Safety and Health
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Introduction• Research indicates benefits to companies who
establish effective worker safety and health programs:– Reduction in the extent and severity of work-related
injuries and illnesses
– Improved employee morale
– Higher productivity
– Lower workers’ compensation costs
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Exemplary Workplaces• Common characteristics of effective safety and
health programs:– Assignment of responsibility to managers,
supervisors, and workers
– Regular inspections to control hazards
– Employee training and orientation for the recognition and avoidance of hazards
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S & H Program Guidelines• Systematic approach to hazard:
– Identification– Evaluation– Control
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S & H Program Guidelines
• Goes beyond specific requirements
of the law to focus on all hazards
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• As the size of the workplace increases so does the need for a formalized written program
• Program effectiveness more important than “In Writing”
• Element taken from the ‘Safety and Health Program Guidelines - 1989’
S & H Program Guidelines
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Major Elements• Keys to an effective program:
– Management commitment and employee involvement
– Worksite analysis– Hazard prevention and control– Safety and health training
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Management Commitment
• Management provides:– Direction and motivation
– Resources
– Activity control
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Management Commitment
• Safety and health policy statement
• Clear program goals and objectives
• Visible involvement in program from top management
• Leadership
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Management Commitment
• Assignment of safety and health responsibilities
• Clear communication of program goals
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Management Commitment
• Provides adequate authority to responsible personnel
• Holds managers, supervisors and employees accountable for meeting their responsibilities
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Management Commitment
• Does management show commitment to sanitation employees?– Responsibilities assigned– Communication– Accident investigation/follow up– Resources Provided
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Management Commitment & Employee Involvement
• Complement one another
• Management provides the motivating force and resources for safety and health programs
• Employee involvement provides workers opportunities to develop and express their own commitment to the safety and health program
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Employee Involvement
• Active role for employees:– Workplace inspections
– Hazard analysis
– Development of safe work rules
– Training of coworkers & new hires
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Employee Involvement
• Are sanitation employees involved in safety and health?– Communication/feedback from employees– Assignment of responsibilities – Training– Accountability
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Worksite Analysis
• Hazard Identification:
– Facilities
– Processes
– Materials
– Equipment
• Use professionals that understand the
processes involved
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Hazard Prevention and Control• Make a determination that a hazard exists
• Where feasible, eliminate by job or task design/redesign
• If elimination is not feasible, then control the hazard:– Engineering controls
– Administrative controls
– Personal protective equipment (PPE)
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Hazard Prevention and Control• System for timely correction or control of
hazards• Safe work procedures:
– Developed from worksite analysis– Training– Correction of unsafe performance– Positive reinforcement– Enforcement
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Hazard Prevention and Control
• Provide for facility and equipment maintenance
• Plan and prepare for emergencies:– Training and drills
• Medical Program– First aid– Physician and emergency care
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Safety and Health Training• Effective new employee orientation:
– Employee safety and health responsibilities– Protective measures– Proper procedures for machine operation– Understand all safeguards– Exits and emergency procedures
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Safety and Health Training• Cover all required employee training• Documentation where required• Reinforcing employee training:
– Continual feedback– Refresher training as needed
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Safety and Health Training
• Include training specific to sanitation• Involve sanitation supervisors in training
development • Obtain feedback from sanitation employees