Transcript ppt - SEHSA!

What Will We Talk
About?
• What is an accident?
• What is an accident prevention
program?
• Basic elements of a program
• Where to get more help
What is an accident?
What Is An
Accident?
• An unplanned,
unexpected, unwanted
event that
– Disrupts normal operations
– May or may not cause
property damage or
personal injury
What is an Accident
Prevention Program (APP)?
• A plan of action to:
– ID and correct existing & potential
workplace hazards
– prevent accidents
– minimize their impact
– prevent recurrence
– protect life, limb, property
Basic Types Of Accidents
Minor: little damage
 Paper cuts
 Dropping a box of supplies.
Serious: major injury or property
damage.
 Forklift dropping a load.
 Person falling off a ladder.
Basic Types Of Accidents
“Accidents” that occur over a long
period of time
Hearing loss from long-term
noise exposure
Illness from chronic chemical
exposure
“Near Miss” Accident
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AKA “Near Hit” or “Incident.”
• An accident that does not actually
result in injury or damage (but could
have).
• Shows something is wrong.
Basic Program Elements
•Management Commitment
•Employee Involvement
•Safe Work Practices
•Workplace Hazard Assessment
Basic Program Elements
•Accident Investigation
•Hazard Control
•Training
•Recordkeeping
Management Commitment
A message from the top
J
John Smith
Management Commitment
The motivating force:
1. Policy statement
2. Specific objectives
3. Assigned responsibilities
4. Management sets example
5. Commit resources
Resources to Support of APP
Time
$
Money
Personnel
Employee Participation
Employee Participation
Roles and responsibilities:
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Safety committee membership
Job Hazard Analysis
Develop safe work procedures
Report/correct hazards
Self-inspections
Help train new hires
Purposes of Safety Committees
•Present training
•exchange ideas,
• foster safe behavior,
•improve safety performance through
collaboration and participation
• reinforce everyone’s responsibility to safety.
Safety Committee Activities
 Review self inspections
 Evaluate equipment / work processes
(JHA’s)
 Report department safety suggestions,
facilitate employee participation
 Assist in solving safety problems.
 Assist in developing and implementing
training
Safety Committee Activities
 Review incident / accident trends
 Conduct accident investigations
 Review old policies and procedures and
assist in developing new ones
 Evaluate program effectiveness
Safe Work Practices
Safety Rules
• General company safety rules such as:
– Do not operate equipment for which you
have not been trained.
– Report all injuries to your supervisor
• Rules for specific tasks, e.g.:
– Lab safety rules
– Roofing fall protection rules
Disciplinary Policy
• In writing
• Communicated to workers
• Universally applied including
management
• Fair and progressive
enforcement
Where’s his fall protection?
Workplace Hazard Assessment
Workplace Hazard Assessment
•Address
existing conditions
potential hazards
• Cover
employees
students
visitors
contractors
Hazard Identification
• Use a team: supervisors, employees, outside
experts
• Consider:
– Persons
– Processes
– Equipment
– Environment
• Recommend action to improve
• Track corrective action
Hazard Assessment
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Regular self-inspections
Periodic outside inspections
Industrial hygiene monitoring
Job hazard analysis
Employee hazard reporting
Records review
Job Hazard Analysis
Job Steps
Pick up stock
Cut stock with
power saw
Hazard
Sharp edges
& splinters
Protection
Gloves
Blade edges Blade guard
and flying
and
chips
safety glasses
Records Review
 Review OSHA300, WC claims,
accident
reports, injury
records, nearmiss
investigations,
equipment
repair records
Accident
Investigation
Why Investigate?
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Identify problem areas
 Identify root cause
 Eliminate hazards
 Prevent recurrence
 Improve performance
Near Misses
Near-misses are potential accidents
Accidents or injuries are the “tip of
the iceberg” of hazards
Accidents
Hazards
Hazard Control
Heinrich’s Triangle
Serious Injury
Minor Injury
No Injury Incidents
Hazards
Hazard Control
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Engineering Controls
Administrative/Work Practice Controls
PPE
Preventive Maintenance
Emergency Action Plan with Drills
TRAINING
Training
– Who?
• Management
• Employees
– What?
• Basic orientation
• Specific machines, processes, skills
– When?
• Before doing the work
• When duties work change
• When deficiencies are noted
– Documentation
• Training content
• Attendance records
Employee Orientation
• Contents of overall program
• How to do job safely
• How to report hazards
• How to report accidents
• Emergency procedures
• Location of PPE, first aid, emergency
facilities
Some OSHA
Standards with
Specific Training
Requirements:
• Respirators and PPE
• Emergency Action and Emergency Response
• Lead
• Confined Space
• Fall Protection In Construction
• Lockout / Tagout
• Hazard Communication
• Bloodborne Pathogens
Recordkeeping
Types of Records
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Training logs
Incident investigation reports
Illness/injury logs
Exposure monitoring records
Medical records (maintain confidentiality)
Safety meeting minutes
Corrective action logs
Resources for More Help
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Insurance Companies
www.osha.gov
National Safety Council
Onsite Consultation Program
– Call to request “Volumes 1 through 6”