Environmental Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
Safety and health training
.should.cover.the.safety.and.health.responsibilities.of.
all.personnel.who.work.at.the.site.or.affect.its.operations..It.is.most.effective.when.
incorporated.into.other.training.about.performance.requirements.and.job.practices..
It. should. include. all. subjects. and. areas. necessary. to. address. the. hazards. at. the.
site.. Knowledgeable. persons. conduct. safety. and. health. training. that. is. scheduled,.
assessed,.and.documented..Training.covers.all.necessary.topics.and.situations,.and.
includes.all.persons.working.at.the.site.(hourly.employees,.supervisors,.managers,.
contractors,.and.part-time.and.temporary.employees)..Employees.participate.in.creat-
ing.site-speciic.training.methods.and.materials..Employees.are.trained.to.recognize.
inadequate. responses. to. reported. program. violations.. A. retrievable. recordkeeping.
system. provides. for. appropriate. retraining,. makeup. training,. and. modiications. to.
training.as.the.result.of.evaluations.
In.all.actuality,.what.probably.will.exist.is.something.somewhere.between.a.good.
effort.and.the.ideals.previously.espoused.
Managers.must.demonstrate.commitment.by.developing.a.good.safety.and.health.
program.and.allocating.resources.speciically.for.safety..No.safety.and.health.pro-
gram.should.be.developed.by.management.in.a.vacuum..The.best.way.to.gain.com-
mitment.and.ownership.is.to.actively.involve.all.supervisors.and.employees.in.the.
safety.and.health.program.development.and.implementation.process..This.approach.
will.make.it.truly.effective.
Supervisors.must.assume.the.key.role.and.model.safety.and.health.directives.in.the.
workplace..They.must.understand.that.they.are.responsible.for.the.safety.and.health.
of.those.who.work.with.them..These.same.supervisors.should.be.held.accountable.
for.their.safety.performance.
Safety. and. health. programs. must. go. beyond. management's. commitment..
Managers.and.supervisors.must.make.an.effort.to.ensure.that.hazards.are.identiied.
and.reported.when.observed..Those.hazards.then.must.be.removed.from.the.work-
place.or,.at.the.very.least,.controlled,.to.mitigate.the.potential.danger..If..employees.
are. not. trained. in. hazard. recognition. and. safe. work. procedures,. they. cannot. be.
expected.to.perform.their.work.in.a.safe.manner.
The.motivation.to.perform.safely.is.critical.to.safe.performance.once.the.worker.is.
trained..If.an.employee.senses.that.the.environment.is.not.safe,.if.it.is.not.conducive.
to.their.working.in.a.safe.manner,.and.if.their.efforts.toward.safety.are.not.recog-
nized,.then.even.trained.workers.will.not.be.motivated.to.perform.safely..Employees.
will.not.follow.leadership.that.it.views.as.only.supericial.with.regard.to.safety.and.
health.on.the.job.
Employees. must. feel. motivated. and. comfortable. about. reporting. hazards. as. a.
part.of.an.accident.prevention.effort.of.the.company..In.like.manner,.accidents.and.
injuries.should.be.reported.so.that.the.facts.relevant.to.causes.of.events.can.be.deter-
mined.without.becoming.a.fault-inding.witch.hunt..Fault-inding.certainly.will.not.
foster.an.honest.search.for.the.root.causes.and.possible.prevention.of.the.occurrence.
and.reoccurrence.of.various.types.of.serious.occupational.events.
When.an.accident.occurs,.the.questions.to.ask.are:.Who?.What?.When?.Where?.
Why?.How?.You.will.want.to.know.what.failed.and.what.allowed.the.unsafe.con-
dition. or. act. to. exist.. The. answer. is. called. the. root. cause. of. the. event.. Your. inal.
.question.should.ask:.How.can.I.prevent.this.from.occurring.again?
