SafetyIndustryManualTableofContentsChapterSubjectPageNo.Introduction41Safetyandhealthresponsibilities,andworkpractices52Accidentinvestigation73Designandinspectionofnewandrebuiltequipment94Safetyandhealthmeetings105Employeesafetyandhealthtraining126Fitnessfordutyprogram137Treatmentofsickandinjuredemployees158Personalprotectiveequipment189Jobsafetyanalysis2010Employeesafetycontacts2311Safetyobservations2512Supervisorysafetyperformance2613Machineguarding2814Cranesandmobileindustrialequipment2915Handandportablepowertools3216Utilityidentification3517OSHA’shazardcommunicationstandard3618Respiratoryprotection3819Hearingconservation4920Confinedspaceentry5221Lockout/tagout5522Forklifttrucksafety5823Ergonomicsintheworkplace6224Non-routinetasks6725Hot-workpermits6926Safetycommittees7327Recordkeepingsystems75ContributorsTheOhioBureauofWorkers’Compensation’s(BWC’s)DivisionofSafety&HygieneandtheSocietyofOhioSafetyEngineersexpresstheirthankstothosewhoseeffortsresultedinthispublication.PaulA.WhittakerRaymondHanerBarryJuddRobertW.PetersonGaryW.HansonHerbertK.BollenbacherDanielR.StockwellDeanRothaarDeannaL.DouglassDonaldH.BlairThomasElliottJosephW.CrawfordNeilLeonhardDavidG.VanZandtH.DeanHutchingsJohnV.CalcottTedIngallsJohnMomanyPhillipS.HowardDavidPivarnikBruceRinehartIntroductionThisbasicsafetyandhealthmanualforOhioindustrysummarizesaccident-preventionprin-ciplesandtechniquesusedsuccessfullythrough-outtheindustry.Whiletheapplicationoftheseprinciplesandtechniquesmayvaryaccordingtothesizeandnatureofyourcompany’soperations,thebasicprinciplesremainthesame.Thus,youcanusethisreferencemanualyearafteryearasaguidetomanagingyourorganization’ssafetyprocesses.Thismanualisnotall-encompassing.Itisnotacompliancedocument.Safetyandhealthpro-gramsmustbeindividualizedtomeettheneedsofeachworkplace.Safeandefficientoperationsinvariablygohand-in-hand;bothareproductsofgoodmanagement.Theyresultfromtherecognitionandfulfillmentofmanagementandemployeeresponsibilities.Everyoneintheorganizationisamemberoftheteam.TolearnmoreaboutsafetyservicesofferedbyBWC,logontoohiobwc.com,orcall1-800-OHIOBWCtorequestaSafetyServicesCatalog.However,safetyisn’ttheonlythingyoucandotoreduceyourworkers’compensationcosts.Youalsocanloweryourcostsbyproactivelymanag-ingyourworkers’compensationclaims.Thisincludesincidentinvestigation,earlyreportingofinjuriesandworkingwithyourBWCemployerservicesspecialistandclaimsservicespecialist.PleasejoinBWC’sDivisionofSafety&HygieneandtheOhioSocietyofSafetyEngineersinmak-ingoccupationalsafetyandhealthawayoflifeatyourorganization.Nobusinessconcerncanexpecttohavegoodsafetyperformanceunlessitspresident,chiefexecutiveofficerorownerdemonstratesthroughpersonalleadershipandspecific,regularactivitiesthatsafetyisakeyvaluewithintheorganization.Theleadersalsomustcommunicatetheneedforallemployeestounderstandthesafety-relatedprocessesandprocedures,andtoactivelypartici-pateintheorganization’ssafetyprograms.Experiencedmanagersknowoccupationalsafetyandhealthisgoodbusiness.Itisgoodbusinesstoestablishandfollowthroughonpolicies,pro-ceduresandpracticesthatcommunicatetoeverymemberoftheworkforcethatsafetyandhealthisaprimaryresponsibility,asarequalityandcost-effectiveness.Safetyandhealthprogram,thetermusedtodescribethewholeofsafetyandhealthactivities,isacombinationofmanypolicies,processes,procedures,actionsanddecisio...