BENEFITS OF A SAFETY PROGRAM
Reduces work related injuries and illness
Improves morale and productivity
Reduces workers’ compensation costs
4 ELEMENTS OF AN EFFECTIVE SAFETY
PROGRAM
Mgmt. commitment and employee involvement
Worksite analysis
Hazard prevention and control
Safety training
METHODS TO PREVENT AND CONTROL
HAZARDS
Engineering controls
Administrative controls
PPE
Safe work practices
WHAT IS AN EMERGENCY?
An emergency can be caused by natural events
or human actions.
It is critical to have a plan for any emergency that
may occur anytime, anywhere.
WORK SETTING
1. Knowing your employer’s Emergency Action
Plan (EAP)
2. EAP covers:
Evacuation routes and assembly areas
Medical response options
Employee notification procedures
Types of emergencies that could reasonably
occur.
DEVELOPING AN EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN
1. Describe actions that ensure employee safety
during an emergency
2. To map out a floor plan showing emergency routes
3. To communicate to employees the actions they
are to take in emergency situations
4. To ensure all emergencies that might reasonably
be expected are covered in the plan.
WHAT TYPE OF EMERGENCIES?
Fires
Toxic chemical releases
Hurricanes
Tornadoes
Blizzards
Floods
Earthquakes
Terrorist attacks
OSHA
OCCUPATIONAL
SAFETY AND
HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
1. Encourages employers and employees to work
together to reduce workplace hazards and implement
or improve safety programs.
2. Develops and enforces mandatory job standards in
the areas of occupational safety and health.
3. Maintains a reporting and recordkeeping system to
monitor job-related illnesses and injuries.
4. Provides assistance, training, and other support
program is to help employees and workers.
EMPLOYER RESPONSIBILITIES
Provide a safe and healthful workplace free of
recognized hazards
Follow requirements of OSHA standards
Provide appropriate training for employees
EMPLOYEE RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Follow employer’s safety and health rules
2. Wear or use all required gear and equipment
3. Follow safe work practices for your job as
directly by your employer
EMPLOYEE RIGHTS
1. Workers can complain to OSHA in person, by
telephone, by mail or electronically through
OSHA’s web site about workplace conditions
threatening their health or safety.
2. Complainants have whistleblower protections
against reprisal.
OSHA REQUIREMENTS
1. Emergency Action Plan must be in writing
2. Plan must list employee Safety Officer
3. Plan must have written dates for inspections
and yearly assessment/training
4. Plan must give procedures addressing all
hazards in the facility
5. Plan must identify hazards and prevention
6. Plan must provide initial training and yearly
training of every employee
7. Training and re-training must be documented
8. Report of all employee injuries/incidents must
be posted every April in a designated site that
is stated in the EAP. This report must be
posted for the specific time frame according to
OSHA.
BLOOD BORNE PATHOGENS
Blood borne pathogens are organisms that cause
disease.
WAYS OF TRANSMISSION
1. Airborne
2. Blood borne – Hep B and HIV are examples
3. Foodborne
TYPE OF BODY FLUIDS PUT YOU AT RISK
Blood, semen, vaginal fluids
BODY FLUIDS THAT DO NOT PUT YOU AT
RISK
Vomit, urine, saliva
ROUTES OF ENTRY
1. Cut in the skin
2. Exposure to your eyes, nose or mouth
3. Sexual conduct
4. Sharing needles
TO REDUCE THE RISK OF EXPOSURE, IT IS
IMPORTANT TO HAVE THE FOLLOWING:
1. Knowledge of blood borne pathogens
2. Follow universal precautions
3. Engineering controls
4. Utilize safe work practices
EMPLOYERS ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE
FOR ALL EMPLOYEES WHO MAY BE
EXPOSED:
1. A written exposure control plan
2. Training
3. Adequate PPE
IF EXPOSED TO BLOOD BORNE PATHOGEN
It is important to immediately wash the exposed
area of your body with soap and water or water
only for exposure to eyes or mouth. Notify
supervisor immediately after washing.
HAZARD COMMUNICATION
1. Commonly called the “Right to Know Law”
2. Gives you the right to know every chemical
hazard in your work area
3. Warning labels must be on a container holding
a hazardous chemical
4. According to OSHA if you are hired by a
company to work in an area where hazardous
chemicals are stored but your regular job
would not require you to handle those
chemicals the employer is required to provide
you training prior to working in the area.
5. Chronic exposure happens slowly over a long
period of time.
6. Chemicals can create the following physical
hazards:
a. Fire
b. Explosion
c. Dangerous chemical reactions
FIRE PREVENTION PLANS AND PROTECTION
Subpart E: Exit routes, Emergency action plans, and Fire
prevention plans contain requirements essential to
providing a safe means of escape from fire and similar
emergencies.
