Benefits of Effective Safety and Health Programs

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Benefits ofEffectiveSafety and Health Programs
Presented by L.A.A.P., Inc.
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Safety and Health Programs

• Recommended for all businesses
• Required by specific OSHA standards

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FACT Nearly 50 workers are injured every minute
of the 40-hour work week.
FACT  Nearly 50 workers are injured every minute of the 40-hour work week.
FACT  Nearly 50 workers are injured every minute of the 40-hour work week.
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FACT Almost 17 of these workers die each day.
FACT  Nearly 50 workers are injured every minute of the 40-hour work week.
FACT  Nearly 50 workers are injured every minute of the 40-hour work week.
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Costs of Accidents

• More expensive than realized
• Direct Costs
• WC Claims medical costs indemnity payments
• Vs
• Indirect Costs
• Training property damage accident
  investigation increase in insurance delays
  administrative costs low morale

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Safety Iceberg Theory Direct Vs Indirect Costs of
Accidents
Medical (doctor visits, physical therapy,
medicine, etc.)

• Reduced productivity
• Accident investigation
• Administrative costs
• Lost time by supervisor
• Costs of training replacement worker
• Overtime
• Legal fees
• Equipment repair
• Negative publicity
• Damage to customer relations

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Costs of Accidents
Notice One study estimated that a safety and
health program saves 4 to 6 for every 1
invested.Charles Jeffress (OSHA) speech,
10/30/1999
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Benefits of Effective Safety and Health Programs

• Reduce work related injuries and illnesses
• Improve morale and productivity
• Reduce workers compensation costs

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Who Benefits from Effective Safety and Health
Programs

• Your workforce
• An effective workplace safety and health
  management program will enable you to
• Recognize and remove hazards from your workplace.
• Protect your workers from injury and illness.
• Prevent loss of life at your worksite.

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Who Benefits from Effective Safety and Health
Programs

• Your workforce
• Cultivate informed and alert employees who take
  responsibility for their own and their coworkers
  safety
• Improve employee morale.

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Who Benefits from Effective Safety and Health
Programs

• Your Managers
• An increased understanding of workplace hazards
  and remedies will put your managers in a better
  position to  
• Comply with federal and state safety and health
  requirements. 
• Become more effective at their jobs. Management
  experts believe that the company with a
  well-managed safety and health program enjoys
  better overall management. 
• Increase productivity rates and assure product
  quality. 

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Who Benefits from Effective Safety and Health
Programs

• Your Business as a Whole
• An exemplary workplace safety and health
  management system is "good business sense" that
  also makes financial sense because it will allow
  you to 
• Learn first-hand that the cost of accident
  prevention is far lower than the cost of
  accidents.. 
• Improve the bottom line by
• Lowering injury and illness rates,
• Decreasing workers compensation costs,
• Reducing lost workdays, and
• Limiting equipment damage and product losses.

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Major Elements

• An effective occupational safety and health
  program includes the following four major
  elements
• Management commitment and employee involvement
• Worksite analysis
• Hazard prevention and control
• Safety and health training

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Management Commitment and Employee Involvement

• Managers must be as committed as other duties
• Complementary elements
• Management commitment provides motivation and
  resources
• Employee involvement allows workers to develop
  and express commitment to safety and health

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Policy and Goals

• Clearly state a worksite safety and health policy
• Clearly established and communicated goals and
  objectives
• Top management involvement an absolute MUST

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Employee Involvement

• Encourage employee involvement
• Safety committees audit teams accident
  investigations
• Establish and support safety committee
• Communicate responsibility for all program
  aspects

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Responsibility

• Assignment of responsibilities AND authority
• Provide appropriate resources
• Managers, supervisors, and employees must be held
  accountable for meeting their responsibilities
• Program review at least annually, to evaluate,
  identify deficiencies, and revise, as needed

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Worksite Analysis

• Examine the worksite and identify
• -- existing hazards
• -- conditions and operations where changes might
  occur to create hazards
• Actively analyze the work and the worksite to
  anticipate and prevent hazards

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Comprehensive Survey

• Conduct a comprehensive baseline survey for
  safety and health
• Administrative Review
• OSHA Record Keeping and Accident Reports
• Training Records and Documentation
• Emergency Plans
• Safety and Health Manual
• Audit and Hazard Assessment
• Facility audit looking for hazards
• Hazard assessment required by OSHA to depict
  where PPE is required

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Comprehensive Survey

• Job Hazard Analysis
• Breakdown of tasks step by step looking for the
  hazard in each step
• Identifying potential hazards and determining the
  safest way to perform each step

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Safety and Health Inspections

