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Safety Is Everybody's Business. Why Worry about Safety?. Why do you need to be concerned about safety?. LOSS OF WORK DOLLARS PAIN & SUFFERING WORKERS COMP HURT EMPLOYEE DEPT OF LABOR ENVIRO AGENCY. National School Plant Management Association. Chartered 1995. Getting hurt is not fun.
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Why Worry about Safety? • Why do you need to be concerned about safety? LOSS OF WORK DOLLARS PAIN & SUFFERING WORKERS COMP HURT EMPLOYEE DEPT OF LABOR ENVIRO AGENCY National School Plant Management Association Chartered 1995
Getting hurt is not fun. • Not All Pain is Gain, • Nobody likes getting hurt, • Healthy employees are more productive employees,
Cost of Accidents • Direct Costs; • Medical Costs (including worker’s comp). • Indemnity Payments. • Indirect Costs; • Time Lost (by worker and supervisor). • Schedule delays. • Training new employees. • Cleanup time / equipment repairs. • Legal fees.
Cost of Accidents… The Iceberg Effect On average, the indirect costs of accidents exceed the direct costs by a 4:1 ratio
Legal Issues and Liability • As a result of safety violations: • You can be named in a lawsuit. • Criminal charges may be filed against you. • You can be cited by an enforcement agency. • You can be fined by an enforcement agency. • Your workplace can be shut down by an enforcement agency.
Understanding Accident Causes • Accidents are caused by: • Unsafe conditions • Unsafe acts
Accident Causes • Unsafe Conditions • Easiest to correct • very cost effective • Easiest to prevent • Safety audits • Safety inspections • Maintenance schedules for equipment • Encouraging employee reporting • Good housekeeping
Accident Causes • Unsafe Acts • Most difficult to address • Changing behavior isn’t easy • Best prevented by developing a “safety culture.”
Safety Cultures • Establish accountability for safety • Define safety responsibilities
Establishing Accountability:Performance Evaluations • Employees should be evaluated on their safety performance. • Doing a job correctly includes doing it safely. • Add to all Job Descriptions; • “Must follow all general and safety policies and procedures as established by the Department and School District.”
Establishing Accountability • Charge back systems. • Safety goals; • Accident costs • Equipment damage • Lost time • Accident rates • First aid #s • Workers comp #s • Loss ratios (including automobile rates) • Safety Activities • Safety meetings, inspections, using PPE
Defining Responsibilities • Employee responsibilities include: • Recognizing safety hazards • Reporting safety hazards • Maintaining good housekeeping • Working safely • Using personal protective equipment (PPE) • Making the most of safety training
Defining Responsibilities • Employer responsibilities include: • Providing access to information; • Haz Com - MSDSs, written program • Bloodborne Pathogens – written program • Lab Safety – chemical hygiene plan • To name a few.
Defining Responsibilities • Employer responsibilities (cont.) • Providing personal protective equipment • From OSHA 1910.132: “Protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, shall be provided, used, and maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition wherever it is necessary by reason of hazards of processes or environment, chemical hazards, radiological hazards, or mechanical irritants encountered in a manner capable of causing injury or impairment in the function of any part of the body through absorption, inhalation or physical contact.”
Defining Responsibilities • Employer responsibilities (cont.) • Providing training • Hazard Communications • Annual & within first 30 days of employment, also when new hazards are introduced • Quarterly safety training (required by state) • Special programs • Laboratory • Bloodborne pathogens • Respirators • Forklifts
Defining Responsibilities • Employer responsibilities (cont.) • OSHA General Duty Clause: • “Each employer has the general duty to furnish each employee with safe employment and places of employment free from recognized hazards causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm. • The specific duty of complying with safety and health standards promulgated under the act.”
So what does all this mean? It means that safety is everybody’s business. From the moral aspect to the legal aspect, we all benefit from a safe work environment.
SAFETY & HEALTH PROGRAMS
BENEFITS Effective Safety and Health Programs • Improve morale and productivity • Reduce workers’ compensation costs • Reduce work related injuries and illnesses
MAJOR ELEMENTS Worksite analysis Safety and health training Hazard prevention and control Management commitment and employee involvement
Management Commitment and Employee Involvement • These are complementary elements;
RESPONSIBILITY • Parties responsible for the safety and health program must have authority and resources. • Managers, supervisors, and employees must be held accountable for meeting their responsibilities. • Program operations must be reviewed at least annually, to evaluate, identify deficiencies, and revise, as needed.
WORKSITE ANALYSIS • Examine the worksite and identify: -- existing hazards; -- conditions and operations where changes might occur to create hazards. • Management must actively analyze the work and the worksite to anticipate and prevent harmful occurrences.
COMPREHENSIVE SURVEY • Conduct a comprehensive baseline survey for safety and health. • Job Hazard Analysis. • Who may help you: -- OSHA Consultation Program -- Insurance companies -- Consultants • In New Jersey, we also use;
SAFETY & HEALTH INSPECTIONS • Conduct regular (usually weekly) site inspections. • Establish daily work area inspection procedures. • Develop and use a checklist. • Provide a reliable system for employees, without fear of reprisal, to notify management about apparent hazardous conditions and to receive timely and appropriate responses.
ADDITIONAL ANALYSIS • Investigate accidents and “near miss” incidents, so that their causes and means for prevention are identified. • Analyze injury and illness trends, so that common cause patterns can be identified and prevented.
CONTROLLING THE HAZARDS • To prevent and control hazards you must use: • Engineering controls; • Administrative controls; • Personal protective equipment; • Safe work practices communicated; • thru training, • positive reinforcement, • correction of unsafe performance, • enforcement.
HAZARD PREVENTION PLANNING • Maintain the facility and equipment. • Emergency planning. • Training and drills, as needed. • Medical program. • First aid on site. • Physician and emergency care nearby.
SAFETY andHEALTH TRAINING • Address the safety and health responsibilities of ALL personnel. • Incorporate it into other training and job performance or practice.
SAFETY andHEALTH ORIENTATION • Employees must understand the hazards they may be exposed to and how to prevent harm to themselves and others from hazard exposure. • Orientation training must be given to site and contract workers.
SUPERVISOR RESPONSIBILITIES • Analyze work to identify potential hazards in area of responsibility. • Maintain physical protections in work areas. • Reinforce employee training through performance feedback and, if needed, enforcement of safe work practices.
SUMMARY • Effective worker safety and health programs; • Reduce work related injuries and illnesses. • Improve morale and productivity. • Reduce workers’ compensation costs.
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DANGER…DANGER;FOR YOUR OWN PROTECTION,ASK WHAT HE ATE THE NIGHT BEFORE.
