Environmental Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
Do. employees. complain. that. new. facilities,. equipment,. materials,. or. processes.
are.hazardous?.Do.any.employees.say.they.have.been.involved.in.job.safety.analysis.
or.process.review.and.are.satisied.with.the.results?.Does.the.safety.and.health.staff.
indicate.ignorance.of.existing.or.potential.hazards.at.the.worksite?.Does.the.occu-
pational.nurse,.doctor,.or.other.healthcare.provider.understand.the.potential.occupa-
tional.diseases.and.health.effects.in.this.worksite?
Have.hazards.appeared.in.areas.where.management.did.not.realize.there.was.the.
potential?. Where. workers. have. faithfully. followed. job. procedures,. have. accidents.
or.near-misses.occurred.because.of.hidden.hazards?.Have.hazards.been.discovered.
in. the. design. of. new. facilities,. equipment,. materials,. and. processes. after. use. had.
begun?. Have. accidents. or. near-misses. occurred. when. two. or. more. failures. in. the.
hazard.control.system.occurred.at.the.same.time,.surprising.everyone?
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If.inspection.reports.are.written,.do.they.show.that.inspections.are.done.on.a.regular.
basis?.Do.the.hazards.found.indicate.a.good.ability.to.recognize.hazards.typical.of.
this.industry?.Are.hazards.found.during.inspections.tracked.to.complete.correction?.
What. is. the. relationship. between. hazards. uncovered. during. inspections. and. those.
implicated.in.injuries.or.illness?
Do.employees.indicate.that.they.see.inspections.being.conducted,.and.that.these.
inspections.appear.thorough?.Are.the.hazards.discovered.during.accident.investi-
gations.ones.that.should.have.been.recognized.and.corrected.by.the.regular.inspec-
tion.process?
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Is.the.system.for.written.reports.being.used.frequently?.Are.valid.hazards.that.have.
been. reported. by. employees. tracked. to. complete. correction?. Are. the. responses.
timely.and.adequate?
Do.employees.know.who.to.contact.and.what.to.do.if.they.see.something.they.
believe. to. be. hazardous. to. themselves. or. co-workers?. Do. employees. think. that.
responses.to.their.reports.of.hazards.are.timely.and.adequate?.Do.employees.say.that.
sometimes. when. they. report. a. hazard,. they. hear. nothing. further. about. it?. Do. any.
employees.say.that.they.or.other.workers.are.being.harassed,.oficially.or.otherwise,.
for.reporting.hazards?
Are.hazards.ever.found.where.employees.could.have.reasonably.been.expected.to.
have.recognized.and.reported.them?.When.hazards.are.found,.is.there.evidence.that.
employees.complained.repeatedly.but.to.no.avail?
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Do.accident.investigation.reports.show.a.thorough.analysis.of.causes,.rather.than.a.ten-
dency.to.automatically.blame.the.injured.employee?.Are.near-misses.(.property.damage.
or.close.calls).investigated.using.the.same.techniques.as.accident.investigations?.Are.
hazards.identiied.as.contributing.to.accidents.or.near-misses.tracked.to.correction?
