Environmental Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
tABle 2.1
effectiveness of safety and health Programs Findings
Fact
statement
Findings
1.
Do.not.have.separate.budget.for.safety.
43%.more.accidents
2.
No.training.for.new.hires.
52%.more.accidents
3.
No.outside.sources.for.safety.training.
59%.more.accidents
4.
No.speciic.training.for.supervisors.
62%.more.accidents
5.
Do.not.conduct.safety.inspections.
40%.more.accidents
6.
No.written.safety.program.compared.with.companies.that.have.written.
programs.
106%.more.accidents
7.
Those.using.canned.programs.not.self-generated.
43%.more.accidents
8.
No.written.safety.program.
130%.more.accidents
9.
No.employee.safety.committees.
74%.more.accidents
10.
No.membership.in.professional.safety.organizations.
64%.more.accidents
11.
No.established.system.to.recognize.safety.accomplishments.
81%.more.accidents
12.
Did.not.document/review.accident.reports,.and.reviewers.did.not.have.
safety.as.part.of.their.job.responsibility.
122%.more.accidents
13.
Did.not.hold.supervisor.accountable.for.safety.through.merit.salary.
reviews.
39%.more.accidents
14.
Top.management.did.not.actively.promote.safety.awareness.
470%.more.accidents
•.
Train.new.personnel
•.
Ensure.that.supervisors.are.trained
•.
Have.a.written.safety.and.health.program
•.
Hold.supervisors.accountable.for.safety.and.health
•.
Respond.to.safety.complaints.and.investigate.accidents
•.
Conduct.safety.audits
Other.reinements.can.always.be.part.of.the.safety.and.health.program,.which.will.
help.in.reducing.workplace.injuries.and.illnesses..They.include.more.worker.involve-
ment.(e.g.,.joint.labor/management.committees),.incentive.or.recognition.programs,.
getting.outside.help.from.a.consultant.or.safety.association,.and.setting.safety.and.
health.goals.
A.decrease.in.occupational.incidents.that.result.in.injury,.illness,.or.damage.to.prop-
erty.is.enough.reason.to.develop.and.implement.a.written.safety.and.health.program.
reAsons For A comPrehensIve sAFety ProgrAm
The.three.major.considerations.involved.in.the.development.of.a.safety.program.are
.
1.. Humanitarian:
•.
Safe.operation.of.workplaces.is.a.moral.obligation.imposed.by.modern.
society.. This. obligation. includes. consideration. for. loss. of. life,. human.
pain.and.suffering,.family.suffering.and.hardships,.etc.
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