Environmental Engineering Reference
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employees.at.all.levels.being.held.accountable.for.safety.and.health.responsibilities,.
including. safe. work. practices?. Is. accountability. accomplished. through. either. per-
formance.evaluations.affecting.pay.or.promotions,.or.through.disciplinary.action?
When.you.ask.employees.what.happens.to.people.who.violate.safety.and.health.
rules.or.safe.work.practices,.do.they.indicate.that.rule.breakers.are.clearly.and.con-
sistently.held.accountable?.Do.hourly.employees.indicate.that.supervisors.and.man-
agers.genuinely.care.about.meeting.safety.and.health.responsibilities?.When.asked.
what.happens.when.rules.are.broken,.do.hourly.employees.complain.that.supervisors.
and.managers.do.not.follow.rules.and.are.never.disciplined.for.infractions?
Are. hazards. occurring. because. employees,. supervisors,. or. managers. are. not.
being. held. accountable. for. their. safety. and. health. responsibilities?. Are. identiied.
hazards. not. being. corrected. because. persons. assigned. that. responsibility. are. not.
being.held.accountable?
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Are.there.written.policies.for.on-site.contractors?.Are.contractors'.rates.and.safety.
and.health.programs.reviewed.before.selection?.Do.contracts.require.contractors.to.
follow.site.safety.and.health.rules?.Are.there.means.for.removing.a.contractor.who.
violates.the.rules?
Do.employees.describe.hazardous.conditions.created.by.contract.employees?.Are.
employees.comfortable.with.reporting.hazards.created.by.contractors?.Do.contract.
employees.feel.they.are.covered.by.the.same,.or.the.same.quality,.safety.and.health.
program.as.regular.site.employees?
Do.areas.where.contractors.are.working.appear.to.be.in.the.same,.better,.or.worse.
condition. as. areas. where. regular. site. employees. are. working?. Does. the. working.
relationship.between.site.and.contract.employees.appear.cordial?
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Are.there.documents.that.provide.comprehensive.analysis.of.all.potential.safety.and.
health.hazards.of.the.worksite?.Are.there.documents.that.provide.both.the.analysis.
of.potential.safety.and.health.hazards.for.each.new.facility,.equipment,.material,.or.
process.and.the.means.for.eliminating.or.controlling.such.hazards?.Does.documen-
tation.exist.outlining.the.step-by-step.analysis.of.hazards.in.each.part.of.each.job,.
so.that.you.can.clearly.discern.the.evolution.of.decisions.on.safe.work.procedures?.
If complicated.processes.exist,.with.a.potential.for.catastrophic.impact.from.an.acci-
dent.but.low.probability.of.such.accident.(as.in.nuclear.power.or.chemical.produc-
tion),.are.there.documents.analyzing.the.potential.hazards.in.each.part.of.the.process.
and.the.means.to.prevent.or.control.them?.If.there.are.processes.with.a.potential.for.
catastrophic.impact.from.an.accident.but.low.probability.of.an.accident,.have.analy-
ses.such.as.“fault.tree”.or.“what.if?”.been.documented.to.ensure.suficient.backup.
systems.for.worker.protection.in.the.event.of.multiple.control.failures?