• Conduct regular (usually weekly) site inspections
  of each department
• Establish daily work area inspection procedures
  by employees
• Develop and use a checklist
• Provide a reliable system for employees, without
  fear of reprisal, to notify management about
  apparent hazardous conditions and to receive
  timely and appropriate responses

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Accident/Incident Investigations

• Investigate ALL accidents and near miss
  incidents, so that their root causes and means
  for prevention are identified
• Analyze injury and illness trends, so that common
  cause patterns can be identified and prevented

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Hazard Prevention and Control

• Start by determining that a hazard or potential
  hazard exists
• Conduct Hazards Assessment (as required by OSHA
  29 CFR 1910.132(d)
• Where feasible, prevent hazards by effective
  design of job or job site
• If the hazard cannot be eliminated, use hazard
  controls
• Eliminate or control hazards in a timely manner
  

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Controlling the Hazards
To prevent and control hazards

• Engineering controls
• Administrative controls
• Safe work practices communicated
• via training, positive reinforcement,
• correction of unsafe performance,
• and enforcement
• Personal Protective Equipment

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Hazard Prevention Planning

• Maintain the facility and equipment
• PM schedules
• Emergency planning
• Training and drills, as needed
• Medical program
• First aid on site
• Physician and emergency care nearby

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Safety and Health Training

• Backbone of Program
• New-hire safety orientation
• OSHA required training by standards
• All employees, including office personnel
• Supervisors safety training

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Safety and Health Orientation

• Employees must understand the hazards they may be
  exposed to and how to prevent harm to themselves
  and others from hazard exposure
• Orientation training must be given to site and
  contract workers

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Supervisor Responsibilities

• Analyze work to identify potential hazards in
  area of responsibility
• Maintain physical protections in work areas
• Reinforce employee training through performance
  feedback and, if needed, enforcement of safe work
  practices
• Legally liable

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Specific Training Needs

• Hazard recognition
• Training required in standards
• Emergency response
• Accident investigation
• Emergency drills

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Summary
Effective worker safety and health programs

• Reduce work related injuries and illnesses
• Improve morale and productivity
• Reduce workers compensation costs
• Include these four major elements
• Management commitment and employee
  involvement
• Worksite analysis
• Hazard prevention and control
• Safety and health training

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• OSHAs
• Safety and Health
• Management Program
• Guidelines

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Total Safety Management In recent years, more
and more emphasis has been placed on proper
documentation resulting in more citations with
severe penalties. Many times clerical errors are
repeated throughout your documentation, resulting
in multiple citations. Proper documentation
begins with the new employee safety orientation,
and continues through safety meetings, facility
equipment inspections, and accident
investigations. This is not a simple clerical job
to be taken lightly.
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Loss Prevention Manual Includes customized
policies and procedures to comply with OSHA and
Workers Compensation requirements.
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Injury Illness Records
Accident Investigation Reports OSHA Form 300 OSHA
Form 301 OSHA Form 300 A Record Retention
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Training Documentation
New Employee Orientation Employee Safety
Meetings Equipment Training First Aid CPR
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Hazard Assessment Facility Safety Audits
Hazard assessment and facility safety audits are
vital components of a Safety and Health
Management Program to ensure safe working
conditions are maintained.
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Job Safety Health Posting Requirements
Job Safety Health Poster Minimum Wage
Statement Age Discrimination Statement Equal
Employment Opportunity Statement Workers
Compensation Notices Hazard Communication Act
Notice Access to Employee Exposure Medical
Records Safety/Emergency Services Listing (Phone
Numbers) Drug Alcohol Screening Policy OSHA
Form 300-A (Annual Summary)
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Summary Establishing a comprehensive, quality
Safety and Health Program at your facility will
take some time and involve some professional
resources. However, you will be pleasantly
surprised with the results. Doing so will result
in happier, more productive employees because
they will know that you are committed to their
safety and health on the job. Additionally, you
will save money through reduced workers
compensation insurance costs and the reduced
potential for third-party claims. The rewards you
receive will surely exceed the cost of investment
in safety and health protection.
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L.A.A.P., Inc. Total Safety Management 312 W.
San Augustine Deer Park, Texas 77536 (281)
478-4444 office [phone] fax web address
www.total-safety-management.com
L.A.A.P., Inc. is an innovative safety management
company providing comprehensive safety services
to various clients across the United States. We
specialize in safety, health, fire protection,
and environmental consulting, auditing, training,
and program development. We assist todays
business community in meeting the ever-changing
regulations enacted by municipal, State, and
Federal governmental agencies, and have been very
successful in reducing our clients losses,
Workers Compensation rates, and potential
third-party liability, in addition to assisting
with compliance efforts for State, Federal, and
local safety, health, and environmental laws and
regulations. LAAP, Inc. can help put you back
in control of your Loss Prevention Program.