Environmental Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
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. All.tools.necessary.to.implement.a.good.safety.and.health.program.are.
more.than.adequate.and.effectively.used..The.management.safety.and.health.
representative.has.expertise.appropriate.to.facility.size.and.process,.and.has.
access.to.professional.advice.when.needed..Safety.and.health.budgets.and.
funding.procedures.are.reviewed.periodically.for.adequacy.
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Contractor.safety.in.an.effective.safety.and.health.program.protects.all.per-
sonnel. on. the. worksite,. including. the. employees. of. contractors. and. sub-
contractors.. It. is. the. responsibility. of. management. to. address. contractor.
safety..The.site's.safety.and.health.program.ensures.protection.of.everyone.
employed.at.the.worksite,.that.is,.regular.full-time.employees,.contractors,.
and.temporary.and.part-time.employees.
Workplace analysis
.would.include.the.following:
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Survey. and. hazard. analysis. in. an. effective,. proactive. safety. and. health.
program.will.seek.to.identify.and.analyze.all.hazards..In.large.or.complex.
workplaces,.components.of.such.analysis.are.the.comprehensive.survey.and.
analyses.of.job.hazards.and.changes.in.conditions..Regular.surveys,.includ-
ing. documented. comprehensive. workplace. hazard. evaluations,. are. con-
ducted.by.certiied.safety.and.health.professionals.or.professional.engineers,.
etc.. Corrective. action. is. documented. and. hazard. inventories. are. updated..
Hazard.analysis.is.integrated.into.the.design,.development,.implementation,.
and.changing.of.all.processes.and.work.practices.
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Inspections. are. conducted. to. identify. new. or. previously. missed. hazards.
and.failures.in.hazard.controls;.an.effective.safety.and.health.program.will.
include. regular. site. inspections.. Inspections. are. planned. and. overseen. by.
certiied.safety.or.health.professionals..Statistically.valid.random.audits.of.
compliance. with. all. elements. of. the. safety. and. health. program. are. con-
ducted..Observations.are.analyzed.to.evaluate.progress.
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A. reliable. hazard. reporting. system. enables. employees,. without. fear. of.
reprisal,.to.notify.management.of.conditions.that.appear.hazardous.and.to.
receive.timely.and.appropriate.responses..Management.responds.to.reports.
of.hazards.in.writing.within.speciied.time.frames..The.workforce.readily.
identiies. and. self-corrects. hazards;. they. are. supported. by. management.
when.they.do.so.
Accident and record analysis
.would.include.the.following:
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Accident. investigation. is. an. effective. part. of. a. program. that. provides. for.
investigation. of. accidents. and. “near-miss”. incidents,. so. that. their. causes,.
and.the.means.for.their.prevention,.are.identiied..All.loss-producing.acci-
dents.and.“near-misses”.are.investigated.for.root.causes.by.teams.or.indi-
viduals.that.include.trained.safety.personnel.and.employees.
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Data.analysis.in.an.effective.program.will.analyze.injury.and.illness.records.
for. indications. of. sources. and. locations. of. hazards,. and. jobs. that. experi-
ence.higher.numbers.of.injuries..By.analyzing.injury.and.illness.trends.over.
