Safety Business

Safety Management
Course Objectives
Help you decide that safety IS

everybodys business, and why
Provide you with an understanding of

accident causes
Explain safety responsibilities

For both employees and employers
Introduce you to specific safety topics

Fire safety, lab safety, office safety
Accidents
Definition
An unplanned, unwanted event or
happening which produces injury,
death or property damage.
Accident Statistics
2% are acts of God
88% are a result of unsafe acts

(human failure)
10% are due to unsafe conditions
98% could have been prevented by

knowing how to recognize, correct and
report unsafe acts and conditions
Question
What have I got to lose?
What have you got to lose?

YOUR EYES
Watching TV
A sunset
A good book
A friends smile
An attractive
person

YOUR
HEARING
A friends laughter
Morning birds
A rock concert
The call of your
name

YOUR HANDS
A softball game
Buttoning your shirt
Driving a vehicle
Holding hands with
a special person

YOUR BACK
Playing on the
beach
Getting into your
car
Skiing
Dancing
A good nights
sleep

YOUR LEGS
Walking on the
beach
Playing golf or
tennis
Running & hiking
Riding a bike
Sports in general

YOUR LIFE
The remainder of
today, every
tomorrow. The
entire rest of your
life.
What have I got to lose?

Eyes
Hands
Legs
Life
Hearing
Back
Thats what youve

got to lose!
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Why Worry about Safety?
Why do you need to be concerned

about safety?
W
C
Loss
Pain!
EPA
Lost
time
$$$
$
Hur
t
DOL
Why Worry: Common Reasons

1.
Getting hurt isnt fun!!!
Not All Pain is Gain

Nobody likes getting hurt
Healthy employees are more
productive employees

1.
2.

Cost of Accidents
Cost of Accidents
Direct Costs
Medical Costs (including workers comp)
Indemnity Payments
Indirect Costs
Time Lost (by worker and supervisor)

Schedule delays
Training new employees
Cleanup time / equipment repairs
Legal fees
Cost of Accidents:
The Iceberg Effect
On average, the
indirect costs of
accidents exceed the
direct costs by a 4:1
ratio

1.
2.
3.

Cost of Accidents
Legal Issues and Liability
As a result of safety violations:

You can be named in a lawsuit
Criminal charges may be filed against you
You can be cited by an enforcement
agency
You can be fined by an enforcement
agency
Your lab/workplace can be shut down by
an enforcement agency
You can have

criminal charges
filed against you.
Negligent
supervisors and
employers have
been charged with
manslaughter
Cease and desist orders: if the

violations are serious enough,
agencies such as DOLE and OSHA
can (and will) shut down the job site
until the problems are corrected.
So how do you protect

yourself?
????????
Understanding Accident
Causes
Accidents are caused by:

Unsafe conditions
Unsafe acts
Accident Causes
Unsafe Conditions
Easiest to correct (and very cost effective)
Easiest to prevent
Safety audits
Safety inspections
Maintenance schedules for equipment
Encouraging employee reporting
Good housekeeping
Accident Causes
Unsafe Acts
Most difficult to address
Changing behavior isnt easy
Best prevented by developing a safety

culture
Safety Cultures
Establish accountability for safety
Define safety responsibilities
Establishing Accountability:
Performance Evaluations
Employees should be evaluated on their

safety performance
Doing a job correctly includes doing it safely
Job description revisions may include

generic job descriptions with:
Must follow all general and safety policies and
procedures as established by the department,
college/division, and university.
Establishing Accountability
Charge back systems

Safety goals
Accident costs
Equipment damage
Lost time
Accident rates
First aid #s
Workers comp #s
Safety Activities
Safety meetings, inspections, using PPE
Defining Responsibilities
Employee responsibilities include:

Recognizing safety hazards
Reporting safety hazards
Maintaining good housekeeping
Working safely
Using personal protective equipment
(PPE)
Making the most of safety training
Employer responsibilities include:

Providing access to information
Haz Com - MSDSs, written program
Bloodborne Pathogens written program
Lab Safety chemical hygiene plan
Employer responsibilities (cont.)

Providing personal protective equipment
From OSHA 1910.132: Protective equipment, including

personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head,
and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices,
and protective shields and barriers, shall be provided,
used, and maintained in a sanitary and reliable
condition wherever it is necessary by reason of
hazards of processes or environment, chemical
hazards, radiological hazards, or mechanical irritants
encountered in a manner capable of causing injury or
impairment in the function of any part of the body
through absorption, inhalation or physical contact.

Providing training
Hazard Communications
Annual & within first 30 days of employment, also
when new hazards are introduced
Quarterly safety training (required by state)

Special programs
Laboratory
Bloodborne pathogens
Respirators
Forklifts

OSHA General Duty Clause: Each
employer
Has the general duty to furnish each

employee with employment and places of
employment free from recognized hazards
causing or likely to cause death or serious
physical harm.
The specific duty of complying with safety and

health standards promulgated under the act.
So what does all this mean?

It means that safety is everybodys
business.
From the moral aspect to the legal
aspect, we all benefit from a safe work
environment.

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Safety Management

Help you decide that safety IS

Provide you with an understanding of

Explain safety responsibilities

Introduce you to specific safety topics

88% are a result of unsafe acts

98% could have been prevented by

What have I got to lose?

What have you got to lose?

What have you got to lose?

What have you got to lose?

What have you got to lose?

What have you got to lose?

What have you got to lose?

What have I got to lose?

Thats what youve

Why Worry about Safety?

Why do you need to be concerned

Why Worry: Common Reasons

Getting hurt isnt fun!!!

Not All Pain is Gain

Why Worry: Common Reasons

Getting hurt isnt fun!!!

Time Lost (by worker and supervisor)

Why Worry: Common Reasons

Getting hurt isnt fun!!!

Legal Issues and Liability

As a result of safety violations:

Legal Issues and Liability

You can have

Legal Issues and Liability

Cease and desist orders: if the

So how do you protect

Accidents are caused by:

Changing behavior isnt easy

Best prevented by developing a safety

Establish accountability for safety

Define safety responsibilities

Employees should be evaluated on their

Job description revisions may include

Charge back systems

Employee responsibilities include:

Employer responsibilities include:

Haz Com - MSDSs, written program

Bloodborne Pathogens written program

Lab Safety chemical hygiene plan

Employer responsibilities (cont.)

From OSHA 1910.132: Protective equipment, including

Employer responsibilities (cont.)

Quarterly safety training (required by state)

Employer responsibilities (cont.)

Has the general duty to furnish each

The specific duty of complying with safety and

So what does all this mean?

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