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Safety and Health

Programs

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Brainstorm

• What makes a good safety andhealth program?

• What does a good program do foryou?

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Benets of Eective Safety andHealth Programs

• Reduce inuries ! illnesses

• "mprove morale ! productivity

•

Reduce #orkers$ compensation costs• Sho# good faith eorts

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E%emplary Workplaces&

• 'ssign responsi(ility to managers)supervisors) and #orkers

•

"nspect regularly to control ha*ards• +rain employees to recogni*e and

avoid ha*ards

•

Provide systematic policies)procedures and practices

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Safety and Health Program,uidelines

• Systematic policies and procedures

– Recogni*e ha*ards

– Protect employees

• 'ddress all ha*ards – Beyond la#

– "ncluding ha*ards caused (y change

•

-ore important to (e eective than#ritten

• ,uidelines availa(le from .SH'

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-aor Elements

• -anagement commitment !employee involvement

•

Worksite analysis• Ha*ard prevention ! control

• Safety and health training

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-anagement /ommitment

0 Employee "nvolvement

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/ommitment and

Employee "nvolvement• -anagement&

– Regards #orker safety and health

as a fundamental value – 'pplies commitment to safety and

health e1ually #ith other o(ectives

• Employees&

– 2evelop and e%press o#ncommitment to safety for selvesand others

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• -anagement provides&

– -otivation03eadership

– Resources

– Policy Statement

– /lear ,oals ! .(ectives

• Employees commit to safety forselves and co4#orkers

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• 2emonstrated (y& – Being visi(ly involved at all levels

– 3eading (y e%ample

– 'ssigning responsi(ilities andaccounta(ility at all levels

– Providing authority and resources tothose responsi(le

– /ommunicating program goals

– 3eading periodic revie#s

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Employee "nvolvement

• 'ctive roles&

– Workplace inspections

– Ha*ard analysis

– 2eveloping safe #ork rules

– +raining co#orkers and ne# hires

– 3oss or 5ear 3oss investigations

– 5e# e1uipment purchase 0 design 0 use

– Participating in program revie#

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Supervisor Responsi(ilities

• 'naly*e #ork

– to identify potential ha*ards in area ofresponsi(ility

• -aintain physical protections in #orkareas

• Reinforce employee training

– performance feed(ack

– enforcement of safe #ork practices

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Worksite 'nalysis

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Worksite 'nalysis

• E%amine the #orksite and identify&

– E%isting ha*ards

– /onditions ! operations #here changesmight occur to create ha*ards

• 'naly*e the #ork ! #orksite toanticipate ! prevent harmful

occurrences

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/omprehensive Survey

• /onduct a comprehensive (aselinesurvey

• 6o( Ha*ard 'nalysis

• Who may help you&

– .SH' /onsultation Program

–

"nsurance companies – /onsultants

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Safety ! Health "nspections

• /onduct regular site inspections 7usually #eekly8

• Esta(lish daily #ork area inspection

procedures • 2evelop ! use a checklist

• Provide a relia(le ha*ard reporting system

–

Employees notify management – 5o fear of reprisal

– +imely ! appropriate responses

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'dditional Worksite 'nalysis

• "nvestigate accidents ! 9nearmisses:

– "dentify causes ! means for prevention

• 'naly*e inury ! illness trends

– "dentify ! prevent common causepatterns

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Ha*ard Prevention !

/ontrol

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Ha*ard Prevention ! /ontrol

• Recognition – 2etermine that a ha*ard or potential ha*ard

e%ists

•

Elimination – Where feasi(le) prevent ha*ards (y eective

design of o( or o(site

• /ontrol –

"f the ha*ard cannot (e eliminated) use ha*ardcontrols

• Eliminate or control ha*ards in a timelymanner

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Ha*ard Prevention ! /ontrol

• Hierarchy of controls&

– Engineering controls

– 'dministrative controls

– Personal protective e1uipment 7PPE8

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Engineering /ontrols

• Remove Employee from Ha*ard

• ,uards

•

Barriers• Work 'rea 2esign

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'dministrative /ontrols

• Procedures

• Rotation

•

Breaks• Relief Workers

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Personal ProtectiveE1uipment

• +hird line of defense relies on&

– /orrect choice of e1uipment

– /orrect usage

– Replacement and maintenance

– '#areness of #hen and #hy necessary

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Ha*ard Prevention Planning

• ;acility ! e1uipment maintenance

• Emergency planning

– +raining ! drills as needed

• -edical program

– ;irst aid on site

–

Physician ! emergency care near(y

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Safety ! Health +raining

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• 'ddress Safety ! Healthresponsi(ilities of all personnel

