Supervisor's Safety Training

1. Supervisor's Safety Training

2. TOPICS of DISCUSSION Legal Responsibilities Role of the Supervisor OSHA Requirements Hazard Assessment Accident Prevention Accident Investigation

3. SUPERVISORS LEGAL RESPONSIBILITIES

4. Legal Responsibilities • Ethical and moral duty, you have a legal responsibility • for safety as a supervisor. • North Carolina law; supervisors can be held criminally • liable for serious injury or death of an employee if • proved negligent in their duties. • Fines/prison time for serious and/or willful violations. *

5. SUPERVISORY DUTIES

6. Role of the Supervisor • Responsibilities Training employees Communication skills Set the example Enforce safety rules and safety policies Encourage positive behavior Develop Safety Programs

7. Responsibilities • Shall not willfully or recklessly interfere with or misuse anything provided in the interests of health safety or welfare. • Shall not place at risk the health or safety of employees. • Enforce safety policies and safety rules. • Administer or support action taken by employer to comply with state and federal regulations. • Correct hazard situations and seek ways to improve safety.

8. Training New Employee Orientation • General and specific safety rules to be followed • Work area and general hazards that may exist • Supervisor’s safety expectations • Accident/unsafe conditions reporting procedures • Job specific training

9. Employee Safety Training • Daily safety briefing • Weekly / monthly safety meetings • Pre-task training • On the job safety training • Machinery lockout/tagout safety

10. OSHA Training requirements Initial Training • Lockout/tagout procedures • Emergency Evacuation Plan • Hazard Communication • Personal Protective Equipment • Fire Prevention Plan • Bloodborne Pathogens • Hazard Material Handling • Hearing Conservation Annual Training

11. Sender Message Receiver Communication Skills Communication achieves one of four goals: To get action Inform Convince Entertain What is communication?

12. Set the Example • Follow company rules, policies, and procedures. • Always be consistent in your approach. • Do not play favoritism with employees. • Your actions will always speak louder than words.

13. Safety Rules and Policies Responsibility • Enforcement - must make sure everyone follows safe working • procedures. Safety Rules • Job specific safety rules for each task in the workplace. • Enforceable safety rules that apply to all employees. • Require employee commitment in writing. -

14. Safety Programs Successful safety programs must have the following: • Management commitment • - Real commitment • - Active participation • Assignment of Authority • - Supervisors provide leadership • - Safety committee

15. Successful safety programs achieve: Reduce Number of Injuries Company Safety Program • Reduce Costs Associated with Injuries • Average cost of injury $10,000 • Indirect cost ~ 50 times direct cost Reduce Equipment Damage Lost time/productivity, low morale Comply with OSHA Regulations

16. Focus on Behaviors, Not Attitudes • Unsafe behaviors should be your focus. • -- Failure to use PPE, safe guards, and job procedures are • concerns that can be corrected. - • Employee attitudes. • -- Carelessness, “bad attitude” are not directly observable, • hard to change. - *

17. OSHA REQUIREMENTS

18. OSHA Requirements • Effectively implement safety program(s). • Enforcement of safety rules. • Safety equipment use (PPE, guarding). Correct & report hazards as soon as possible. Document all safety activities. Cooperate with an OSHA officer.

19. Hazard Communication Program • Written Hazard Communication Plan Inventory of Hazardous materials System of labeling containers Material Safety Data Sheets Employee Training Make written plan readily available to employees

20. Purpose: Identify and evaluate hazards in the workplace. Communicate hazardous materials information to employees.

21. Hazard material: Any material which may pose a substantial health hazard to humans of the environment when released or spilled into the environment. Effects: Hazards materials can cause measurable changes in the body such as decreased pulmonary function.

22. Health Hazards are listed in two categories: Acute Hazard Chronic Hazard Acuteeffects usually occur rapidly as a result of “Short Term” exposure and are of short duration Chroniceffects generally occur as a result of “Long Term” exposure and are of a long duration

23. Label requirements: • NAME & ADDRESS OF MANUFACTURER IDENTITY OF HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBERS • PPE REQUIREMENTS FOR HANDLING MATERIAL • APPROPRIATE HAZARD WARNINGS: DANGER • WARNING • CAUTION

24. Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) • The MSDS(s) must be readily available and accessible to employees. Should be kept in a central location in the workplace. Employees must receive initial familiarization training and any time a new material hazard is introduced into the workplace. MSDS(s) must be current and up-to-date. Must be maintained in the workplace for a period of not less than 30 years. *

25. Bloodborne Pathogens Program Purpose: To provide safe working conditions to protect employees from unnecessary exposure to health hazards. OSHA concern: OSHA estimates 5.6 million workers are at risk to bloodborne pathogens such as human imunodeficiency (HIV) and Hepatitis (HBV).

