Hunter Consulting: Implementing an Affective Safety Program

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April 1st Meeting- 9:30 am -11:30 am
Implementing an Affective Safety Program
• Know the Value of Safety
• Evaluate Your Current Efforts
• Develop a Long-Term Plan
• Know Why Employees Behave the Way They Do
• Establish a Safety Mission
• Provide Total Management Support
• Avoid the Pitfalls That Prevent Your Safety Program from Being Successful
• Develop Detailed Written Safety Policies Covering:
    o Company Safety Policies
    o Job Specific Guidelines
    o J.S.A.
    o OSHA Mandated Programs
• Have Someone Oversee the Program That Has the Authority to Reinforce Safety Policies
• Total Management Support
    o Detail Safety Training
▪ All New Employees
▪ Ongoing to Meet OSHA Requirements
    o Document, Document, Document
    o Enforce But Don’t be Heavy Handed
    o Positive Counseling
    o Correct Unsafe Conditions
    o Listen to Your Employees
    o Set Up a System to Reward and Recognize
    o Hold All Levels of Management Accountable For the Success of the Program
    o Complete OSHA Forms and Maintain These