Post on 29-Mar-2015
MONTANADepartment of Labor & IndustryEmployment Relations Division
Occupational Safety & Health Bureau
P.O. Box 1786Miles City, Montana 59301Fax: (406)-232-6270
Phone: (406)-232-8342Cell: (406)-698-5584E-mail: mpreller@.mt.gov
Michael PrellerSafety Specialist
Everyone must place as much emphasis on Safety & Health issues as they place on other core management issues, such as;
oProductionoSalesoQuality control
Safety & Health Integration
• Is Safety & Health an integral part of our operations?
• Is teamwork apparent in all parts of the organization?
• Are managers and supervisors out on the floor frequently?
• Are employees encouraged to identify safety and health hazards and correct them on their own?
• Do employees have full and open access to all the tools and equipment they need to do their job safely?
SELF EVALUATION
Safety & Health Integration
COMMUNICATION
• Do you clearly communicate your expectationso Or do you assume they know
• Are employees encouraged to ask questionso Or do employees feel uneasy to ask
• DO YOU LISTEN TO YOU EMPLOYEESo Or do you ignore them
SAFETY FIRST!
Safety & Health Integration
SAFETY ALWAYS!
Safety & Health Integration
Safety & Health Integration
How can Safety & Health become a part of the way our business runs?
• Combine performance and S&H standards• Talk the talk and walk the walk• Top down support• Bottom up implementation
“SAFETY IS NOT THINGS TO
DO”
“SAFETY IS A WAY OF DOINGTHINGS”
How can accidents be avoided?
What is the attitude of the employer or employees at the work sites?
Why do we accept conditions and/or behaviors that are potentially life threatening?
Could/does this happen at your job site?
Safety & Health Integration
CULTURE Attitudes Behaviors Beliefs Values Ways of doing things Other shared characteristics of
a particular group of people
Safety & Health Integration
CULTURE CAN
• Socialize newcomers• Define influence• Determine values
Safety & Health Integration
A strong safety and health culture is the result of:
Positive workplace attitudes; - from the president to the newest hire.Involvement and buy; - in of all members of the workforce.Mutual, meaningful, and measurable Safety & Health improvement goals. Policies & Procedures that serve as reference tools, rather than obscure rules. Personnel Training at all levels within the organization.Responsibility and Accountability throughout the organization.
Safety & Health Integration
A strong safety and health culture is the result of:
All individuals within the organization believe they have a right to a safe and healthy workplace. Each person accepts personal responsibility for ensuring his or her own safety and health.Everyone believes he or she has a duty to protect the safety and health of others.
Safety & Health Integration
5 Elements
• Management Leadership and Employee Involvement• Worksite Analysis• Hazard Prevention• Hazard Control• Safety and Health Training
Effective Safety and Health Management System
1. Management Leadership & Employee Involvement
Visible management support, involvement, and participation in the safety and health programAssign supervisors safety and health responsibility with the authority to perform their dutiesEmpower employees and involve them in the safety and health program. Hold them accountableDevelop safety and health policy, set annual goals and program review
Effective Safety and Health Management System
2. Worksite Analysis
Ensure that formal safety and health surveys are conductedConduct and document job hazard analysis (JHA)Develop a self-inspection program and conduct formal and informal workplace safety and health inspectionsDevelop a system for tracking, reporting, and investigating near misses, accidents/incidents and injuries and/or illnesses
Effective Safety and Health Management System
3. Hazard Prevention
Establish and maintain good house keeping proceduresEstablish an emergency response plan/ procedures for providing employees with emergency medical treatmentDevelop and implement a preventive maintenance systemProvide medical surveillance and preventive health care
Effective Safety and Health Management System
4. Hazard Control
Establish procedures for evaluating and implementing engineering controlsDevelop and implement safe work practicesDevelop and implement administrative controlsEnsure personal protective equipment is provided, properly used and maintained
Effective Safety and Health Management System
5. Safety and Health Training
Identify, schedule, conduct and document required safety and health training
Effective Safety and Health Management System
Develop Safety & Health policy.Set annual goals & program reviewEnsure that formal Safety & Health surveys are conductedConduct & document job hazard analysis (JHA)Develop a self-inspection program & conduct formal and informal workplace Safety & Health inspectionsDevelop a system for tracking, reporting, and investigating near misses, accidents/incidents, injuries and/or illnessesIdentify, schedule, conduct and document required Safety & Health training
Effective Safety and Health Management System
Safety & Health Integration
Safety Action Plan (SAP)
• Outline Safety and Health Goals• Updated, Revised, and Used Annually• Based on JHA and other data collected
Safety & Health Management System
• Develop• Evaluate• Sustain
Effective Safety and Health Management System
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