Subpart L: Fire Protection contains requirement s for fire
brigades and all portable and fixed fire suppression
equipment, fire detection systems, and fire or employee
alarm systems installed to meet the fire protection
requirements of 29 CFR Part 1910
3 PARTS TO APPROPRIATE EXIT ROUTE
1. Exit access
2. Exit
3. Exit discharge
CHARACTERISTICS OF EFFECTIVE EXIT ROUTE
1. Fire alarms to alert occupants, including flashing
lights to alert those that are hearing impaired.
2. Enough exits in the proper arrangement for quick
escape of all occupants in an emergency
3. Adequate and reliable illumination for all exit
facilities.
4. At least 28 inches wide and 7 ½ ft. in height
5. Unobstructed, unblocked and unlocked exits
6. The door that connects any room to an exit
rout must swing out in the direction of exit
travel if the room is designed to be occupied by
more than 50 people or if the room is a high
hazard area.
ELEMENTS OF A FIRE PREVENTION PLAN
1. The plan must be in writing
2. The plan must list major fire hazards
3. The plan must give procedures for handling,
storage and control of items that have been
identifies as major fire hazards.
4. The plan must give the names and mob titles
of persons responsible for
a. Maintenance of equipment and systems to
prevent or control ignitions or fires.
b. Control of fuel source hazards
5. The plan must provide training for all
employees who have responsibility for
activates in the plan.
5 CLASSES OF FIRE EXTINGUISHERS
Class A – combustibles/wood, cloth, paper
Class B – flammables/liquids, gases
Class C – electrical/energized electrical
equipment
Class D – combustible metals
Class K – combustible cooking media/vegetable
or animal oils and fats
REQUIREMENTS FOR MAINTENANCE OF
PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS
1. Must be fully charged
2. Must be kept in operable condition
3. Must be kept in their designated place at all times
except during operation
4. Must conduct an annual maintenance check
5. Must record the annual maintenance check and
retain this record for one year after the last entry
or for the life of the shell whichever is less
PREVENTING WORKPLACE VIOLENCE
Violence can include physical, non-physical,
verbal, and non-verbal attacks. One of the
best ways to prevent workplace violence is to
recognize the warning signs.
POTENTIALLY VIOLENT SITUATIONS:
1. Abusive language
2. Harassment
3. Intimidation
4. Physical assault
5. Threats of assault
FACTORS THAT LEAD TO AN INCREASE RISK
1. Working late night or early morning hours
handling money or other valuables
2. Making deliveries and having extensive contact
with the public
3. Working in places where alcohol is served.
STRONG WARNING SIGNS OF POTENTIAL
VIOLENT BEHAVIOR
1. Making an obscene gesture to co workers
2. Screaming at customers
3. Constantly complaining about the job
4. Showing up to work under the influence of
alcohol
3 BASIC THINGS TO EXPECT FROM AN
EMPLOYER TO KEEP WORKPLACE SAFE
1. A workplace violence policy
2. Training in preventing workplace violence
3. Consistently maintained safe work environment
3 BEHAVIORS AN EMPLOYEE CAN DO TO
PROVIDE A SAFE ENVIRONMENT
1. Be familiar with employer’s workplace violence
policy
2. Report any warning signs or threats of violence
3. Treat coworkers and customers with respect
3 WORKPLACE VIOLENCE PREVENTION
STRATEGIES
1. Employer and employee involvement
2. Warning signs
3. Coping skills
3 STEPS TO PREVENT WORKPLACE VIOLENCE
1. Understand how to protect yourself
2. Think about safety in your surroundings
3. Plan your possible responses to a violent
situation
ERGONOMICS
The science of adjusting the environment, task,
or procedure to fit the individual.
Failure to use proper ergonomic practices can
affect almost every part of your body.
Using ergonomics, you should omit unnecessary
task and vary activities.
Awkward posture places a person at risk for
injuries due to poor ergonomic practices
PROPER LIFTING PROCEDURE
Failure to use proper ergonomic practices can
affect almost every part of your body.
Using ergonomics, you should omit unnecessary
task and vary activities.
Awkward posture places a person at risk for
injuries due to poor ergonomic practices
MUSCULAR DISORDERS
1. Cumulative trauma – injuries evolve over a
period of time from repeated stress
2. Repetitive stress injuries
3. Repetitive motion injuries
PERSONAL RISK FACTORS FOR ERGONOMIC
HAZARDS
1. Physical condition
2. Body size
3. Medical condition