•Employee Involvement

•Safe Work Practices

•Workplace Hazard Assessment

Basic Program Elements

•Accident Investigation

•Hazard Control

•Training

•Recordkeeping

Management Commitment

A message from the top

JJohn Smith

Management Commitment

The motivating force:

1. Policy statement

2. Specific objectives

3. Assigned responsibilities

4. Management sets example

5. Commit resources

Resources to Support of APP

MoneyMoneyTimeTime PersonnelPersonnel

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Employee Participation

Employee Participation

Roles and responsibilities:

• Safety committee membership• Job Hazard Analysis• Develop safe work procedures• Report/correct hazards• Self-inspections• Help train new hires

Purposes of Safety Committees

•Present training

•exchange ideas,

• foster safe behavior,

•improve safety performance through

collaboration and participation

• reinforce everyone’s responsibility to safety.

Review self inspections Evaluate equipment / work processes

(JHA’s) Report department safety suggestions,

facilitate employee participation Assist in solving safety problems. Assist in developing and implementing

training

Safety Committee Activities

Safety Committee Activities

Review incident / accident trends Conduct accident investigations Review old policies and procedures and

assist in developing new ones Evaluate program effectiveness

Safe Work Practices

Safety Rules

• General company safety rules such as:– Do not operate equipment for which you

have not been trained.– Report all injuries to your supervisor

• Rules for specific tasks, e.g.:– Lab safety rules– Roofing fall protection rules

Disciplinary Policy

• In writing

• Communicated to workers

• Universally applied including management

• Fair and progressive enforcement

Where’s his fall protection?

Workplace Hazard Assessment

Workplace Hazard Assessment

•Address

existing conditions

potential hazards

• Cover

employees

students

visitors

contractors

Hazard Identification

• Use a team: supervisors, employees, outside experts

• Consider:– Persons– Processes– Equipment– Environment

• Recommend action to improve• Track corrective action

Hazard Assessment

• Regular self-inspections

• Periodic outside inspections

• Industrial hygiene monitoring

• Job hazard analysis

• Employee hazard reporting

• Records review

Job StepsJob Steps HazardHazard ProtectionProtection

Pick up stock Sharp edges & splinters

Gloves

Cut stock with power saw

Blade edgesand flyingchips

Blade guardand safety glasses

Job Hazard Analysis

Records Review Review OSHA-300, WC claims, accident

reports, injury records, near-miss investigations, equipment repair records

Accident Investigation

Identify problem areas Identify root cause Eliminate hazards Prevent recurrence Improve performance

Why Investigate?

Near Misses

Near-misses are potential accidents

Accidents or injuries are the “tip of the iceberg” of hazards

Accidents

Hazards

Hazard Control

Serious Injury

Minor Injury

No Injury Incidents

Hazards

Heinrich’s Triangle

Hazard Control

• Engineering Controls

• Administrative/Work Practice Controls

• PPE

• Preventive Maintenance

• Emergency Action Plan with Drills

TRAINING

Training– Who?

• Management• Employees

– What?• Basic orientation• Specific machines, processes, skills

– When?• Before doing the work• When duties work change• When deficiencies are noted

– Documentation• Training content• Attendance records

Employee Orientation

• Contents of overall program• How to do job safely• How to report hazards• How to report accidents• Emergency procedures• Location of PPE, first aid, emergency facilities

Some OSHA Standards with

Specific Training Requirements:

• Respirators and PPE • Emergency Action and Emergency Response• Lead• Confined Space • Fall Protection In Construction• Lockout / Tagout• Hazard Communication

• Bloodborne Pathogens

Recordkeeping

Types of Records

• Training logs

• Incident investigation reports

• Illness/injury logs

• Exposure monitoring records

• Medical records (maintain confidentiality)

• Safety meeting minutes

• Corrective action logs

Resources for More Help

• Insurance Companies

• www.osha.gov

• National Safety Council

• Onsite Consultation Program– Call to request “Volumes 1 through 6”