SAFETY AND HEALTH PROGRAMS 1

This presentation is adapted from the OSHA Safety and Health Programs presentation available on the OSHA website. CREDITS 2

Upon completion of this unit you will be able to identify the necessary components of a successful safety and health program applicable to your operation. LEARNING OBJECTIVE 3

1.Identify the major elements of an effective safety and health program. 2.Determine where employee involvement can be incorporated in order to encourage commitment to safety. 3.Explain the duties of the person responsible for a safety and health program. LEARNER OUTCOMES 4

4.List resources available to complete a comprehensive survey when developing safety and health programs. 5.Describe important aspects of safety and health inspections in order to implement an inspection program. 6.Differentiate between the 3 types of controls used to prevent and control hazards. 7.Identify which workers must be trained and their specific training needs. LEARNER OUTCOMES CONTINUED 5

 Reduce work related injuries and illnesses  Improve morale and productivity  Reduce worker’s compensation costs BENEFITS OF EFFECTIVE SAFETY & HEALTH PROGRAMS 6

 Direct costs:  Workers Comp  Medical expenses  Fix or replace damaged equipment  Indirect costs:  Time and effort to hire & train a new employee, or getting someone to cover that shift  Productive time lost while doing repairs  Time investigating incident  Pain and quality of life for the injured person  Decrease moral = less productivity ACCIDENTS/INCIDENTS 7

 An effective occupational safety and health program includes the following four elements:  Management commitment and employee involvement.  Worksite analysis  Hazard prevention and control  Safety and health training. MAJOR ELEMENTS 8

 Safety and health = important company goal  Belief in a right to a safe workplace  Responsibility for safety and health  Duty to protect safety and health of others COMMON CHARACTERISTICS 9

 These are complementary elements.  Management commitment provides motivation and resources  Employee involvement allows workers to develop and express commitment to safety and health. MANAGEMENT COMMITMENT & EMPLOYEE INVOLVEMENT 10

 Clearly state a worksite safety and health policy  Establish and communicate a clear goal and objective for the safety and health program  Involve top management in implementing the program POLICY AND GOALS 11

 Encourage employees to get involved in the program and in decisions that affect their safety and health  Communicate responsibility for all program aspects EMPLOYEE INVOLVEMENT 12

 Examples where employee involvement is beneficial:  Inspection  Rule development  Training  Accident investigations EMPLOYEE INVOLVEMENT 13

 Parties responsible for the safety and health program must have authority and resources  Managers, supervisors and employees must be held accountable for meeting their responsibilities  Program operations must be reviewed at least annually to evaluate, identify deficiencies and revise as needed. RESPONSIBILITY 14

 Management must provide the resources and authority necessary for employees to find, eliminate, and control hazards. WORKSITE ANALYSIS 15

 Conduct a comprehensive baseline survey for safety and health  Job hazard analysis  Who may help you:  OSHA consultation program  Insurance companies  Consultants COMPREHENSIVE SURVEY 16

 Conduct regular (usually weekly) site inspections  Establish daily work area assessment procedures  Develop and use a checklist SAFETY AND HEALTH ASSESSMENTS 17

 Provide a reliable system for employees to:  Notify management about apparent hazardous conditions  Receive timely and appropriate responses  Have no fear of reprisal SAFETY AND HEALTH ASSESSMENTS 18

 Important things to remember:  cover every part of the workplace  regular intervals  training  track to correction SAFETY AND HEALTH ASSESSMENTS 19

 Investigate accidents and “near miss” incidents  Six key questions  Analyze injury and illness trends  Common cause patterns may be identified and prevented ADDITIONAL WORKSITE ANALYSIS 20

 Determine that a hazard or potential hazard exists  Prevent hazards  Use hazard controls  Timely manner HAZARD PREVENTION AND CONTROL 21

 To prevent and control hazards:  Engineering controls  Administrative controls  Personal protective equipment  Safe work practices communicated  Via training, positive reinforcement  Correction of unsafe performance  Enforcement CONTROLLING THE HAZARDS 22

 Maintain the facility and equipment  Emergency planning  Training and drills as needed  Medical program  First aid on site  Physician and emergency care nearby HAZARD PREVENTION PLANNING 23

 Backbone of system  Training necessary  new hires, contract workers, PPE wearers, high risk  managers/supervisors  long-term workers with job changes  refresher = everyone SAFETY AND HEALTH TRAINING 24

 Employees must understand  hazards they may be exposed to  how to prevent harm to themselves and others from hazard exposure  Orientation training  site and contract workers SAFETY AND HEALTH ORIENTATION 25

 Analyze work  Physical protections  Reinforce employee training SUPERVISOR RESPONSIBILITIES 26

 Hazard recognition  Training required in standards  Emergency response  Accident investigation  Emergency drills SPECIFIC TRAINING NEEDS 27

 Effective worker and safety programs  Reduce work related injuries and illnesses  Improve morale and productivity  Reduce workers’ compensation costs  Include these four elements:  Management commitment and employee involvement  Worksite analysis  Hazard prevention and control  Safety and health training SUMMARY 28

1.What are some of the hidden costs a dairy farm might incur from an incident?  Lost time, training a new employee, replacing equipment/animals, etc. 2.What are the four main components of an effective health and safety program?  Management commitment/employee involvement  Worksite analysis  Hazard prevention and control  Safety and health training REVIEW QUESTIONS 29

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