Environmental Engineering Reference
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. 4.. Establishing. safety. procedures. for. purchasing. and. installation. of. new.
equipment.and.for.purchasing.and.safe.storage.of.hazardous.materials
. 5.. Maintaining.an.accident.recording.system.to.measure.the.organization's.
safety.performance
. 6.. Staying.abreast.of,.and.advising.management.on,.the.current.federal,.state,.and.
local.laws,.codes,.and.standards.related.to.safety.and.health.in.the.workplace
. 7.. Carrying. out. the. company's. safety. and. health. obligations. as. required. by.
law.and/or.union.contract
. 8.. Conducting.investigations.of.accidents,.near-misses,.and.property.damage,.
and.preparing.reports.with.recommended.corrective.action
. 9.. Conducting.safety.and.health.training.for.all.levels.of.management,.newly.
hired..and.current.employees
. 10.. Assisting. in. the. formation. of. both. management. and. union/management.
safety. and. health. committee. (department. heads. and. superintendents). and.
attending.monthly.departmental.safety.and.health.committee.meetings
. 11.. Keeping.informed.on.the.latest.developments.in.the.ield.of.safety.and.health,.
such.as.personal.protective.equipment,.new.safety.standards,..workers'.com-
pensation.legislation,.new.literature.pertaining.to.safety.and.health,.as.well.
as.attending.safety.and.health.seminars.and.conventions
. 12.. Maintaining.liaison.with.national,.state,.and.local.occupational.safety.and.
health.organizations.and.taking.an.active.role.in.the.activities.of.such.groups
.
13.. Accompanying. the. Occupational. Safety. and. Health. Administration.
(OSHA).compliance.oficers.during.plant.inspections.and.insurance.safety.
and.health.professionals.on.audits.and.plant.surveys;.the.safety.and.health.
professional.reviews.reports.that.relate.to.these.activities.and,.with.manage-
ment,.initiates.action.for.necessary.corrections
.
14.. Distributing.the.organization's.statement.of.policy.as.outlined.in.its.organi-
zational.manual
If.some.facets.of.the.safety.and.health.effort.are.not.going.well,.this.individual.
will.usually.be.held.accountable.although.the.authority.to.rectify.the.existing.prob-
lem. may. not. exist.. Usually. the. safety. and. health. person. is. a. staff. position,. which.
seldom.allows.him.or.her.to.interfere.in.any.way.with.the.line.function.of.produc-
tion..Without.some.authority.to.impact.the.line.function.when.necessary,.the.safety.
and. health. professional. has. little. clout. as. to. worksite. implementation. of. the. com-
pany's.safety.and.health.effort..Accountability.must.go.beyond.the.safety.and.health.
professional.. Dan Petersen,. a. noted. safety. expert,. espouses. that. what. is. desired. is.
“safe production.”
the lIne suPervIsor
The.individual.with.the.most.impact.on.workplace.safety.and.health.must.be.the.line.
supervisor..Almost.everything.that.is.communicated.to.the.workers.comes.from.the.
supervisor..The.irst-line.supervisor.sets.the.tone.for.his.or.her.workplace.and.is.the.
role.model.for.the.company.by.conveying,.implementing,.supporting,.and.enforcing.
