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Safety and Health Programs Page 1
Harold Gribow, MS, CSP, ARM
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Introduction
• We've been managing safety according to OSHA regulations for about 40 years
• In the late 1960's - estimates showed over 14,000 occupational fatalities
• So how are we doing now?
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Number of Fatalities – 4,547 (4,551)Transportation – 1,766 (1,795)Violence – 808 (837) Contact with objects or equipment – 732 (741) (struck by or caught in/between)Falls – 635 (645)Fires/Explosions – 187 (113)Electrical – 163 (170)
US Occupational Fatalities – 2010P
Number of Fatalities – 75 (76)Transportation – 27 (32)Violence – 24 (10)Falls – 9 (11)Contact with objects or equipment – 8 (12)Harmful substances or environment - 7 (5)
(Electrical – at least 3)
Arizona Occupational Fatalities – 2010P
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What else do we need to do?
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Introduction
• Research indicates benefits to companies who establish effective worker safety and health programs:– Reduction in fatalities– Reduction in the extent and severity of work-
related injuries and illnesses– Improved employee morale– Higher productivity– Reduced 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
– Rewards that make safe behavior desirable
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• As the size of the workplace increases so does the need for a formalized written program
• But, the program effectiveness is more important than “In Writing”
• OSHA published "Voluntary Safety and Health Management Guidelines"
Safety and HealthProgram Guidelines
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Safety and Health Program Guidelines
• The Guidelines go beyond specific requirements of the law to focus on all hazards including behavioral hazards of people
• The following elements are taken from the ‘Safety and Health Voluntary Guidelines - 1989’
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Elements of an Effective Safety and Health Program
1. Management Leadership and Employee Involvement
2. Worksite Analysis
3. Hazard Prevention and Control
4. Safety and Health Training
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Element #1Management Commitment and Employee Involvement
Management Commitment
• Motivating force and resources
• Safety and health is a fundamental value
Employee Involvement
• Workers develop and express their own commitment to safety and health, for themselves and fellow workers
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Management Commitment
• Safety and health policy statement
• Clear program goals and objectives,
and reinforcement of success
• Visible involvement from management
• Leadership
• Motivation
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Management Commitment
• Assigns safety and health responsibilities• Provides adequate authority to responsible personnel• Holds managers, supervisors and employees
accountable for meeting their responsibilities
• Provides reinforcement for safe behavior“What gets measured is what gets done”-Dan Petersen, Ed.D., P.E., CSP-Safety Management – A Human Approach
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Employee Involvement
• Management commitment and 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
• Employees will work toward a goal that satisfies their needs
(Abraham Maslow - Motivation and Personality, 1954)
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Employee Involvement
• Active role for employees:
– Workplace inspections
– Hazard analysis
– Development of safe work rules
– Training of co-workers & new
hires
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Element #2Worksite Analysis
Involves 5 major actions:
• Comprehensive survey of facility
• Analyses of planned changes
• Routine job hazard analyses (JHA)
• Regular site safety inspections
• Accident and "near hit" investigations
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Element #3Hazard Prevention and Control• Systems used to eliminate or control
hazards include:• Engineering controls• Administrative controls • Work practice controls
• Personal protective equipment• Emergency planning• Medical programs including first aid and
emergency care• Early Return to Work programs
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Element #4Safety and Health Training
Types of training include:• Orientation training
• Hazard recognition training
• Training required by OSHA standards
• Emergency response training
• Accident investigation training
see OSHA 2254 - Training Requirements in
OSHA Standards and Training Guidelines
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Safety and Health Training
• Orientation training• Training required by OSHA Standards
before an employee is assigned to work• Hazard Communication
• Employee emergency or fire plans
• Personal Protective Equipment
• Control of Hazardous Energy
• Powered Industrial Trucks
• Electrical Safe Work Practices
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Safety and Health Training
• Hazard recognition training
• All employees must be trained to work safely in all hazardous work areas
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Safety and Health Training
• Training required by OSHA standards• Occupational health
• Fall protection
• Excavations
• Work-zone safety
• Machine guarding
• Flammable and combustible liquids
• Fire extinguishers
• Bloodborne pathogens
• Etc., etc., etc….
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Safety and Health Training
• Emergency response training• Alarm systems
• Evacuation vs. shelter-in-place
• Fighting fires
• Spills and releases
• Emergency services
• Medical
• Fire
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Safety and Health Training
• Accident investigation training• What incidents to report
• When to report injuries or illnesses
• How to report
• Who will take the report
• The accident investigation process
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Safety and Health Training
• Emergency drill training
• Fire drills
• Other disaster drills
• Security breaches
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Regulatory Concerns
OSHA’s Most Frequently Cited Hazard Communication Fall protection Machine guarding Excavations Scaffolds Powered Industrial Trucks Ladders Personal Protective Equipment Recordkeeping (OSHA 300) Training documentation
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The Benefits of a Successful Safety & Health Program
• Employee morale is improved• Trained workers remain on the job• The business remains as efficient as ever• Business profitability is unaffected by injury
costs and the impact of uninsured costs of accidents
• OSHA citation costs are minimized
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Beyond all the Regulations...
• We all need to actively care...• Actively caring behavior in an organization
increases directly with the number of employees (including managers) who view their coworkers as "family"
E. Scott Geller, Ph.D.,
People-Based Safety The Source, 2005
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Questions ?Thank you for your attention