New Employee Safety Orientation

1. Safety and Health Program
Don Ebert- Risk Manager (509) 789-3517
riskmanager@esd101.net

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Safe Workplace Rule
WAC 296-800-11005
Provide a workplace free from recognized hazards
• You must “provide your employees a workplace free from
recognized hazards that are causing, or are likely to cause,
serious injury or death.”
• A hazard is recognized
– if it is commonly known in the employer’s industry, or,
– if there is evidence that the employer knew, or,
– should have known of the existence of the hazard, or,
– if it can be established that any reasonable person would have
recognized the hazard.

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Core Elements
• Management leadership and commitment
• Employee participation
• Hazard identification
• Hazard controls
• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
• Information and training
• Program evaluation

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Management Leadership
• Recognize responsibilities of managers,
supervisors, employees
• Designate person to respond to safety issues
(Safety Program Manager)
• Delegate authority
• Provide controls and PPE
• Provide information and training
• Provide resources such as time and money

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Management Responsibilities
• Support injury and illness prevention efforts
• Conduct safety audits and correct deficiencies
• Investigate all accidents
• Determine cause:
– “action” (person) or,
– “condition” (place or thing) or,
– both
• Provide effective training
• Enforce safety rules and procedures
• Maintain compliance with WISHA requirements

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Employee Responsibilities
• Report work-related
injuries or illnesses
• Report unsafe conditions
or work practices
• Wear required PPE
• Do not operate machinery or power
tools unless trained
• Use safe lifting techniques
• Maintain good housekeeping

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Safety and Health Policy
• Goal is to provide a workplace free
of recognized hazards
• Comply with all WISHA safety standards
• Provide PPE
• Encourage employee involvement

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Employee Participation
• Communicate
workplace safety
issues
• Provide relevant
safety information
• Know how to
report accidents and hazards
• Contribute to, and be involved in,
your school district’s safety programs

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Hazard Assessment
• Use a variety of types of examination
• Review safety and health information
• Conduct workplace inspections
• Evaluate equipment, materials, and processes
• Observe employees as they do their jobs
• Review all reported accidents

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Facility Inspections
• Inspect for unsafe working conditions
• Inspect regularly
• Document correction of
unsafe conditions
• Involve employees
in conducting self-inspections
• Contact the NEWESD 101 Risk Manager for
assistance or for checklists

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Facility Inspection Forms
• Machines and equipment
• Electrical components
• Fire safety equipment
• Walking and working
surfaces
• Chemical storage
and handling
• General safety

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Safety Suggestions
• Employees are a valuable resource in
identifying/controlling workplace hazards
• Designate a place to turn in suggestions
• Provide a form for Safety Suggestions
• Discuss safety suggestions at all Safety
Committee meetings
• Review and follow up on suggestions

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Safety Committee
• Consists of administration, certified and classified employees
• Reviews safety programs and procedures
• Reviews accident reports and investigations
• Discusses & suggests improvement to safety and to the
accident prevention program
• Reports observations of unsafe conditions
• Meets (at least) four times each year
• Send copy of minutes to NEWESD 101 Risk Manager as
required by Workers’ Compensation Cooperative

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Accident Investigation
• Include all injuries,
illnesses, first-aid
incidents, and near-misses
• Investigate immediately
• Include management
and employees
• Develop and implement
corrective actions

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Goals
• Management’s responsibilities and
commitment
• Hazard assessment
• Hazard controls
• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
• Training
• Quiz

16. Hazard Control
• Engineering controls
• Safe work practices
• Administrative controls
• PPE
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Safe Work Practices
• Develop safe work practices for each job
• Perform a Hazard Analysis
• Inspect equipment and work area
• List required PPE
• Reference other safety procedures

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Suggested Safety Disciplinary Policy
• Knowing or intentional
violation of safety rule
or safe work practice
• 1st offense— verbal
or written warning
• 2nd offense— written
warning or suspension
• 3rd offense— suspension or
termination

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Safety Leadership
• Motivate safe behavior by employees
• Encourage (require) use of PPE
• Recognition for safety suggestions
• Encourage reporting of near-miss incidents
• Recognition for involvement in the safety
committee and/or the safety and health
program

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Conduct Training
• Safety orientation for all new employees
• When new processes or procedures
are introduced
• As required by WISHA regulations
• When safety performance has been slipping
• Following an injury accident
• To keep employee safety awareness at
a high level

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Training Topics
• Contents of safety and health program
• How to recognize workplace hazards
• Hazard prevention and controls
• Specific job safety and health assessments
• Specific safe work practices
• Hazard analysis of specific jobs

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Recordkeeping
Document the following:
• Safety training
• Hazard analysis
• Safe work practices
• Facility inspections
• Safety committee
recommendations
• Accident investigations
• Schools are exempt from “OSHA
300” requirements (but not from
OSHA surveys requesting same
information)

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Program Evaluation
• Review the effectiveness of the school
district’s safety program
• Update components annually
• Update if significant changes
are made to facility or operations
• Involve certified and classified employees

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Goals
• Management’s responsibilities and
commitment
• Hazard assessment
• Hazard controls
• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
• Training
• Quiz

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Summary
• Management’s committed leadership
• Employee involvement
• Hazard assessments
• Control of workplace hazards
• Personal Protective Equipment
• Employee training

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Quiz
1. The Safe Workplace Rule requires employers to provide a
workplace free of what?
2. Name one thing that management can do to show
commitment to the safety and health program.
3. Name one thing employees can do to be
involved in the safety and health program.
4. The workplace should be inspected for
unsafe conditions annually. True or False
5. Name two general items to look at when
doing a facility self-inspection.

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Quiz (cont.)
6. When identifying hazard control measures,
control with PPE first. True or False
7. What is the goal of an accident investigation?
8. Name one way to encourage employees
to follow safe work practices.
9. Name one of the topics that employees
should be trained on.
10. Why is it important for employees to be
involved in the safety and health program?

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Quiz Answers
1. The workplace must be free of recognized safety & health
related hazards.
2. Conduct safety audits, investigate accidents,
provide training, or support employee involvement.
3. Report injuries, report unsafe conditions, wear
PPE, etc.
4. False. Self-inspect the facility on a more regular
basis, such as monthly.
5. Machines, electrical components, fire safety equipment,
walking surfaces, etc.

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Quiz Answers (cont.)
6. False. First look at engineering controls. Look at PPE last.
7. Determine causal factors and corrective actions.
8. Safety disciplinary policy and/or personal recognition.
9. Hazards of their job, control measures, or safe
work practices.
10. Employees know best the hazards of their job.