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Effective Health and
Safety Committees –
Part One
This material was produced under the grant SH-20839-SHO from the Occupational Safety
and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor. It does not necessarily reflect the
views or policies of the U.S. Department of Labor, nor does mention of trade names,
commercial products, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.
Objectives
• By the end of this session, you will know
the:
– Hazards associated with your workplace and best
methods to control for them
– Key elements for well-functioning health and
safety committees
– Basic legal requirements for health and safety in
your workplace
Key Principles of Health and Safety
• Employer is responsible for maintaining a safe and
healthy workplace
• Employees should be involved in developing policies
and programs
• There should be no sanctions for H&S related
activities
• Employer should implement best and most effective
practices/policies to protect workers from hazards
Overview of Hazards
What’s going on in your
workplace?
4
Images by: Diamond Rubber Products' photostream
CHEMICAL & DUST
HAZARDS
(cleaning products,
pesticides, asbestos, etc.)
BIOLOGICAL
HAZARDS
(mold, insects/pests,
communicable diseases, etc.)
ERGONOMIC
HAZARDS
(repetition, lifting, awkward
postures, etc.)
WORK
ORGANIZATION
HAZARDS
Things that cause STRESS!
SAFETY HAZARDS
(slips, trips and falls, faulty
equipment, etc.)
PHYSICAL HAZARDS
(noise, temperature
extremes, radiation, etc.)
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Data, 2009
• Injury and illness rate for public workers
significantly higher than among private
industry workers
– (5.8 vs. 3.6 cases per 100 workers)
• Custodians fall into the top 5 in these
categories:
– highest number of days away from work
– musculoskeletal injury incidents
Rank and File Survey Results
• THIS PAGE WILL VARY FOR EACH
LOCAL UNION
Hierarchy of Controls
Requires a physical
change to the
workplace
Requires
worker to
wear
something
Elimination/Substitution
Requires worker or
employer to do
something
Most
Effective
Least
Effective
CONTROLS: Engineering
CONTROL AT THE SOURCE!
Limits the hazard but doesn’t entirely remove it.
Local Exhaust
Other
Examples:
Mechanical Guards
Wet Methods for
Dust
Enclosures/Isolation
Dilution Ventilation
Proper
equipment Re-designed Tools
Image: by Kare_Products
Image: by JohnRH4's photostream
Image: by purpleslog’s photostream
CONTROLS: Administrative
Aimed at Reducing Employee Exposure to Hazards
but Not Removing Them!
 Changes in work procedures such as:
 Written safety policies/rules
 Schedule changes, such as:
 Lengthened or Additional Rest Breaks
 Job Rotation
 Adjusting the Work Pace
 Training with the goal of reducing the duration,
frequency and severity of exposure to
hazards
CONTROLS: PPE
Personal Protective Equipment
Control of LAST RESORT!
 Special Clothing
 Eye Protection
 Hearing Protection
 Respiratory Protection
11
CONTROL IS AT THE WORKER!
Hierarchy of Controls
Requires a physical
change to the
workplace
Requires
worker to
wear
something
Elimination/Substitution
Requires worker or
employer to do
something
Most
Effective
Least
Effective
Major Elements of an
Effective Safety and Health
Program
Management Commitment and
Employee Involvement
Worksite Analysis
Hazard Prevention and Control
Safety and Health Training
Management Commitment and
Employee Involvement Go
Together!
– Top management
involvement should be
visible and have authority
and resources to
implement program
– Employee involvement in the
program and in decisions
that affect their safety and
health should be encouraged
Management Commitment &
Employee Involvement
– A clearly stated worksite policy should
be established and communicated with
specific goals and objectives.
– All aspects of the program should have
assigned responsibility and accountability.
– Program operations need to be reviewed
at least annually, to evaluate and make
revisions as needed.
