elements of sucessful safety programs
demonstrating that the organization, leaders are committed to a safe and healthy workplace
Management commitment
equipment to minimize exposure to hazards
personal protective equipment
Working at heights wearing a full body Harness
Personal Protection
lower accident rates, improved productivity, lower insurance rates, and improved employee moral
good of incentive program
how many states require health and safety programs
34
ensuring that participate in all aspects of the safety program ex JHA, sitting on H&S committees, teaching co-workers, and conducting root cause analyses
employee involvement
establishing work practices that reduce the duration, frequency, or intensity of exposure to hazards
administatative controls
Marking which outlets aren't GFCI protected
Administrative Contol
positive reinforcement for acceptable behavior
good incentive program
potential pitfalls or negative effects of incentive programs
Hiding injuries, employer to worker intimidation, worker to worker intimination
Actively evaluating all workplaces and jobs for possible hazards using a variety of tools, e.g. requiring a JHA for each job.
Hazard Identification and assessment
reduce or prevent hazards from coming into contact with workers
Engineering Controls
Halting all asbestos use in products
elimination
everyone wins if no one gets hurt
bad incentive program
Percentage of workers who dont report injuries due to job scared intimidation
46%
Ensuring that any hazard identified by an assessment has a control in place that is as high on the hierarchy of controls as possible, e.g. applying wet methods or vacuum systems for silica dust.
Hazard prevention and control
using a safer alternative to the source of the hazard
substitution
Working from a must climber rather than normal scaffolding
engineering controls
safety pays- enter in this drawing for $100 gift card every week
bad incentive program
what does OSHA stand for
occupational safety and health
Making sure that there is a cycle to each program that involves evaluating how well the program is working and adjusting those things that aren’t working. Examples include tracking control of hazards, measuring employee involvement and reductions of incidents.
Program evaluation and improvement
Elimination
removing the hazard at the source
using water based hand cleaner rather than cleaning up with turpertine
substitution
Hazards reported and corrected in a timely manner
good incentive program
when do you ask the 5 whys
root cause analysis