Protecting Safety and Health

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Learning Objectives (1)

When you finish studying this chapter, you should be able to:1. Discuss OSHA—What it is and how it

operates2. Describe the supervisor’s role in safety3. Explain in detail three basic causes of

accidents

Learning Objectives (2)

4. Explain how to prevent accidents at work

5. Discuss major health problems at work and how employers remedy them

Employee Safety and Health: an Introduction

Employee Safety and Health: an Introduction (1)

• OSHA standards• OSHA record-keeping

procedures• Inspections and citations• Voluntary consultation

Employee Safety and Health: an Introduction (2)

• Inspection priorities• The inspection• Penalties• Responsibilities and rights of employers

and employees

What Causes Accidents?

• Unsafe conditions–Other working condition–related causes of

accidents• Unsafe acts• What traits characterize “accident-

prone” people?

How to Prevent Accidents

How to Prevent Accidents (1)

• Reduce unsafe conditions–Protecting vulnerable

workers– Job hazard analysis–Operational safety

reviews

• Reducing unsafe acts• Use screening to reduce unsafe acts• Use posters• Provide safety training• Use incentives and positive reinforcement– Three caveats

• Emphasize top-management commitment

• Supervisor’s role in safety• Culture• Policies• Loss control • Regular safety and health inspections• Safety awareness programs• Strategy and HR

Workplace Health Hazards: Problems and

Remedies

Workplace Health Hazards (1)

• Chemicals and industrial hygiene–Asbestos exposure at

work–Air quality–Alcoholism and

substance abuse– Tools

• Dealing with substance abuse– The problems of job stress and burnout–Consequences–Reducing your own job stress–What the employer can do–Burnout–Depression

• Infectious diseases–Workplace smoking–What you can and cannot do–Wellness programs

• Computer monitor health problems and how to avoid them

• Dealing with violence at work–Adopt a workplace violence policy–Heighten security measures– Improve employee screening– Steps to take–Use workplace violence training–Violence toward women at work

• Terrorism– Enterprise risk

management– Setting up a basic

security program

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