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14 Elements of A Successful Safety & Health Program

This document outlines 14 elements of a successful safety and health program: 1) Hazard recognition, evaluation and control to identify and address risks. 2) Workplace design and engineering to incorporate safety into facilities. 3) Safety performance management by setting standards and accountability. It emphasizes the importance of regulatory compliance, occupational health programs, information collection and analysis, employee involvement, training, organizational communication, and managing external risks to create a comprehensive safety culture.

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14 Elements of A Successful Safety & Health Program

This document outlines 14 elements of a successful safety and health program: 1) Hazard recognition, evaluation and control to identify and address risks. 2) Workplace design and engineering to incorporate safety into facilities. 3) Safety performance management by setting standards and accountability. It emphasizes the importance of regulatory compliance, occupational health programs, information collection and analysis, employee involvement, training, organizational communication, and managing external risks to create a comprehensive safety culture.

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14 ELEMENTS OF A SUCCESSFUL SAFETY &

HEALTH PROGRAM

14 ELEMENTS OF A SUCCESSFUL SAFETY & HEALTH PROGRAM


Element 1: Hazard Recognition, Evaluation and Control. Establishing and


maintaining safe and healthful conditions required indenifing hazards,

evaluating their pontential effects, developing ways to eliminate or control


them and planning action priorities.This process is the essence of successful


safety and health management.

Element 2:Workplace Design and Engineering Safety and health issues are most
easily and economically  addressed when facilities, processes and equipment are

being designed. Organizations must incorporate safety into workplace design,

production processes and  selection.They also need to evaluate and modify or

replace exisiting processes, equipment and facilities to make them safer. We

explore how the design and function of the workplace can complement safety
and
health goals, minimize exposure to hazards and promote safe practices.

Element 3: Safety Performance Management As in all areas of operations,


standards must be set for safety performance. They should reflect applicable
regulatory requirements, additional voluntary guidelines and best business

practices. We describe how managers, supervisors and employees can be made

responsible and held accountable for meeting standards within their control. We

look at how job performance appraisals can reflect performance in safety and

health, as well as in other areas.

Element 4: Regulatory Compliance Management The Occupational Safety and Health


Administration (OSHA), the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) and

state safety and health agencies establish and enforce safety and health

regulations.Other agencies, such as the Environmental Protection Agency,


also
issue and enforce regulations relating to safety and health in the United

States. We discuss key aspects of international regulations in the European


Union, Canada and Mexico. Staying informed about and complying with regulations
are essential goals of safety and health programs.We also look briefly at

conducting regulatory compliance inspections.

Element 5: Occupational Health Occupational health programs range from the


simple to the complex. At a minimun, such programs address the immediate needs

of injured or ill employees by providing first aid and responce to emergencies.

More elaborate medical services may incude medical surveillance programs and

provision for an in-house medical capability. In addition, some companies are

beginning to focus on off-the-job safety and health through employee wellness

and similar programs.

ELEMENT 6: Information Collection Safety and health activities, including


inspections, record keeping, industrial hygine surveys and other occupational
health assessments, injury/illness/incident investigations and performance
reviews, produce a large quantity of data. Safety and health professionals must
collect and analyze this data. Small incidents often provide early warning of
more serious safety or health problems. Complete and accurate records can be
used to identify hazards, measure safety performance and improvement, and
through analyses, help identify patterns.

ELEMENT 7: Employee Involvement Design and engineering controls are limited in


their ability to reduce hazards. Companies now understand that their real
assets are people, not machinery, and they also realize that employees must
recognize their stake in a safe and healthful workplace. As employees become
more involved in planning, implementation and improvement, they see the need for
safer work practices. Solutions to safety and health problems often come from
affected employees. We look at how employees can contribute to safety and health
objectives through safety committees and teams.

ELEMENT 8: Motivation, Behavior, and Attitudes Movtivation aims at changing


behavior and attitudes to create a safer, healthier workplace. This elements
describe two general approches organizations use to motivate employees and
stresses the role that visible management leadership plays in changing unsafe or
unhealthy behaviors and attitudes. It also describes three motivational
techniques: communications, incentives/awards/recognition and employee surveys.

ELEMENT 9:Training and  Orientation New and transferred employees must become
familiar with company policies and procedures and learn how to perform thier
jobs safely and efficiently. The use of on-the-job, classroom and specialty
training can contribute to a successful safety and health program. A complete
program includes hazard recognition, regulatory compliance and prevention. The
training is reinforced through regular follow-up with both new and veteran
employees.

ELEMENT 10: Organizational Communications Effective communication within the


organization keeps employees informed about policies, procedures, goals and
progress. We see how to spread the word about safety and health programs inside
the company through the use of bulletin board notices,newsletters, meeting and
other devices. Effective two-way communications between employees and managers
is critical as is publicizing safety and health information in the community.

ELEMENT 11:Management and Control of External Exposures Todays safety and health
programs must address risks beyond the organizations walls. We described the
kinds of contingency plans and "what if" worst-case scenarios that are part of
planning for disasters, contractor activities and product and other liability
exposures.
ELEMENT 12:Environmental Management Environmental management often requires a
complete program of its own and is addressed in a separate volume, 7 Elements of
Successful

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