1. Safety and Health: A Proactive Approach
Chapter Fourteen
Safety and Health: A Proactive Approach

2. Chapter Outline Occupational Safety and Health Legislation
Management’s Role in Safety and Health
Safety and Health Issues in the Workplace
Violence in the Workplace
Employee Fitness and Wellness Programs
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3. Federal Safety and Health Legislation
History of the Occupational Safety and Health Act
Three Agencies Created by the Occupational Safety and Health Act
Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC)
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
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4. OSHA’s Primary Tasks
Development of new safety and health standards and the review of current standards
Enforcement of health and safety regulations
Programmed inspections
Unprogrammed inspections
Work cooperatively with business to improve safety outside the inspection/penalty system
Voluntary Protection Programs
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5. An OSHA Inspection Initial Contact Opening Conference
Walk Around Inspection
Closing Conference & After Inspection
Describes violations
Issue citations
Schedules follow-up inspection
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6. Types of Inspections Programmed Unprogrammed Offsite –phone/fax Onsite
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7. Types of OSHA Violations
Nonserious
Serious
Posting
Willful
Willful with fatality (1st offense)
Willful with fatality (2nd offense)
Repeated
Failure to abate violation
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8. Management’s Role In Safety and Health
Minimalist Approach to Safety & Health
Providing a Safe Work Environment
Informing and Training Employees About Safety and Health Issues
Complying with Specific Safety and Health Regulations and Directives
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9. Management’s Role (cont’d)
Proactive Approach to Safety & Health
Lead from the front
Involve employees
Analyze safety data
Motivate safe behavior
Innovate
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10. Safety & Health Issues in the Workplace
On-the-Job Injuries
Hazardous Substances
Occupational Diseases
Detecting occupational diseases
Smoking in the workplace
Musculoskeletal disorders
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11. Safety & Health Issues (cont’d)
AIDS and Other Bloodborne Pathogens
Drugs in the Workplace
Psychological Health
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12. Violence in the Workplace
Who commits violent acts
Criminal intent
Customers or clients
Worker-on-worker
Personal relationships
Job factors associated with violence
Organizational factors associated with violence
The cost of workplace violence
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13. Violence in the Workplace (cont’d)
Workplace Violence Prevention Programs (WVPP)
Violence prevention policy statement
Threat assessment teams
Identify threats
Identify corrective actions
Employee training
Incident reports
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14. Workplace Security Post 9/11
Work risk assessment list
Zone pyramid system
Vulnerability to terrorist acts
Probability of terrorist acts
Consequences of terrorist acts
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15. Employee Fitness and Wellness Programs
Fitness Programs
Wellness Programs
Benefits of Fitness and Wellness Programs
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16. Review Occupational Safety and Health Legislation
Management’s Role in Safety and Health
Safety and Health Issues in the Workplace
Other Workplace-Related Health Issues
Employee Assistance Programs
Employee Fitness and Wellness Programs
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