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You would want to ask what is the attitude to safety at present in the
company
In most cases the direct cost of the incident is very minor and the
indirect cost or hidden costs are excepted as a cost of doing business. In
most cases a company with a poor safety habit, these incidents are
over looked until a major incidents catches managements attention. If
the incident is investigated it will usually be reflective of poor work habits or
inadequate training. If near misses are not reported to management
there is a good possibility that a major incident will occur.
The workplace Health and safely Act (W210) sets out the definitions,
purpose and the application of the Act. The Construction
Industry Safety Regulations (MR189/85) defines the regulations that
are required by employers and employees to safety carry out their respective
tasks as laid out by the regulation. There are 9 other regulations pertaining to
safety as related to the construction industry. These regulations are part
of the legal requirements a company must follow in the province of Manitoba.
These requirements will be dealt with later.
Those familiarly with operating know they must abide by the Highway
Traffic Act.
Employer must supply training for all staff and monitor their progress.
Due diligence means taking care. In the workplace that means taking
all reasonable care in the circumstances to protect the health and
safety of all workers.
Management can choose from the policies supplied and put together
one for their use. Signed and dated it then becomes the safety policy
for the company.
Mention the different safety policy's and how a company can mix and
match what they wish to use or develop their own safety policies.
Important to stress that safety is everyone’s responsibility and
supervisors or lead hands have an extra responsibility to monitor
other workers work habits.
Due diligence means taking care. That means taking all reasonable
care in the circumstances to protect the health and safety of all
workers. In the Manitoba Act it refers to “so far as reasonably practicable”.
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We have more to fear from our own actions than from any other job
hazards around us. Why take a chance in the first place? Only you
can decide to take the time to do your job safely and correctly the first
time. The leading causes of accidents is the unsafe acts of employees,
unfortunately in many cases it is because they have not been trained in
the proper procedure, leaving the process to ”common sense”.
The value of the checklist is so the company can asses the severity
and the probability of an unsafe act or unsafe condition being
present.
If the company has developed a checklist to follow when doing a
hazard annalist ranking the severity and the probability of an incident
occurring should be very remote.
It is in the best interest of the company that all employees know how
the company equipment is to be looked after and maintained.
A company must , in writing, be very specific on what they expect
their workers to do when using equipment and handling material. This
will save the company money and avoid misunderstanding among employees.
Employees have to be instructed in the company’s safe work
practices and the supervisory staff must ensure that all practices are
followed.
It is up to management, as to how they wish to operate their
company.
The standards that management set, will be the guidelines, as to
how the company will operate. If employees are orientated as to the
direction that the company wishes to follow,that will be reflective of the standards
the company will achieve.
Safe work procedures should supply a guideline for employees to be
able to perform their tasks without incident or injury.
In the writing of safe work procedures you may need the help of
supervisors or employees familiar with the tasks. The safe work procedures will
have to be reviewed and tested to be sure that all elements are included in the
process.
The safety rules have to be dealt with at the orientation of the
employee. This will save a lot of confusion and miss information.
When making the rules the company has to realize that the rules will
pertain to everyone that is employed by the company. The company
had to be sure that the rules it makes it is itself able to bide by.
The safety rules and the implementation of the safety program must
be led by example. Hat means the CEO, managers, and supervisors
have to abide by the company rules. The rules are for all to follow.
The Workplace Safety and Health Act requires that every employer
shall “provide and maintain a workplace, necessary equipment, systems and
tools that are safe and without risk to health, so far as is reasonably
practicable”.
Employees that are trained will produce a better quality product due
to the fact that the are using company approved safe work practices
and procedures. Where quality control is important “Doing it Right” is
also doing it safely.
All companies that want to have a quality safety program must have
the following components.
No person can start work if they do not have the company direction
explained to them. Without an orientation a company has a recipe for
disaster.
The are incidents that require the company to certify their employees
in the proper procedures in the tasks involved. This may require a
written test or a visual assessment of the work performance.
The information that a company will rely on will in most cases come
from the input of the safety and health committees. The
reassessment of job procedures and practices will always be under
review due to tecknical changes.
Hand out #16 MCSA Tool Box Forms
Regular tool box or tailgate meetings are the best way to keep all the
employees informs regarding all aspects of what is happening in the
company.
brings in descriptions
What I would like you to do is to match up each description with how effective you
think they are – 10% - 30% - 50% - 70% - or 90%
The procedure must follow the format that there are Direct Causes
and Indirect Causes of an incident. The investigation should be
looking to the facts and keeping an open mind to what the causes were and what
the recommendations will be.
The companies which start projects that are different than the norm
will have a pre job planning review to be sure all hazard assessments
have been completed. This will be reviewed with the supervisor prior
to the job start up. The supervisor will then be able to instruct their
crews as to the hazards on that job site.
Companies must keep in mind that the legislation is the minimum
standard that the provincial government require by law. Companies in
many cases develop their own guidelines that supersede the government
minimum regulations.
Legislation gives the workers the rite to refuse if the worker has
reasonable grounds to believe and does believe that the particular work is
dangerous to his health or safety, or the safety and health of another worker
or any other person. All workers have a right to know the work that they are
required to do and the hazards involved in doing that work. The
workers have a right to participate in forming safe work practices and
procedures that involve them or fellow workers ij the duties of their employment.
This is were a good maintenance policy will come into effect. All tolls
and equipment will be well looked after.
The company’s orientation and tool box meetings will address the
basic company knowledge to employees. The specialized training will
be supplied to the workers who work with or do specialized services.
Hand out #21 Kingston Electric - Contractor fined $70,000 Injury to Sub
The company with a good safety program will have all the necessary
information, training and Personal protective Equipment that a worker
will need to do their tasks.
Everyone must take care as to insure the health and safety of the
general public both in health and safety and environmental concerns.
Companies with good safety and health practices will benefit from the
help of Workplace safety and Health Officers. They will assist in the
legal interpretation of the Act and regulations.
Hand out #3 Code of Practice for WPS&H Committees
The duties are laid out in the Act (40-7) spelling out the duties of a
safety committee.
In situation where there is a safety representive, they will perform
the same duties as would a committee.