Protecting Safety and Health
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Protecting Safety and Health
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Learning Objectives (1)
When you finish studying this chapter, you should be able to:1. Discuss OSHA—What it is and how it
operates2. Describe the supervisor’s role in safety3. Explain in detail three basic causes of
accidents
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Learning Objectives (2)
4. Explain how to prevent accidents at work
5. Discuss major health problems at work and how employers remedy them
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Employee Safety and Health: an Introduction
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Employee Safety and Health: an Introduction (1)
• OSHA standards• OSHA record-keeping
procedures• Inspections and citations• Voluntary consultation
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Employee Safety and Health: an Introduction (2)
• Inspection priorities• The inspection• Penalties• Responsibilities and rights of employers
and employees
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What Causes Accidents?
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What Causes Accidents?
• Unsafe conditions–Other working condition–related causes of
accidents• Unsafe acts• What traits characterize “accident-
prone” people?
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How to Prevent Accidents
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How to Prevent Accidents (1)
• Reduce unsafe conditions–Protecting vulnerable
workers– Job hazard analysis–Operational safety
reviews
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How to Prevent Accidents (2)
• Reducing unsafe acts• Use screening to reduce unsafe acts• Use posters• Provide safety training• Use incentives and positive reinforcement– Three caveats
• Emphasize top-management commitment
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How to Prevent Accidents (3)
• Supervisor’s role in safety• Culture• Policies• Loss control • Regular safety and health inspections• Safety awareness programs• Strategy and HR
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Workplace Health Hazards: Problems and
Remedies
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Workplace Health Hazards (1)
• Chemicals and industrial hygiene–Asbestos exposure at
work–Air quality–Alcoholism and
substance abuse– Tools
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Workplace Health Hazards (2)
• Dealing with substance abuse– The problems of job stress and burnout–Consequences–Reducing your own job stress–What the employer can do–Burnout–Depression
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Workplace Health Hazards (3)
• Infectious diseases–Workplace smoking–What you can and cannot do–Wellness programs
• Computer monitor health problems and how to avoid them
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Workplace Health Hazards (4)
• Dealing with violence at work–Adopt a workplace violence policy–Heighten security measures– Improve employee screening– Steps to take–Use workplace violence training–Violence toward women at work
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Workplace Health Hazards (5)
• Terrorism– Enterprise risk
management– Setting up a basic
security program
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Copyright
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