Safety and Health Management Program. Management commitment and employee involvement v Clearly state policy v Establish and communicate a clear goal for

Safety and Health Safety and Health Management Management ProgramProgram

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

1a


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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

2g


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

2h

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


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


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


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


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


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


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

3h


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


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

3j


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

3k


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


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

4b


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

4c


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


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


Responsibility and accountability Responsibility and accountability rests with:rests with:• top management stafftop management staff• subordinate subordinate

supervisory supervisory employeesemployees

4f

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

6a


Put the plan into actionPut the plan into action

Communicate with employeesCommunicate with employees

Periodic reviewPeriodic review

6b


DocumentationDocumentation

AssistanceAssistance

SummarySummary

6c

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