Workplace Safety & Accident Prevention

1. Workplace Safety & Accident Prevention Group Members Justin Felter Rodric Scott Rowdy Buck

2. Table Of Contents • Employee Safety • causes of workplace error • Employee Training • Safety Topics • Hazardous Chemicals • Reporting Accidents • First Aid • Ergonomics • Insufficient Equipment

3. Table Of Contents (Cont.) • Incorrect Use of Equipment • Workers Compensation

4. Employee Safety • Causes of workplace accidents • Employee Error – These are elementary mistakes, mess ups, and anything an employee does wrong on the job. This is usually caused by a lack of experience. • Misjudged Situations • Distractions • Inappropriate working positions – an example would be sitting or standing on top of a ladder.

5. Causes of workplace accidents (Continued) • Knowingly using defective equipment – a torn body harness, broken scaffold, or a messed up cherry picker/fork lift. • Lack of Personal Protective Equipment – hard hat, safety harnesses, lower isle blockers

6. Employee Training • Training on safe and proper job procedures shouldreduce the number of accidents. • Employees willlearn how to perform each of their tasks as safety as possible. • If something happens what steps to take: • Eye flush • Fire Extinguisher • Exit doors • First aid

7. Employee Training (continued) • Safety Incentive Programs – these programs aim to motivate safe behavior by providing workers with incentives for avoiding accidents. • Cash award • merchandise • Bbq • Casual Friday • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wF3IpEZXkEI

8. Safety Topics • Safety topics at a new hire training will differ depending on the type of location where the new hire will be working. However, popular safety topics are how to stay protected when dealing with hazardous chemicals, how and when to report accidents, first aid, and ergonomics.

9. Safety Topics (Cont.) • electrical safety • Blood borne pathogen • Fire safety • Facility safety

10. Hazardous Chemicals • Employers that conduct a new hire orientation make new employees aware of the location of hazardous materials kept in the workplace and how the hazardous materials are identified, and demonstrate how to properly manage hazardous materials. • Hazmat

11. Reporting Accidents • Most safety training for new hires includes the correct way to report slips and falls, cuts, and any other type of accident that may occur in the workplace. • New hires are trained on how to complete incident reports and are provided with information on whom to report to, should an accident happen.

12. First Aid • Many accidents that happen while an employee is at work can be taken care of quickly and efficiently with a properly stocked first aid kit. • New hires should know where first aid kits can be found throughout the work area and what types of injuries can receive proper medical help with contents found in a first aid kit.

13. Ergonomics • Ergonomics training is primarily for new hires who work in office settings. Proper ergonomics, such as sitting appropriately in an office chair to avoid back pain or preventing carpel tunnel syndrome by using a computer keyboard correctly, can avert worker compensation claims and missed work days.   • DSR is something Lowe's does twice a day and that's checking for Racks, Topstock and power equip.

14. Insufficient Procedure • Failure to post warning and hazard signs • Failure to lock-out and tag-out • Procedures for handling materials • Lifting procedure • PPE Usage

15. Insufficient Equipment • Use of inappropriate equipment • Equipment used incorrectly • Safety devices removed or broken • Not trained for equipment use

16. Incorrect Use of Equipment • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1T8JfGVo-M&feature=related • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUE9dDrNtLo

17. Workers Compensation • Is a form of insurance that provides compensation medical care for employees who are injured in the course of employment. • If employees do not incorporate workplace safety into their jobs they just might be filing for workers comp.

18. References • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Workers'_compensation • http://www.directindustry.com/prod/h-lift-industries-co-ltd/safety-harness-15568-394922.html, safety harness. Image • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wF3IpEZXkEI, Workplace Safety. Video