Management of Unsafe Conditions Safety Program
Purpose
The purpose of this program is to provide methods and accountability for the identification, avoidance, and elimination of unsafe and/or hazardous conditions.
Policy
It is the policy of [COMPANY NAME] to provide a place of employment that is free from recognized hazards that cause or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees or the public. Therefore, employees will be trained to recognize
unsafe conditions and hazards related to their job duties. When hazards exist that cannot be eliminated, then engineering practices, administrative practices, safe work practices, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) will be implemented to minimize hazards and to ensure the safety of employees and the public.
Responsibilities
It is the responsibility of each manager, supervisor, and employee to ensure implementation of this program covering Unsafe Conditions. It is also the responsibility of each employee to report immediately any unsafe act or condition to his or her supervisor and to make all efforts to avoid accidents and injuries.
Managers
Managers are responsible for ensuring that adequate funds are available and budgeted for the purchase of required resources to eliminate unsafe conditions in their areas. Managers will obtain and coordinate the required training for their employees. Managers will also ensure compliance through the safety auditing process.
Supervisors
Supervisors will not allow any employee who has not received the required training to perform any unsafe tasks or activities associated with his or her job. Supervisors will be responsible for communicating appropriate needs to managers/unit heads and/or supervisors. Supervisors will ensure that employees are provided with PPE as necessary for their job.
Employees
Employees shall comply with all applicable guidelines contained in this safety program.
Safety Department
Safety Department will provide assistance to manager, supervisors, and others as necessary on any matter concerning this safety policy and procedure. Safety Department will assist in developing or securing the required training. Safety Department will work with Purchasing to ensure that all newly purchased equipment complies with current safety regulations and this safety policy and procedure.
Procedure
When any unsafe condition is identified, the condition will immediately be inspected by the responsible manager and supervisor. If the manager and supervisor cannot immediately correct the unsafe condition to allow continued operation, the affected area will be isolated and the Safety Department will be notified.
In the case of defective equipment, the equipment will be removed from service and all energy sources isolated using the Lockout-Tagout procedures. The equipment will not be returned to service until the defective condition has been corrected and a thorough satisfactory safety inspection of the equipment and surrounding work areas has been completed.
In the case of processes that present and unsafe condition the process will be shutdown pending review and implementation of engineering controls, administrative controls, including re-training of affected employees, and personal protective equipment controls to eliminate or control the hazards presented by the unsafe condition.
In the case of work area related unsafe conditions cased by changes in lighting, working or walking surfaces, building structure, or working environment, all operations in that area will be immediately examined to determine which operations should be suspended or modified pending correction of the unsafe condition.
In the case of identification of unsafe working procedures, the manager will immediately implement temporary procedure modifications to eliminate or significantly control the unsafe condition and request assistance from the Safety Department for permanent correction of procedures and re-training of affected employees.
Record Keeping
The safety department will maintain a log of all reported Unsafe Conditions and the corrective actions taken. This information will be reviewed before formal safety inspections to ensure corrective actions have been maintained.