A SAFE WORKPLACE.

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A SAFE WORKPLACE.

• PRESENTED BY GRACE NGUGO RN.
• MUHIMBILI ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE.

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INTRODUCTION.

• Business owners have the absolute responsibility
  for the day-to-day health, safety and welfare of
  employees and worksite visitors.
• To make your work place safer, know the three
  common areas of risk
• people,
• environment and
• company.

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EIGHT TIMELESS WAYS TO BUILD SAFETY WORKPLACE.

• Management commitment.
• Accountability.
• Employees involvement.
• Hazard identification.
• Hazard control.
• Accident and incident investigation.
• Training.
• Evaluation.

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MANAGEMENT COMMITMENT.

• Write a policy that emphasizes what safety means
  to your organization/institute.
• Establishes your commitment to a safe, healthful
  workplace.
• Dedicate the time and resources necessary for
  employees to achieve safety goals.
• Give the employees the authority they need to
  carry out their safety responsibility.

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ACCOUNTABILITY.

• Write a disciplinary policy that has clear
  workplace safety expectations for all employees.
• Hold supervisors responsible for the developing
  proper attitudes for workplace safety.
• Establish a recognition program that rewards
  employees for their contributions to the safety
  effort.

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EMPLOYEES INVOLVEMENT.

• Employees should have a way to report hazards or
  make safety suggestions.
• Employees suggestions can help to determine what
  resources are necessary to achieve safety goals.
• Employees can recommend training topics and
  develop training plans.
• Employees can help evaluate the effectiveness of
  emergency procedures.

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HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION.

• Conduct a baseline workplace hazards survey.
• Perform regular workplace inspections.
• Watch for hazards.
• Document workplace injuries and illnesses.

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Cont.

• Look for new hazards whenever you change
  equipment,materials, or work processes.
• Periodically invite safety professionals to
  evaluate.
• Use material safety data sheets to identify
  chemical hazards

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HAZARD CONTROL.

• Use engineering controls and consider and
  administrative.
• Enforce workplace safety rules.
• Ensure that employees know when and how to use
  personal protective equipment.
• Practice good housekeeping.
• Plan for emergencies.

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CONT.

• Practice good housekeeping.
• Plan for emergencies.
• Maintain equipment on schedule.
• Document how you control hazards.

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ACCIDENT AND INCIDENT INVESTIGATION.

• Investigating accidents-develop a procedure that
  determine who will do the investigation
  accurately.
• Investigating incidents-employees should be told
  what will be done to prevent an accident.

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TRAINING.

• All employees-New employees should have
  orientation training that covers your business.
• Supervisors-supervisors must know the hazards,
  emergency procedures associated with their job.
• Managers-managers need to understand the
  importance of leadership in achieving and
  maintaining a safe workplace.

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EVALUATION.

• Evaluate your safety effort. Are you achieving
  your goals? If not what are the reasons?
• Did the reports identify causes and recommend how
  to control or eliminate them?
• Does your workplace have hazadous chemicals, loud
  machinery, equipment that may need to be locked.

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CONCLUSSION.

• Every employee has the right to work in a safe
  environment. Which requires employers to protect
  the health and safety of their workers and the
  occupational environment.
• That includes air quality, lighting, exposure to
  infectious or toxic areas, and other hazards.

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CONT..

• Under these regulations, employees have the
  specific right to information about any hazards
  they could encounter in their workplace.
• They also have the right to question the employer
  about any health and safety concerns they may
  have, and the right to refuse work if they
  believe their safety or health is at risk.

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REFFERENCES.

• Web site www.orosha.org.

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A SAFE WORKPLACE IS A SMART BUSNESS. THANK YOU.