TRINDEL INSURANCE FUND
Presented by:
Gene Herndon, TIFSO - Trindel Insurance Fund Safety Officer
www.trindel.org
tifsfty@trindel.org
Phone:(530) 894-2027
Cel: (530) 521-8291
Why a safety program ???
It’s the Law?
Saves Money?
Prevents Loss?
Prevent injury and pain!
A safe workplace requires a commitment
by all employees.
Workplace safety is about people.
An unsafe workplace = pain & suffering.
A safe & healthy workplace must be our
1st priority!
The key to a safe
workplace is
to…
Look
Listen
Act
Report
As a D.S.R.
What is your Mission?
To Prevent Workplace
Injury and Illness!
Success?
Numbers don’t tell the story.
How do you count an injury
prevented?
Remember this?
Section 3203, Title 8 of the California
Code of Regulations requires every
California employer to have an effective
written Injury and Illness Prevention Plan
(IIPP).
To be Effective you must Communicate!
Your IIPP is a
Communication Tool
It is the foundation of your safety program.
Provides Guidance
Provides rules & information.
Provides procedures.
The 7 Elements of an
Effective IIPP
1. Designates a named responsible person
2. Provides a system of recognition & compliance
3. Provides a system of communication.
4. Prescribes procedures for identifying and
reporting workplace hazards.
5. Procedures for investigating injuries or illness
6. Prescribes procedures for remedy of
unsafe/unhealthy condition
7. Provides employee training & instruction
Responsible person
Named person responsible.
All of us are responsible.
Recognition & Compliance with
safe work practices.
Everyone is responsible for their own choices.
Employer responsible for ensuring a safe work place
and enforcing safe work practices.
Employees responsible for following safe work
practices.
System of Communication
The DSR is the key
Provide communication of safety issues
Coordinates safety communications
Receives reports
Safety Meetings
DSR organizes and conducts safety meetings
… monthly.
Safety meeting topics ( in order of priority):
1. Injuries since last meeting
2. Property damage since last meeting
3. Near-Misses since last meeting
4. Identified Hazards
5. What will we be doing in the next month?
Identifying & Assessing
Hazards
You will receive reports of hazards
Reports can be verbal or written
Investigate reports immediately
Ultimately all must be written
Any reported hazard can be made anonymously!
Employees must be notified of identified hazards.
Identifying hazards in the
workplace
What are the hazards in your workplace.
How do you identify them?
Reports from employees and public.
Supervisors daily inspections.
Formal scheduled inspections.
Immediate investigate all reported hazards
Communicate! - Look, Listen, Act,
Report.
Investigation of Injury &
Illness, Incident & Hazards
Investigate Immediately
Interview everyone involved.
To find cause and prevent reoccurrence.
Don’t pre-judge cause… get the facts!
Not a witch hunt!
Remedy of those
Workplace hazards
Fix it or don’t use it!
Sound simple?
It is!
Employee
Training & Instruction
Things change…
New job, new tool, new process, we forget.
Train when things change.
Train to remind.
If you don’t feel safe in your skills or
knowledge… Say so!
What makes a successful
safety program?
Commitment
A safe & healthy workplace must be
everyone’s 1st priority!
Injury & Illness Prevention
Plan
“The Tool”
Provides guidance.
Provides rules & information.
Provides procedures.
Is the foundation of your safety program.