Environmental Engineering Reference
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Do. employees. understand. and. accept. the. results. of. accident. and. near-miss.
investi.gations?.Do.employees.mention.a.tendency.on.management's.part.to.blame.
the.injured.employee?.Do.employees.believe.that.all.hazards.contributing.to.acci-
dents.are.corrected.or.controlled?
Are.accidents.sometimes.caused,.at.least.in.part,.by.factors.that.might.also.have.
contributed.to.previous.near-misses.that.were.not.investigated.or.accidents.that.were.
too.supericially.investigated?
i njury AnD i llnEss P AttErn A nAlysis
In.addition.to.the.required.OSHA.log,.are.careful.records.kept.of.irst.aid.injuries.
and. illnesses. that. might. not. immediately. appear. to. be. work. related?. Is. there. any.
periodic,.written.analysis.of.the.patterns.of.near-misses,.injuries,.and.illnesses.that.
may.show,.over.time,.previously.unrecognized.connections.between.incidents.that.
indicate.unrecognized.hazards.need.correction.or.control?
Looking.at.the.OSHA.200.log.and,.where.applicable,.irst.aid.logs,.are.there.pat-
terns.of.illness.or.injury.that.should.have.been.analyzed.for.previously.undetected.
hazards?.Is.there.an.occupational.nurse.or.doctor.on.the.worksite?.Are.employees.
suffering.from.ordinary.illnesses.encouraged.to.see.a.nearby.healthcare.provider?.
Are.the.records.of.those.visits.analyzed.for.clusters.of.illness.that.might.be.work.
related?
Do.employees.mention.illnesses.or.injuries.that.seem.work.related.to.them,.but.
that.have.not.been.analyzed.for.previously.undetected.hazards?
AssessIng the key comPonents oF
hAzArd PreventIon And control
A PProPriAtE u sE of E nginEEring C ontrols , w ork P rACtiCEs ,
P ErsonAl P rotECtivE E quiPmEnt , AnD A DministrAtivE C ontrols
If.there.are.documented.comprehensive.surveys,.are.they.accompanied.by.a.plan.for.
systematic.prevention.or.control.of.hazards.found?.If.there.is.a.written.plan,.does.it.
show.that.the.best.method.of.hazard.protection.was.chosen?.Are.there.written.safe.
work.procedures?.If.respirators.are.used,.is.there.a.written.respirator.program?
Do.employees.say.they.have.been.trained.in.and.have.ready.access.to.reliable,.
safe.work.procedures?.Do.employees.say.they.have.dificulty.accomplishing.their.
work.because.of.unwieldy.controls.meant.to.protect.them?.Do.employees.ever.men-
tion. personal. protective. equipment,. work. procedures,. or. engineering. controls. as.
interfering.with.their.ability.to.work.safely?.Do.employees.who.use.PPE.understand.
why.they.use.it.and.how.to.maintain.it?.Do.employees.who.use.PPE.indicate.that.the.
rules.for.PPE.use.are.consistently.and.fairly.enforced?.Do.employees.indicate.that.
safe.work.procedures.are.fairly.and.consistently.enforced?
Are.controls.meant.to.protect.workers.actually.putting.them.at.risk.or.not.pro-
viding.enough.protection?.Are.employees.engaging.in.unsafe.practices.or.creating.
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