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Leadership |
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Action Needed to Improve |
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There is a safety policy statement, posted and signed by top management, that articulates the organization's stand on safety issues.
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Senior management regularly and visibly participates in safety activities such as training, safety meetings or inspections.
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Senior management regularly and visibly participates in safety activities such as training, safety meetings or inspections.
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There is accountability for safety performance at all levels of the organization - rules are consistently enforced and positive safety performance is recognized and rewarded.
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Adequate resources are provided to carry out safety objectives, including staff training and development, materials and equipment, and professional resources.
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Managers and supervisors personally follow safety rules and intervene to correct at-risk behaviors and/or recognize safe behaviors in others.
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| Employee Involvement |
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Employees have regular, meaningful opportunities to participate in safety program activities, such as hazard assessment and policy/goal development.
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Employees involved in safety program activities (e.g., safety committees) have training, resources recognition/reward for performance.
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There is regular communication to and from employees on safety issues and the organization's safety performance.
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Regular training on accident prevention and workplace hazards is provided.
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Employees have the opportunity to report hazards and receive feedback on action taken.
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| Hazard Identification and
Control |
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There are processes in place to assess and analyze the workplace for hazards on a regular basis, including both conditions and behavior.
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A hazard analysis is conducted prior to changes in facilities, processes, equipment or materials.
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Exposures to health hazards such as noise, chemicals and temperature have been evaluated and adequately controlled.
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Ergonomic evaluation has been conducted and work demands are within acceptable limits; repetition and awkward postures are minimized through good design.
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Manual material handling tasks require few or no lifts from below knee height, above shoulder height, or in excess of 40 pounds.
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Injury/loss history is analyzed regularly to identify uncontrolled hazards and injury trends.
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There is a bias toward utilizing engineering controls and improvements over PPE and administrative controls.
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Job/task training materials, SOP's and other written procedures include safety and hazard control information.
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| Compliance/Life Safety |
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There is an emergency plan dealing with evacuation, shelters, and emergency equipment; updated regularly and communicated to employees.
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There is a system in place to regularly inspect life safety issues in the workplace, such as egress, fire equipment and first aid supplies, and to correct deficiencies.
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Responsibilities for OSHA compliance programs are assigned to individuals and the programs are effective, regularly reviewed and up to date.
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There are processes to regularly evaluate major OSHA issues like machine guarding, lockout, hazard communication/chemicals, housekeeping and electrical safety.
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| Loss Control |
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The hiring process includes an evaluation of readiness for job demands.
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An effective system for injury reporting is in place and communicated to employees; there are no incentives that may discourage injury reporting.
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There are accident investigation procedures that go beyond filing a First Report of Injury, including follow-up on the contributing factors identified.
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There is an effective return-to-work program to limit time off work from injuries.
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There is loss control training conducted for supervisors and managers on accident investigation, financial impacts of safety and worker's compensation management.
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There is active management of worker's compensation cases, including frequent communication with injured employees and medical providers.
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| Risk Management |
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There is a Driver Policy in place for those driving company vehicles or on company business, including seat belt requirements and drug/alcohol prohibitions.
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Full-time drivers and operators of specialty vehicles receive regular training and evaluation.
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The qualifications and processes of contractors working in the facility are evaluated for safety risks.
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Liability issues (slip and fall hazards, attractive nuisance/site security, product safety) are regularly reviewed and addressed.
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