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Accident Prevention Programs

Accident Prevention Programs. 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

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Accident Prevention Programs

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  1. Accident Prevention Programs

  2. 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

  3. What is an accident?

  4. What Is An Accident? • An unplanned, unexpected, unwanted event that • Disrupts normal operations • May or may not cause property damage or personal injury

  5. 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

  6. 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.

  7. 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

  8. “Near Miss” Accident • AKA “Near Hit” or “Incident.” • An accident that does not actually result in injury or damage (but could have). • Shows something is wrong.

  9. Basic Program Elements • Management Commitment • Employee Involvement • Safe Work Practices • Workplace Hazard Assessment

  10. Basic Program Elements • Accident Investigation • Hazard Control • Training • Recordkeeping

  11. Management Commitment A message from the top J John Smith

  12. Management Commitment The motivating force: • Policy statement • Specific objectives • Assigned responsibilities • Management sets example • Commit resources

  13. Resources to Support of APP $ Time Personnel Money

  14. Employee Participation

  15. Employee Participation Roles and responsibilities: • Safety committee membership • Job Hazard Analysis • Develop safe work procedures • Report/correct hazards • Self-inspections • Help train new hires

  16. Purposes of Safety Committees • Present training • exchange ideas, • foster safe behavior, • improve safety performance through collaboration and participation • reinforce everyone’sresponsibility to safety.

  17. 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

  18. Safety Committee Activities • Review incident / accident trends • Conduct accident investigations • Review old policies and procedures and assist in developing new ones • Evaluate program effectiveness

  19. Safe Work Practices

  20. 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

  21. Disciplinary Policy • In writing • Communicated to workers • Universally applied including management • Fair and progressive enforcement Where’s his fall protection?

  22. Workplace Hazard Assessment

  23. Workplace Hazard Assessment • Address • existing conditions • potential hazards • Cover • employees • students • visitors • contractors

  24. Hazard Identification • Use a team: supervisors, employees, outside experts • Consider: • Persons • Processes • Equipment • Environment • Recommend action to improve • Track corrective action

  25. Hazard Assessment • Regular self-inspections • Periodic outside inspections • Industrial hygiene monitoring • Job hazard analysis • Employee hazard reporting • Records review

  26. Job Steps Hazard Protection Job Hazard Analysis Sharp edges & splinters Pick up stock Gloves Blade edges and flying chips Blade guard and safety glasses Cut stock with power saw

  27. Records Review • Review OSHA-300, WC claims, accident reports, injury records, near-miss investigations, equipment repair records

  28. Accident Investigation

  29. Why Investigate? • Identify problem areas • Identify root cause • Eliminate hazards • Prevent recurrence • Improve performance

  30. Near Misses Near-misses are potential accidents Accidents or injuries are the “tip of the iceberg” of hazards Accidents Hazards

  31. Hazard Control

  32. Heinrich’s Triangle Serious Injury 1 Minor Injury 29 No Injury Incidents 300 3,000 Hazards

  33. Hazard Control • Engineering Controls • Administrative/Work Practice Controls • PPE • Preventive Maintenance • Emergency Action Plan with Drills

  34. TRAINING

  35. 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

  36. 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

  37. 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

  38. Recordkeeping

  39. Types of Records • Training logs • Incident investigation reports • Illness/injury logs • Exposure monitoring records • Medical records (maintain confidentiality) • Safety meeting minutes • Corrective action logs

  40. Resources for More Help • Insurance Companies • www.osha.gov • National Safety Council • Onsite Consultation Program • Call to request “Volumes 1 through 6”

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