New Hire Orientation. New Employee Orientation Is it necessary?

New Hire OrientationNew Hire Orientation

New Employee OrientationNew Employee Orientation

Is it necessary?

Benefit!Benefit!

Preventing injuries,saving money and lives!

What’s on the agenda?What’s on the agenda?

Employee Safety Orientation

• Company Safety Policies• Job Safety Analysis• Incident/Injury Reporting Procedures• Safety Committee• PPE• Emergency Plan/First Aid Procedures• Orientation Tour

Company Safety PoliciesCompany Safety Policies

• Company Expectations• Commitment• Accountability

Prevention!

Company Safety PoliciesCompany Safety Policies

What’s in the Policy? • The Employee’s Role• Reporting Requirements• Emergency Evacuations• Lifting (Specific Hazards)• Hazard Communication• Lock Out Tag Out• Defensive Driving• Return-to-Work Program

Job Safety AnalysisJob Safety Analysis

Hazard Identification / Risk Assessment

Job Safety AnalysisJob Safety Analysis

Housekeeping affects everyone!

• Safe means of entry and exit• Equipment • Immediate Work Areas• Fire Safety

Incident/Injury ReportingIncident/Injury Reporting

There is only one benefit from an accident.

1. Learn from the experience and prevent future occurrences. 

Who?

When?

Why?

Safety CommitteeSafety Committee

• Provides formal structure• Empowerment• Responsibility• Representative Voice• Positive Influence

Why Personal Protective Equipment?Why Personal Protective Equipment?

Orientation TourOrientation Tour

Please follow up the orientation with a tour of the

workplace, introducing the employee to co-workers,

indicating departmental areas as appropriate;

location of restrooms, water fountains, coat

hanging areas, vending machines, refrigerator,

stairs, elevators, etc. and pointing out safety

information (fire escapes, fire extinguisher, etc.).

Orientation TourOrientation Tour

• First Aid Kits

• Eye Wash Stations

• Fire Extinguishers

• Entry/Exit Points

• Evacuation

• Area Hazards (Furnace, Confined Space)

• PPE required areas

Emergency Plan ProceduresEmergency Plan Procedures

• Disaster Preparedness Plan

• Medical Information

• “In Case Of…”

• Alarms (differing signals)

• Evacuation Routes

First Aid ProceduresFirst Aid Procedures

• Stroke

• Chemical Burns

• Choking

• Sprains

• Open Wound

SummarySummary

Employee Safety Orientation

• Company Safety Policies• Job Safety Analysis• Incident/Injury Reporting Procedures• Safety Committee• PPE• Emergency Plan/First Aid Procedures• Orientation Tour