MONTANADepartment of Labor & IndustryEmployment Relations Division

Occupational Safety & Health Bureau

P.O. Box 1786Miles City, Montana 59301Fax: (406)-232-6270

Phone: (406)-232-8342Cell: (406)-698-5584E-mail: mpreller@.mt.gov

Michael PrellerSafety Specialist

Everyone must place as much emphasis on Safety & Health issues as they place on other core management issues, such as;

oProductionoSalesoQuality control

Safety & Health Integration

• Is Safety & Health an integral part of our operations?

• Is teamwork apparent in all parts of the organization?

• Are managers and supervisors out on the floor frequently?

• Are employees encouraged to identify safety and health hazards and correct them on their own?

• Do employees have full and open access to all the tools and equipment they need to do their job safely?

SELF EVALUATION

Safety & Health Integration

COMMUNICATION

• Do you clearly communicate your expectationso Or do you assume they know

• Are employees encouraged to ask questionso Or do employees feel uneasy to ask

• DO YOU LISTEN TO YOU EMPLOYEESo Or do you ignore them

SAFETY FIRST!

Safety & Health Integration

SAFETY ALWAYS!

Safety & Health Integration

Safety & Health Integration

How can Safety & Health become a part of the way our business runs?

• Combine performance and S&H standards• Talk the talk and walk the walk• Top down support• Bottom up implementation

“SAFETY IS NOT THINGS TO

DO”

“SAFETY IS A WAY OF DOINGTHINGS”

How can accidents be avoided?

What is the attitude of the employer or employees at the work sites?

Why do we accept conditions and/or behaviors that are potentially life threatening?

Could/does this happen at your job site?

Safety & Health Integration

CULTURE Attitudes Behaviors Beliefs Values Ways of doing things Other shared characteristics of

a particular group of people

Safety & Health Integration

CULTURE CAN

• Socialize newcomers• Define influence• Determine values

Safety & Health Integration

A strong safety and health culture is the result of:

Positive workplace attitudes; - from the president to the newest hire.Involvement and buy; - in of all members of the workforce.Mutual, meaningful, and measurable Safety & Health improvement goals. Policies & Procedures that serve as reference tools, rather than obscure rules. Personnel Training at all levels within the organization.Responsibility and Accountability throughout the organization.

Safety & Health Integration

A strong safety and health culture is the result of:

All individuals within the organization believe they have a right to a safe and healthy workplace. Each person accepts personal responsibility for ensuring his or her own safety and health.Everyone believes he or she has a duty to protect the safety and health of others.

Safety & Health Integration

5 Elements

• Management Leadership and Employee Involvement• Worksite Analysis• Hazard Prevention• Hazard Control• Safety and Health Training

Effective Safety and Health Management System

1. Management Leadership & Employee Involvement

Visible management support, involvement, and participation in the safety and health programAssign supervisors safety and health responsibility with the authority to perform their dutiesEmpower employees and involve them in the safety and health program. Hold them accountableDevelop safety and health policy, set annual goals and program review

Effective Safety and Health Management System

2. Worksite Analysis

Ensure that formal safety and health surveys are conductedConduct and document job hazard analysis (JHA)Develop a self-inspection program and conduct formal and informal workplace safety and health inspectionsDevelop a system for tracking, reporting, and investigating near misses, accidents/incidents and injuries and/or illnesses

Effective Safety and Health Management System

3. Hazard Prevention

Establish and maintain good house keeping proceduresEstablish an emergency response plan/ procedures for providing employees with emergency medical treatmentDevelop and implement a preventive maintenance systemProvide medical surveillance and preventive health care

Effective Safety and Health Management System

4. Hazard Control

Establish procedures for evaluating and implementing engineering controlsDevelop and implement safe work practicesDevelop and implement administrative controlsEnsure personal protective equipment is provided, properly used and maintained

Effective Safety and Health Management System

5. Safety and Health Training

Identify, schedule, conduct and document required safety and health training

Effective Safety and Health Management System

Develop Safety & Health policy.Set annual goals & program reviewEnsure that formal Safety & Health surveys are conductedConduct & document job hazard analysis (JHA)Develop a self-inspection program & conduct formal and informal workplace Safety & Health inspectionsDevelop a system for tracking, reporting, and investigating near misses, accidents/incidents, injuries and/or illnessesIdentify, schedule, conduct and document required Safety & Health training

Effective Safety and Health Management System

Safety & Health Integration

Safety Action Plan (SAP)

• Outline Safety and Health Goals• Updated, Revised, and Used Annually• Based on JHA and other data collected

Safety & Health Management System

• Develop• Evaluate• Sustain

Effective Safety and Health Management System

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