Welcome to

Introduction to
Safety & Health Management
Course #7500
 Objectives

At the end of the workshop, you will be

able to:
1. Explain the benefits of implementing a
safety and health management system.
2. Identify the core elements of an effective
safety and health management system.
3. Describe the key processes in each
program element.

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 Form Groups

• Introductions
• Elect a group leader
• Select a spokesperson
• Recorders
• Name your group

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 Direct Costs are the Tip of
the Iceberg

Direct Costs:
-Medical treatment
-Physician
-Hospital DIRECT
-Ambulance
-Indemnity
(compensation to INDIRECT
injured)

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OSHA’s Safety and Health
System Model
MANAGEMENT
LEADERSHIP & WORKSITE
EMPLOYEE ANALYSIS
INVOLVEMENT

HAZARD
TRAINING PREVENTION
& CONTROL

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 WHERE DOES SAFETY & HEALTH
FIT IN YOUR WORKPLACE?
• Safety and health are an integral part of our
operations.
___ Yes __No __Don’t knowSlide
• Teamwork is apparent in all parts of the organization.
___ Yes __No __Don’t know
• Managers and supervisors are out on the floor
frequently and always observe the company safety
and health rules.
___ Yes __No __Don’t know
• Employees are encouraged to identify safety and
health hazards and correct them on their own.
___ Yes __No __Don’t know
• Employees have full and open access to all the tools
and equipment they need to do their job safely.
___ Yes __No __Don’t know 6
 Safety & Health Culture

• 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.

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 Element 1 – Management
Leadership & Employee
Involvement

• Management leadership - Motivating

force and resources
• Employee involvement - Means
through which workers express their
own commitment to safety and health

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 Safety & Health
Policy
1. A clear, simple expression
of concern for employee
safety and health;
2. A stated purpose or
philosophy;
3. A summary statement
about the responsibilities of
management;
4. A summary of the role of
employees; and
5. A closing statement.

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 Why Should Employees be
Involved?
• Workers know potential hazards and
have a vested interest in effective
protection.
• Group input provides a wider range of
experience.
• Employees are more likely to support
and use programs in which they have
input.

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 Accountability System

• Established standards
• Resources
• A measurement system
• Consequences
• Application

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 Element 2-
Worksite Analysis
• Managers and
employees analyze
all worksite
conditions to identify
and eliminate
existing or potential
hazards.

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 Workplace Hazard

A "hazard“ is:

An unsafe

or

that could cause injury or illness to an employee.

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Four Categories of Hazards

M____
E_____

E____

P_____
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To Identify Worksite Hazards

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 Job Hazard Analysis

• What can go wrong?

• What are the consequences?
• How could it happen?
• What are other contributing factors?
• How likely is it that the hazard will occur?

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 Hazard Analysis
Grinding Iron Castings
• Step 1 – Reach into
metal box to right of
machine, grasp casting,
and carry to wheel.
• Step 2 – Push casting
against wheel to grind
off burr.
• Step 3 – Place finished
casting in box to left of
machine.

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JSA -Additional Hazards &
Controls
Potential Hazard Recommended
Job Procedure
b. Contact with sharp
burrs and edges of
castings can cause
severe lacerations.

c. Strains to lower
back from reaching,
twisting, and lifting 15-
pound castings from
the floor.

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 Safety & Health Inspections

• Cover entire
worksite
• Regular intervals
• Inspectors trained
• Hazards tracked to
correction

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Sample Inspection Report

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 Inspection Report
Date: Inspection Team:

Number & Findings

Classification

Hazard Classification
A = Loss of life, body part, extensive damage
B = Serious injury or property damage
C = Non-disabling injury or minor damage

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Heinrich’s Accident Pyramid

Serious
1 Injury

Minor
29 Injury

Near Miss
Incidents
300

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 Accident Investigation
Procedures
1. A clear policy statement.
2. Identification of those authorized to notify
outside agencies (fire, police, etc.).
3. Designation and training of those
responsible to investigate accidents.
4. Timetables for conducting the investigation
and follow-up.
5. Identification of those who will receive the
report and take corrective action.
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Causes of Injuries, Illnesses
and Accidents

• Direct Causes
• Indirect Causes
• Root Causes

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 Ike on Loan

• Direct causes
• Indirect causes (Unsafe acts or
conditions)
• Root Causes (Management system
weaknesses)

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 Element 3 –
Hazard Prevention and Control
Systems used to prevent and control
hazards include:
• Hierarchy of Controls
• Engineering controls
• Safe work practices
• Administrative procedures
• Personal protective equipment (PPE)
• Systems to track hazard correction
• Preventive maintenance systems
• Emergency plans
• Medical programs 29
Control Measures?

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Control Measures?

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 Emergency Action Plan

• Survey of possible emergencies

• Planning actions to reduce impact on
the workplace
• Employee information and training
• Emergency drills as needed

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 Medical Programs

• Size and complexity of a medical program

depends on:ide
• Type of processes and materials and the
related hazards,
• Type of facilities,
• Number of workers,
• Characteristics of the workforce, and
• Location of each operation and its proximity
to a health care facility.

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 Element 4 –
Safety and Health Training

• Education tells Why

• Training shows How
• Experience improves Skills

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 Five Principles of
Teaching and Learning
• Trainees should understand purpose of
training
• Organize information to maximize
effectiveness
• Immediately practice and apply new
knowledge and skills
• As trainees practice, feedback needed
• Effective training incorporates a variety of
methods

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 Safety and Health Program
Evaluation
• All evaluations should
involve:
– A review of
documents
– Employee
interviews
– A site tour

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1. Management Leadership and
Employee Involvement
– Policy, Goal and Objectives
– How visible and effective is management leadership?
– How effective is employee involvement in identifying
safety and health problems and in finding solutions?
– How clearly is responsibility for safety and health
assigned?
– Are adequate authority and resources allocated to the
program?
– Are responsible people held accountable?
– How does the site assure that only safe contractors
come on the site and that they are held responsible for
safety and health while working there?

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 2. Worksite Analysis
– Have comprehensive surveys been done?
– Have pre-use analyses been done before
purchase and installation of new equipment,
processes, and materials?
– Are routine hazard analyses being done and used
effectively?
– Are periodic site inspections being done as
scheduled, and are existing hazards being found?
– Is the system for employees to report hazards
effective?
– Are all near-misses, incidents, and accidents
reported and investigated effectively?
– Are the results of all worksite analyses being
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3. Hazard Prevention and Control

– Are engineering, work practice and administrative

controls in place and effective?
– Is the availability, use, and maintenance of PPE
appropriate?
– Is the preventive maintenance system working
well?
– Have emergency drills been conducted and
critiqued?
– Is the medical program adequate and effective?

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 4. Training

– Is appropriate training being conducted?

– Are employees learning what they should?
– Are any unsafe work practices being used?
– Are training records easily accessible and
complete?

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 Summary
This workshop has covered:
• The benefits of implementing a safety
and health management system;
• The core elements of an effective safety
and health management system; and,
• The key processes within each program
element.

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 Closing

• You now have the tools

• With time and

Effective S&H
experience, you can
Management
reach your goal System

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