Safety and Health Programs

Federal and State Law requires employers to;

Furnish a place of employment free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees.

Employers can be fined if they do not comply.

Managers can be found personally responsible fined and imprisoned.

New Criminal Penalties/Fines have been added.

Safety and Health Programs

City Safety ProgramCity Safety Program

Injury and Illness prevention programInjury and Illness prevention program

This program establishes methods designed This program establishes methods designed to provide a safe working environment for to provide a safe working environment for employees. employees.

• Written Safety Program • Keep a Injury Log • Keep a bulletin board for Posted Materials

Injury and Illness prevention Injury and Illness prevention programprogram

1. Ensures that policies of the Safety Program 1. Ensures that policies of the Safety Program are enforced.are enforced.

2. Minimizes risks by ensuring all hazardous 2. Minimizes risks by ensuring all hazardous work is covered by specific rules. work is covered by specific rules.

3. Anticipates costs of personnel protective 3. Anticipates costs of personnel protective equipment in budget.equipment in budget.

4. Establishes safety committees to monitor 4. Establishes safety committees to monitor safety conditions. safety conditions.

Safety CommitteeSafety Committee

The committees principal function is to monitor The committees principal function is to monitor and implement the safety and health policies. and implement the safety and health policies.

Committees must reflect the Utility and its Committees must reflect the Utility and its employees. employees.

The committee shall form at the lowest The committee shall form at the lowest practicable level.practicable level.

Committees shall have equal representation of Committees shall have equal representation of management and non-management management and non-management employees. employees.

1.1. Comply with rules intended to reduce injuries. Comply with rules intended to reduce injuries.

2.2. Report unsafe conditions and accidents.Report unsafe conditions and accidents.

3.3. Refrain from engaging in “horseplay”. Refrain from engaging in “horseplay”.

4.4. Operate only equipment for which an Operate only equipment for which an employee has been trained.employee has been trained.

5.5. Wear protective equipment prescribed for Wear protective equipment prescribed for hazardous work.hazardous work.

Employees are required, as a condition of employment, to exercise care to prevent injuries.

Employee Requirements

Accident Prevention ProgramAccident Prevention Program

KNOWLEDGEKNOWLEDGE ENFORCEMENTENFORCEMENT TAILGATE/CREW SAFETY MEETINGSTAILGATE/CREW SAFETY MEETINGS SAFETY MEETINGSSAFETY MEETINGS

Accident Prevention ProgramAccident Prevention Program

KNOWLEDGEKNOWLEDGE

Each employee of the Public Utilities Each employee of the Public Utilities Department shall be required to know and Department shall be required to know and understand the contents of the Accident understand the contents of the Accident Prevention Manual.Prevention Manual.

Accident Prevention ProgramAccident Prevention Program

ENFORCEMENTENFORCEMENT

Supervisors shall require all employees to Supervisors shall require all employees to comply with all rules.comply with all rules.

Non-compliance by any employee constitutes Non-compliance by any employee constitutes a violation of the Accident Prevention Manual. a violation of the Accident Prevention Manual. Violations are subject to disciplinary action Violations are subject to disciplinary action including, but not limited to, written reprimand, including, but not limited to, written reprimand, suspension, demotion or termination. suspension, demotion or termination.

Accident Prevention ProgramAccident Prevention Program

TAILGATE/CREW SAFETY MEETINGSTAILGATE/CREW SAFETY MEETINGS

Tailgate meetings are held at the beginning of Tailgate meetings are held at the beginning of each job.each job.

Crew safety meetings shall be held a minimum Crew safety meetings shall be held a minimum of every ten working days for field crews and of every ten working days for field crews and are the responsibility of the crew supervisor.are the responsibility of the crew supervisor.

All safety meetings shall be documented to All safety meetings shall be documented to include attendance and topics covered. include attendance and topics covered.

Accident InvestigationAccident Investigation

When an accident occurs, it shall be When an accident occurs, it shall be investigated. investigated.

A root cause analysis is conducted. A root cause analysis is conducted. If it is determined that an unsafe act or If it is determined that an unsafe act or

failure to follow safety procedures failure to follow safety procedures caused the accident, the employee caused the accident, the employee involved shall be subject to discipline.involved shall be subject to discipline.

Safety Discipline Policy Safety Discipline Policy

Gives guidelines to be followed when there has Gives guidelines to be followed when there has been a violation of safety rules or regulations.been a violation of safety rules or regulations.

The Safety Discipline Policy is designed to The Safety Discipline Policy is designed to

impress upon all employees the need to impress upon all employees the need to exercise utmost caution in preventing injuries exercise utmost caution in preventing injuries to themselves or in causing property damage to themselves or in causing property damage

Questions?Robert Briggs714-765-4573