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OSH - Mod 10
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1045 | requires the employers to develop and implement their respective safety and health policy and programs. |
| Safety program | is a systematic plan to identify and control hazards and respond to emergencies. it lay outs responsibilities, resources, and procedures, for keeping the workplace safety amd jealthy |
| Effective safety and health programs | reduce the extent and severity of work related injuries and illnesses; improves employee morale and productivity; reduces workers compensation costs |
| Effective safety program | can be achieved basically through control of people's action. only top management has the authority to implement such controls |
| Management commitment | provides the motivating force and resources for organizing and controlling activities within the organization |
| Employee involvement | provides the means through which workers develop and express their own commitment to safety and health protection |
| complementary | Management and employee involvement are ____ |
| Safety policy | a document stating top management's safety objectives, the level fo safety that can be performed by the org, and the responsibility of the organizations members for executing the policy and ensuring safety |
| Organization's health and safety policy | should be a clear statement of principles, which serves as a guide to action |
| OSH policy | should be company-specific and should be formulated based on its distinct nature. |
| Safety Control and Emergency Preparedness | these include policies and programs to mitigate exposures of workers to direct physical hazards in the organization |
| Emergency preparedness | encompasses all activities that are necessary to prepare people and organizations to respond to emergencies and disasters |
| Review the hazards | identify the hazards and risks that can happen in the organization or community |
| Evaluate resources | assess the available resourecs you have including the presence of trained manpower to respond to emergencies |
| Develop emergency plan and procedure | develop plans and procedures that should be observed before, during, and after the emergency |
| Conduct training | train the right people who will respond to emergencies |
| Conduct drills and exercises | simulation of possible emergency scenarios through drills and exercise will prepare the employees in the event disasters and calamities will happen |
| Educate public | conduct awareness programs for the general public so that they too will be prepared and will be a source of your system |
| Integrate in community plan | it is important that the company keeps close coordination with the locality/community in order to have a synchronized response |
| Industrial Hygiene Program | this includes programs of the company that covers inventory of chemicals, emergency contigency plan, capability building program for chemical users, materials handling and storage procedures, abatement of physical hazards |
| Occupational Health Program | includes employment or hiring of medical staff, availability of clincal, dental, and medical equipment, etc... |
| Environmental Protection and Community Relations | aside from safety and health, the company programs should also cover data on classification and volume of waste generated, pollution prevention facilities, employment of a pollution control officer, list of outreach programs and description |
| Social Accountability Programs | these programs take into account the involvement of the company oin issues such as policy on gender, child labor, PWDs, and other CSR programs |
| Capacity Building on OSH | this involves compliance by the company to mandated/specialized OSH training courses and conduct of activities to promote OSH |
| Safety meetings | conducted regularly to remind workers on OSH |
| Safety contests | can include injury rate contest, non-injury rate contest, safety slogan, poster, housekeping |
| Monitoring | it is necessary for any organization to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of all its safety and health policies and programs |
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romulols