Worksite Analysis
• Identify all existing hazards and
conditions that might create new
hazards
• An efficient program includes actively
analyzing the work and the worksite
to anticipate and prevent harmful
occurrences
Hazard Prevention and Control
• Triggered by a determination that a hazard or
potential hazard exists.
– Where feasible, prevent hazards by effective
design of job or job site.
– Where elimination is not feasible, control hazards
to prevent unsafe and unhealthful exposure.
– Elimination or control must be accomplished in a
timely manner.
Safety and Health Training
• Address the safety and health responsibilities
of all personnel.
• Ensure that all employees understand the
hazards to which they may be exposed and
how to prevent harm to themselves and
others.
• Ensure that managers understand their safety
and health responsibilities.
What standards or regulations exist
for the hazards you identified?
19
• Requires most employers with
more than 10 workers to keep
a log of injuries and illnesses.
 Workers have the right to review the
current log, as well as the logs stored for
the past 5 years.
 Workers also have the right to view the
annually posted summary of the injuries
and illnesses (OSHA 300A).
Recordkeeping
OSHA 300 Log
• Used to document and
classify work-related
injuries and illnesses
and severity of each
case.
• Annual summary shows
totals of injuries and
illnesses for the year in
each category.
• Summary must be
posted in a visible
location February 1
through April 30 each
year.
• Exposure
Records
– Environmental and
biological
monitoring
• Personal
• Workplace
– Material Safety
Data Sheets
• Medical Records
– Questionnaires
– Results of examinations
– Laboratory tests
– Medical opinions, diagnoses,
etc.
– First aid records
– Description of treatments
Access to Exposure and Medical
Records: 1910.1020
OSHA Office of Training
and Education
23
Hazard Communication
Standard 1910.1200
Hazard
Communication
Program
Container
Labeling
Material Safety
Data Sheet
MSDS
Program
Label
To ensure that employers and employees know about
work hazards and how to protect themselves so that the
incidence of illnesses and injuries due to hazardous
chemicals is reduced.
Occupational Exposure to
Hazardous Chemicals in the
Laboratory 1910.1450
• Requires a Chemical Hygiene
Plan
– Capable of protecting
employees from health
hazards associated with
hazardous chemicals in that
laboratory
– Capable of keeping
exposures below the limits
• Requires:
– Standard Operating
Procedure
– Employee information
and training
– Designation of Chemical
Hygiene Officer
Plan shall be readily available to
employees and employee
representatives
Blood-borne Pathogen
Standard 1910.1030
• Purpose: To Prevent Needle sticks and Other
Exposures at Work to Blood and Body Fluids
that Contain Blood
• Employer Responsibilities:
– Identify Workers at Risk
– Provide Safe Needles
– Ensure Universal Precautions are Practiced
– Provide Personal Protective Equipment
– Provide Prompt Evaluation and Treatment
– Provide Hepatitis B Vaccinations
– Recordkeeping
– Train Workers Annually
Asbestos Hazard Emergency
Response Act – AHERA
• Requires Employers to:
– Establish Asbestos Management Plan for every school
site
– Conduct regular inspections and assess conditions of
ACB
– Provide training for custodial/maintenance staff in
general awareness and more extensive training for
workers doing small jobs and/or emergency cleanups
– Covers state and local workers who perform asbestos
work who aren’t covered by OSHA
26
Applies to all
schools!
Finding Information
• What reports,
logs and
documents
should be
collected and
reviewed by the
committee?
• How often
should they be
reviewed?
27
How do you think you should
ask for these programs and
records?
Image: nebarnix's photostream
Committee Resources
• What training do you feel you need to
be a better committee member?
Legal Assistance,
contacts?
Union resources?
Other allies/expertise?
Who?
TIME, TIME, TIME……..
• Valuable resource for information
on all types of hazard exposures
• Can conduct Health Hazard
Evaluations (HHE) if requested
by union or members
Next Steps: Your
Homework Assignment!
• Employer compliance!