• "ncorporate it into other training ! o( performance0practice

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Safety ! Health .rientation

• Employees must understand

– Ha*ards they may (e e%posed to

– Employee safety and health

responsi(ilities – .perating procedures and safeguards

– E%its and emergency procedures

• .rientation training must (e given to – site #orkers

– contract #orkers

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• 2ocumentation #here re1uired

• Reinforcing employee training&

– /ontinual feed(ack

– Refresher training as needed

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Safety ! Health Program

Resources

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Resources 'vaila(le

• .SH' Safety ! Health -anagement,uidelines 7'ppendi% '8

• Small Business Hand(ook

• Sample safety ! health programs

– /ompliance 'ssistance <uick Start

– /ustomi*e and apply to your situation=

• .SH' /onsultation 7.SH/.58

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Related .SH' Programs

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.SH' Programs

• 'lliances

• Strategic Partnerships

•

>PP• .SH' /onsultation

• SH'RP

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'lliances

• .rgani*ations committed to#orkplace safety and health

– /olla(orate #ith .SH' to prevent

inuries and illnesses in the #orkplace

– Reach out to) educate) and lead thenations employers and their employees

in improving and advancing #orkplacesafety and health@

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Benets of an 'lliance

• Build trusting) cooperativerelationships #ith .SH'

• Network #ith others committed to#orkplace safety and health

• 3everage resources to ma%imi*e#orker safety and health protection

• ,ain recognition as proactiveleaders in safety and health

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Ho# 'lliances Work

• .SH' and organi*ation dene)implement and meet short and long4term goals from three categories&

– +raining and education

– .utreach and communication

– Promote the 5ational 2ialogue on

Workplace Safety and Health

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,etting Started #ith'lliances

• 5ational alliances

– .Ace of .utreach Services and'lliances 7C8 DF4FGC

• Regional or local alliances

– .SH' regional oAce

– Region >" contacts& link

• State plan alliances also e%ist

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.SH' Strategic Partnerships7.SPP8

• E%tended) voluntary) cooperativerelationship

• ,roups of employers) employees) and

employee representatives• -ay have (usiness or many stakeholders

– /ommon goal

– Plans for achieving goal

– /ooperation in implementation

• -ost are small (usinesses IJC #orkers

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.SH' Strategic Partnerships

• -any focus on Strategic Plan areas ofconcern

– 'reas of Emphasis

• "ncluding .il and ,as ;ield Services

– +argeted 'reas and High"ncident0Severity 'reas

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Elements of Partnerships

• -ust either

– "mplement eective #orkplace safetyand health management system or

– address a specic ha*ard

• /ore elements re1uired include

– ,oals) strategies) performance

measures – Evaluation and .SH' verication

, i S d i h

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,etting Started #ithPartnerships

• /ontact .SH'

– 5ational or regional contact information

• "dentify goals) strategies) measures

• "dentify partners

• 2raft and su(mit application

> l P i

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>oluntary ProtectionProgram 7>PP8

• Recogni*es e%emplary safety andhealth programs

– /ooperation& management) la(or) .SH'

– Site #ith comprehensive safety andhealth management systemimplemented

• Removes routine inspections• F >PP Star sites in S"/ F

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>PP Process

• 'pplication and S!H program revie# – Written program and onsite

implementation

–

Revie# (y .SH' and S,E• 3evels availa(le

– Star K e%emplary) self4suAcient) saferthan averageL evaluations every F4J years

– -erit K potential to meet Star #ithin FyearsL evaluations every M4G months

– Star 2emonstration

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>PP "nnovations

• Special ,overnment Employees7S,E8

– >olunteers from other >PP sites

– Work #ith .SH' on onsite evaluations

• -entoring

– -atching current and potential >PP sites

• Safety and Health -anagementcourse

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.SH' /onsultation

• Separate from compliance inspectors

• ;ree) condential services&

– Recognition of potential ha*ards

– Suggest methods and resources forsolutions

– Help #ith safety and health program

– Written report

– +raining0education

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.SH' /onsultation

• .perated (y states

• .(ligation& commitment to correctingserious ha*ards

– Plan 0 schedule to control seriousha*ards

• Benet& possi(le one4year e%clusion

from programmed inspections

• 5o results reported to inspectors

a ety an ea t

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a ety an ea t'chievement Recognition

Program 7SH'RP8• .perated (y /onsultation

• Small employers #ith e%emplarysafety and health managementsystems

• E%emption from programmedinspections for year

– Rene#a(le for 4 years #ithevaluations

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,etting Started #ith SH'RP

• Re1uest a consultation visit and survey

• "nvolve employees

• /orrect ha*ards identied

• -aintain safety and health programmeeting M guidelines

• 3o#er inury0illness and lost #orkday rates

(elo# national average• 5otify consultation oAce (efore changes

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