26. Supervisor Responsibilities • Enforce decontamination and waste control procedures. • Recording cases of exposure. • Communicating the hazards to employees. • Enforce the wear of appropriate PPE. • Ensure medical procedures are followed if exposure occurs. *

27. Lockout/Tagout Program The purpose of lockout/tagout is to prevent energy sources from accidentally being released while a machine or equipment is being serviced. The ultimate goal of lockout/tagout is to protect the safety and health of employees. “Over 70% of all accidents come from improperly applied procedures or non-compliance”

28. Management Responsibilities • Develop company policy for implementing lockout/tagout procedures • for the control of hazard energy during maintenance operations. • Establish written machine-specific procedures to include applying • the locks and tags, release, and notification from lockout. • Train authorized and affected employees on proper use of procedures.

29. Supervisors Responsibilities • Ensure employees receive initial training on lockout/tagout. • Monitor refresher training to keep employees up-to-date. • Ensure retraining if job assignments change, new machines, control • procedures or modifications occurs. • Enforcement of machine-specific procedures to include applying • the locks and tags, release, and notification from lockout. • Check for shortcuts, mistakes, or unsafe work practices.

30. Lockout/Tagout (7 steps) #1 • Prepare for shutdown • Know equipment hazards: • Electrical • Mechanical Hydraulic Pneumatic • Thermal • Chemical

31. #2 • Shut down equipment Use normal shutdown procedure. Turn all switches to OFF. Double check your steps to ensure shutdown procedures are complete.

32. #3 • Isolate all energy sources • Shut control valves. Open electrical breakers and disconnects. Disable all sources of energy: do not over look air & hydraulics. “Coast Down Time” (most over-looked hazard)

33. #4 • Install Locks and Tags Valves and electrical disconnects. Block or disconnect air/hydraulic lines. Lock and tag blank flanges.

34. #5 Release or block stored energy • Discharge capacitors Block elevated parts • Block or release springs Relieve system pressure • Stop rotating flywheels Drain fluids Allow for shafts, blades, flywheels and moving part to completely stop before continuing !!

35. #6 Verify equipment isolation Check locking devices securely placed Attempt normal startup Return Controls to OFF/Neutral

36. #7 • Release from LOTO Job Well Done !! Inspect Area and Equipment. Ensure all Machine Guards in place. Account for tools and parts. Inform others of startup. Remove Locks & Tags. Restore equipment to normal and conduct normal startup.

37. Additional lockout/tagout requirements: • Conduct annual audits to validate effectiveness of the lockout/tagout procedures • Review procedures annually or when required, especially • after an accident has occurred. • Maintain an equipment survey that list the equipment • required to have lockout/tagout procedures, type(s) of • energy sources, and magnitude of energy. *

38. Powered Industrial Trucks Employers shall ensure operators have successfully completed training prior to operating lift trucks.

39. Training requirements: • Lift Specific operating procedures. • Proper lifting and moving of loads. • Workplace safety operating procedures. • Test operators knowledge through written exams. • Conduct operators performance evaluation every three years • and/or observed unsafe operating procedures.

40. Supervisors responsibilities: • Ensure employees are properly trained prior to operating lift trucks • Ensure pre-start inspection is conducted. • Observe lift operators performance -- correct unsafe acts. • Enforce company forklift safety rules *

41. HAZARD ASSESSMENT

42. Hazard Assessment Employers shall complete a Hazard Assessment of the workplace to determine hazards which jobs require the use of Personnel Protective Equipment (PPE) and enforce the use of the PPEfor all employees affected by the hazard.

43. Hazard Assessment • Determines engineering requirements to ensure specific • hazards are resolved. • Determines Personnel Protective Equipment (PPE) required • to perform specific jobs. • Companies must documented that a hazard assessment has been • conducted.

44. TYPES of HAZARDS • Pinch-points • Welding gases • Noise • Hydraulics • Electrical • Belt/pulleys • Slip and Fall areas • Impacts • Chemical • Solvents • Compressed Air • Radiation • Pneumatic • Harmful Dust • Penetration • Cutting • Chain/sprockets • Thermal • Elevated work areas

45. Hazard Assessment Form

46. Five Key Components of Job Safety Analysis • Determine which steps to analyze. • Break the task into steps. • Identify the hazards. • Identify solutions and control of hazard(s). • Personal Protective Equipment requirements. *

47. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) • Special equipment or clothing worn • for occupational Protection against • biological, chemical or physical hazards. • Occupational hazards shall be controlled • through engineering or administrative • controls. • PPE shall be the last choice for control of a hazard. • PPE shall be provided to employees at the employers expense.

48. Personal Protective Equipment(continued) Hand Protection Respiratory Protection Clothing Safety Shoes Chain Saw Chaps Hearing Protection Fall Protection Hard Hats Eye Protection *

49. Hearing Conservation Program Allowable noise exposure for employees is 85 decibels per eight-hour period. Most machinery used in the lumber industry ranges from 90 - 110 decibels.

50. Program requirements: • Determine if program is required • Audiometric test will determine noise levels. • Audiometric Testing Sets baseline, determines employee's hearing threshold. Used annually to determine hearing loss. • Hearing Protection Employer must provide hearing protection and train on proper wear. • Record-keeping OSHA standards require written documentation. Keep employee test results, sound level measurements and training records. Medical records must be kept for 30 years. *