–Using checklists to research
what’s going on in the workplace.
• Hazard Communication
• Access to Medical and Exposure Records
• Bloodborne Pathogens
• Asbestos
• Occupational Exposure to Hazardous
Chemicals in the Laboratory
30

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  • 1. Effective Health and Safety Committees – Part One This material was produced under the grant SH-20839-SHO from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor. It does not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the U.S. Department of Labor, nor does mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.
  • 2. Objectives • By the end of this session, you will know the: – Hazards associated with your workplace and best methods to control for them – Key elements for well-functioning health and safety committees – Basic legal requirements for health and safety in your workplace
  • 3. Key Principles of Health and Safety • Employer is responsible for maintaining a safe and healthy workplace • Employees should be involved in developing policies and programs • There should be no sanctions for H&S related activities • Employer should implement best and most effective practices/policies to protect workers from hazards
  • 4. Overview of Hazards What’s going on in your workplace? 4 Images by: Diamond Rubber Products' photostream
  • 5. CHEMICAL & DUST HAZARDS (cleaning products, pesticides, asbestos, etc.) BIOLOGICAL HAZARDS (mold, insects/pests, communicable diseases, etc.) ERGONOMIC HAZARDS (repetition, lifting, awkward postures, etc.) WORK ORGANIZATION HAZARDS Things that cause STRESS! SAFETY HAZARDS (slips, trips and falls, faulty equipment, etc.) PHYSICAL HAZARDS (noise, temperature extremes, radiation, etc.)
  • 6. Bureau of Labor Statistics Data, 2009 • Injury and illness rate for public workers significantly higher than among private industry workers – (5.8 vs. 3.6 cases per 100 workers) • Custodians fall into the top 5 in these categories: – highest number of days away from work – musculoskeletal injury incidents
  • 7. Rank and File Survey Results • THIS PAGE WILL VARY FOR EACH LOCAL UNION
  • 8. Hierarchy of Controls Requires a physical change to the workplace Requires worker to wear something Elimination/Substitution Requires worker or employer to do something Most Effective Least Effective
  • 9. CONTROLS: Engineering CONTROL AT THE SOURCE! Limits the hazard but doesn’t entirely remove it. Local Exhaust Other Examples: Mechanical Guards Wet Methods for Dust Enclosures/Isolation Dilution Ventilation Proper equipment Re-designed Tools Image: by Kare_Products Image: by JohnRH4's photostream Image: by purpleslog’s photostream
  • 10. CONTROLS: Administrative Aimed at Reducing Employee Exposure to Hazards but Not Removing Them!  Changes in work procedures such as:  Written safety policies/rules  Schedule changes, such as:  Lengthened or Additional Rest Breaks  Job Rotation  Adjusting the Work Pace  Training with the goal of reducing the duration, frequency and severity of exposure to hazards
  • 11. CONTROLS: PPE Personal Protective Equipment Control of LAST RESORT!  Special Clothing  Eye Protection  Hearing Protection  Respiratory Protection 11 CONTROL IS AT THE WORKER!
  • 12. Hierarchy of Controls Requires a physical change to the workplace Requires worker to wear something Elimination/Substitution Requires worker or employer to do something Most Effective Least Effective
  • 13. Major Elements of an Effective Safety and Health Program Management Commitment and Employee Involvement Worksite Analysis Hazard Prevention and Control Safety and Health Training
  • 14. Management Commitment and Employee Involvement Go Together! – Top management involvement should be visible and have authority and resources to implement program – Employee involvement in the program and in decisions that affect their safety and health should be encouraged
  • 15. Management Commitment & Employee Involvement – A clearly stated worksite policy should be established and communicated with specific goals and objectives. – All aspects of the program should have assigned responsibility and accountability. – Program operations need to be reviewed at least annually, to evaluate and make revisions as needed.
