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Steps to a Top-Notch Safety Program

Presented by: Michael Bell, Vice PresidentWallace Welch & Willingham Inc.

300 First Avenue South – 5th FloorSt. Petersburg, FL 33701(727) 522-7777, ext. 116

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The Steps to Developing and Implementing a Top-Notch Safety Program

Using OSHA’s

Four-Point Plan 43

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HAZARD – HAZARD – HAZARD – HAZARD - HAZARD– HAZARD - HAZARD

An Act

“Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970” Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the

United States of America to assure safe and healthful working conditions for men and women.

A few shocking statistics

1971 Today

56 Million Workers 105 Million Workers

3.5 Million Workplaces 6.9 Million Workplaces

14 Thousand Deaths 5 Thousand Deaths

(p.1)


General Duty Clause

Allows OSHA to make up the rules as they go along!

Seems Very Simple But Covers Everything! A Catch All…

(p.2)


Voluntary Guideline

“Good Faith Effort”

Employers are responsible for the following steps

(p.3)


Guidelines

1. Implement policies, procedures and practices that protect employees from hazards.

(p.4)(a)(1)


Guidelines - continued

2. A good program means that you are identifying, evaluating and preventing workplace hazards.

(p.4)(a)(2)



3. Program must address all hazards, not just the OSHA standards. (general duty clause)

You have to ask yourself the questions… What are my hazards? How can my employees get hurt?

(p.4)(a)(3)



4. A booklet is not a safety program…

OSHA is more concerned with what you are doing about safety…

than what your manual says you are doing!

(p.4)(a)(4)


I. Management Commitment andEmployee Involvement

Key ingredient to a Safety Program

WORKING TOGETHER!

(p.4)(b)


I. Management Commitment andEmployee Involvement - continued

Safety often stalls in the boardroom because ideas never get handed down or enforced.

Management MUST set examples for employees to follow.

Managers need to be willing to allow the employee to take the time needed to complete a task the safe way.

Safety Committees are required to be a blend of 50% employer and at least 50% employee

(p.4)(b)(1)


II. Worksite Analysis

Hazard Identification

You have to identify what your hazards are!

(p.4)(b)(1)


II. Worksite Analysis – Hazard Identification

continued

Two Methods Internal

Proactive Inspections Reviewing Loss Runs JSA’s Committees Ask Employees Walk Through

(p.4)(b)(2)


II. Worksite Analysis – Hazard Identification continued

External Networking (talk to other safety people) Get to know the OSHA Regulations

(e-tools at OSHA’s website www.OSHA.gov)

Check with State Partners (USF Safety)

Magazines Insurance Carriers Local Police and Fire Department Seminars

(p.4)(b)(2)


III. Hazard Prevention and Controls

Hazard Abatement

We have to either reduce or eliminate hazards through abatement!

(p.4)(b)(3)


Hazard Abatement - continued

Safety should be involved in purchasing to help control hazards:

Engineering Controls – Machine Guarding

Administration Controls – Training

PPE – Personal Protective Equipment

(p.4)(b)(3)


IV. Safety and Health Training

Training

Bring to a personal level!

(p.5)(b)(4)


IV. Safety and Health Training - continued

Teach everybody their role in safety.

Start with management and work your way down the ladder.

(p.5)(b)(4)



Three Types of Training: Initial Refresher As needed (usually one-on-one in the field)

(p.5)(b)(4)



You must be able to prove in writing.

Document! Document! Document!

(p.5)(b)(4)


TEAM WORK!!

Encourage Employees Involvement for better participation.

Employees are more likely to help administer and police rules that they help to implement.

(p.5)(c)(iv)


How Safe Is Your Workplace?

A safety program is a “Living Program” it is not just a book or a piece of paper Conducting Safety and Health Assessments:

(p.5)(viii)(A&B)

Parameter Walk-Through Inspection Audit

What Facility DepartmentsSafety and Health Program

Who Safety PersonnelDepartmental Personnel

Outside personnel

When Daily Routinely Non-Routinely

WhyIdentify and abate unsafe behaviors and conditions

Compliance with safety policies and regulation

Effectiveness and comprehensiveness of Safety and Health Program


Job Safety Analysis

JSA is an effective method of reviewing the steps of a job to eliminate hazards

(p.5)(viii)(c)


Job Safety Analysis

Prioritizing the JSA’s in your company Frequency rate of injuries

High risk New or changed jobs Jobs that a lot of people do

Most jobs can be written up in ten steps.

The fewer the better.

(p.5)(viii)(c)


Hazard Report Form

Employees must believe that management will take them seriously

(p.5/6)(iii)

Needs to be a comfortable

process!


Hazard Prevention and Control

Key Difference Between Unsafe Behavior and Unsafe Conditions

Unsafe Conditions

Pertains to the workplace conditions

Cost more because it requires a change in the

workplace conditions

Unsafe BehaviorPertains to attitudes, behavior and training

issues

This can be fixed with little to no out-of-pocket

expense

(p.6)(3)


What does it really take to motivate employees to “Think Safety and Act Safely”?

Understanding the Many Reasons Why Unsafe Behavior Occurs Lax safety culture Lack of understanding Environmental conditions

Other reasons: Lazy, Macho, Peer Pressure, Competitiveness, Physical

Limitations, Day Dreaming, Not Paying Attention, Attitudes, Horseplay, Complacency, Short Cuts, etc.., etc…, etc…….

(p.6)(ii)(C)

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