Safety and Health
Management Program
Management commitment and
employee involvement
• Clearly state policy
• Establish and communicate a clear
goal for the program and objectives for
meeting that goal
• Provide visible top management
involvement
1a
Management commitment and
employee involvement
• Assign and communicate responsibility
for all aspects of the program
• Provide adequate authority and
resources to responsible parties
• Hold managers, supervisors, and
employees accountable
1b
Management commitment and
employee involvement
• Post the organization’s policy on the
importance of worker safety and health
so all employees can see it
• Hold meetings to communicate the
policy and to discuss objectives with
employees
1c
Management commitment and
employee involvement
• Managers need to take an active part,
personally, in the safety and health
program activities
• Managers and supervisors must follow
all safety requirements that employees
must follow
1d
Management commitment and
employee involvement
• Employees' special knowledge needs to
be tapped. Employees:
• make inspections
• conduct safety training
• help to investigate accidents
• Make clear assignments of
responsibility for every part of the
program
1e
Management commitment and
employee involvement
• To get the job
done, those with
responsibility are
given:
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enough people
on-the-clock time
training
enough money
authority
1f
Management commitment and
employee involvement
• Follow-up to make sure the job is done
• Take time, at least annually, to:
• review what has been accomplished
• decide if new objectives or program
revisions are needed
1g
Worksite analysis
• Conduct
comprehensive
worksite surveys
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Baseline
Periodic
2a
Worksite analysis
• Analyze planned
and new facilities,
processes,
materials and
equipment
• Perform routine job
hazard analyses
2b
Worksite analysis
• Request a consultation visit from your
state Consultation Program
• Covers both safety and health
• Provides a full survey of existing hazards
• Identifies hazards that could develop
2c
Worksite analysis
• Expert help may be
needed when
operations are
changed
• Changes must not
introduce new
hazards
2d
Worksite analysis
• Periodically look for hidden hazards
in the equipment or procedures of
each job
• Have a system to ensure hazard
controls are working and that new
hazards haven't appeared
2e
Worksite analysis
• Employees have a way to report things
that look hazardous
• Conduct a thorough investigation when
things do go wrong and someone gets
sick or hurt
2f
Worksite analysis
• Look for patterns in
injury and illness
experience
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Initially, look back
over several years
Periodically, look
back over several
months
2g
Worksite analysis
• Look for patterns in injury and illness
experience
• Identify patterns that are developing
• Identify patterns that can lead to further
prevention
2h
Actions necessary for hazard
prevention & control
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Engineering controls
where feasible and
appropriate
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Safe work practices
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Personal protective
equipment
3a
Actions necessary for hazard
prevention & control
• Administrative controls
• Set up safe work procedures and make
sure employees understand them
• Enforce the rules for safe work
procedures
3b
Actions necessary for hazard
prevention & control
• Provide personal
protective
equipment (PPE).
Employees must
know:
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why they need it
how to use it
its limitations
how to maintain it
3c
Actions necessary for hazard
prevention & control
• Regular equipment
maintenance
• Plan for
emergencies,
including fire and
natural disasters
and drill everyone
3d
Actions necessary for hazard
prevention & control
• Have a medical
program that:
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fits the worksite
involves nearby
doctors
involves nearby
emergency facilities
3e
Actions necessary for hazard
prevention & control
• Medical personnel
must be readily
available for advice
and consultation on
matters of
employee health
3f
Actions necessary for hazard
prevention & control
• The emergency
medical procedure
needs to include:
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handling injuries
transporting ill or
injured
workers
notifying medical
facilities
3g
Actions necessary for hazard
prevention & control
• Medical facilities near the workplace
are surveyed
• Arrangements are made for them to
handle routine and emergency cases
• Employees know how to report injuries
and illness
3h
Actions necessary for hazard
prevention & control
• When the workplace is remote from
medical facilities:
• persons must be trained to render firstaid
• persons must be available to render firstaid
• adequate first-aid supplies must be readily
available for emergency use
3i
Actions necessary for hazard
prevention & control
• Emergency eyewash and shower
facilities must be available
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battery charging stations
maintenance operations
laboratories
heating and ventilation operations
areas where corrosive materials are used
or stored
3j
Actions necessary for hazard
prevention & control
• A local doctor or an occupational
health nurse may be available on a
part-time or as-used basis to advise on
medical and first-aid planning
3k
Safety and health training
• Employees must understand that they:
• are not expected to undertake a job until
they have received instruction
• are not to undertake a job that appears
unsafe
4a
Safety and health training
• Supervisors must understand their
responsibility for:
• analyzing work for potential hazards
• maintaining physical protections in their
work area
• reinforcing employee training
4b
Safety and health training
• State consultant
can recommend
training
• Employees need
training on:
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every potential
hazard that they
could be exposed to
how to protect
themselves
4c
Safety and health training
• More attention to
training is needed
for:
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new employees
employees who
are moving to
new jobs
4d
Safety and health training
• Supervisors must be trained to:
• recognize all the hazards in their area
• reinforce employee training with quick
reminders and refreshers
• use disciplinary action, if necessary
4e
Safety and health training
• Responsibility and
accountability rests
with:
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top management
staff
subordinate
supervisory
employees
4f
Document activities
• Safety and health recordkeeping
• Injury and illness records
• Exposure records
• Others
5a
Action plan
• Overall list of the major changes or
improvements that are needed
• Specific plan on how to implement
each major change or improvement
6a
Action plan
• Put the plan into
action
• Communicate with
employees
• Periodic review
6b
Action plan
• Documentation
• Assistance
• Summary
6c