  • 16. Worksite Analysis • Identify all existing hazards and conditions that might create new hazards • An efficient program includes actively analyzing the work and the worksite to anticipate and prevent harmful occurrences
  • 17. Hazard Prevention and Control • Triggered by a determination that a hazard or potential hazard exists. – Where feasible, prevent hazards by effective design of job or job site. – Where elimination is not feasible, control hazards to prevent unsafe and unhealthful exposure. – Elimination or control must be accomplished in a timely manner.
  • 18. Safety and Health Training • Address the safety and health responsibilities of all personnel. • Ensure that all employees understand the hazards to which they may be exposed and how to prevent harm to themselves and others. • Ensure that managers understand their safety and health responsibilities.
  • 19. What standards or regulations exist for the hazards you identified? 19
  • 20. • Requires most employers with more than 10 workers to keep a log of injuries and illnesses.  Workers have the right to review the current log, as well as the logs stored for the past 5 years.  Workers also have the right to view the annually posted summary of the injuries and illnesses (OSHA 300A). Recordkeeping
  • 21. OSHA 300 Log • Used to document and classify work-related injuries and illnesses and severity of each case. • Annual summary shows totals of injuries and illnesses for the year in each category. • Summary must be posted in a visible location February 1 through April 30 each year.
  • 22. • Exposure Records – Environmental and biological monitoring • Personal • Workplace – Material Safety Data Sheets • Medical Records – Questionnaires – Results of examinations – Laboratory tests – Medical opinions, diagnoses, etc. – First aid records – Description of treatments Access to Exposure and Medical Records: 1910.1020
  • 23. OSHA Office of Training and Education 23 Hazard Communication Standard 1910.1200 Hazard Communication Program Container Labeling Material Safety Data Sheet MSDS Program Label To ensure that employers and employees know about work hazards and how to protect themselves so that the incidence of illnesses and injuries due to hazardous chemicals is reduced.
  • 24. Occupational Exposure to Hazardous Chemicals in the Laboratory 1910.1450 • Requires a Chemical Hygiene Plan – Capable of protecting employees from health hazards associated with hazardous chemicals in that laboratory – Capable of keeping exposures below the limits • Requires: – Standard Operating Procedure – Employee information and training – Designation of Chemical Hygiene Officer Plan shall be readily available to employees and employee representatives
  • 25. Blood-borne Pathogen Standard 1910.1030 • Purpose: To Prevent Needle sticks and Other Exposures at Work to Blood and Body Fluids that Contain Blood • Employer Responsibilities: – Identify Workers at Risk – Provide Safe Needles – Ensure Universal Precautions are Practiced – Provide Personal Protective Equipment – Provide Prompt Evaluation and Treatment – Provide Hepatitis B Vaccinations – Recordkeeping – Train Workers Annually
  • 26. Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act – AHERA • Requires Employers to: – Establish Asbestos Management Plan for every school site – Conduct regular inspections and assess conditions of ACB – Provide training for custodial/maintenance staff in general awareness and more extensive training for workers doing small jobs and/or emergency cleanups – Covers state and local workers who perform asbestos work who aren’t covered by OSHA 26 Applies to all schools!
  • 27. Finding Information • What reports, logs and documents should be collected and reviewed by the committee? • How often should they be reviewed? 27 How do you think you should ask for these programs and records? Image: nebarnix's photostream
  • 28. Committee Resources • What training do you feel you need to be a better committee member? Legal Assistance, contacts? Union resources? Other allies/expertise? Who? TIME, TIME, TIME……..
  • 29. • Valuable resource for information on all types of hazard exposures • Can conduct Health Hazard Evaluations (HHE) if requested by union or members
  • 30. Next Steps: Your Homework Assignment! • Employer compliance! –Using checklists to research what’s going on in the workplace. • Hazard Communication • Access to Medical and Exposure Records • Bloodborne Pathogens • Asbestos • Occupational Exposure to Hazardous Chemicals in the Laboratory 30