TLP TTI Laguna Philippines Inc.

Health and Safety ORIENTATION

Prepared by : MARIANNE
MOLDES.LIRIO , RN
 Objectives

 By the end of this session, you will know the:

 Hazardsassociated with your workplace and best
methods to control for them
 Keyelements for well-functioning health and safety
committees
 Basiclegal requirements for health and safety in your
workplace
Key Principles of Health and
Safety
 Employer is responsible for maintaining a safe and healthy
workplace

 Employees should be involved in developing policies and

programs

 There should be no sanctions for H&S related activities

 Employer should implement best and most effective

practices/policies to protect workers from hazards
Overview of Hazards

What’s going on in your workplace?

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 CHEMICAL & DUST
HAZARDS
(cleaning products,
pesticides, asbestos, etc.)
BIOLOGICAL ERGONOMIC
HAZARDS HAZARDS
(repetition, lifting, awkward
(mold, insects/pests,
communicable diseases, etc.) postures, etc.)
WORK
ORGANIZATION
HAZARDS
Things that cause STRESS!

SAFETY HAZARDS PHYSICAL HAZARDS

(slips, trips and falls, faulty (noise, temperature
equipment, etc.) extremes, radiation, etc.)
 Injury and illness rate for public workers significantly higher than
among private industry workers
 (5.8 vs. 3.6 cases per 100 workers)

 Custodians fall into the top 5 in these categories:

 highest number of days away from work
 musculoskeletal injury incidents
Top Cases of Occupational Injuries in the
Workplace 2019-2021
TOP 3 Occupational Disease
TOP 3 Occupational Disease in
Establishments 2019-2021
Commuting Accident 2019-2020

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 Hierarchy of Controls
Elimination/Substitution
Most Requires a physical
Effective change to the
workplace

Requires worker or
employer to do
something
Requires
worker to
wear
something
Least
Effective
 CONTROLS: Engineering

CONTROL AT THE SOURCE!

Limits the hazard but doesn’t entirely remove it.

Other Examples:
Mechanical Guards
Wet Methods for Dust
Enclosures/Isolation
Dilution Ventilation

Local Exhaust
Proper equipment
Re-designed Tools
CONTROLS: Administrative
Aimed at Reducing Employee Exposure to Hazards but Not
Removing Them!

 Changes in work procedures such as:

 Written safety policies/rules

 Schedule changes, such as:

 Lengthened or Additional Rest Breaks
 Job Rotation
 Adjusting the Work Pace

 Training with the goal of reducing the duration,

frequency and severity of exposure to hazards
 CONTROLS: PPE
Personal Protective Equipment
Control of LAST RESORT!

 Special Clothing

 Eye Protection

 Hearing Protection

 Respiratory Protection
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 Hierarchy of Controls

Elimination/Substitution Requires a physical

Most change to the
Effective workplace

Requires worker
or employer to do
something

Requires
worker to
Least wear
Effective something
Major Elements of an Effective
Safety and Health Program

 Management Commitment and

 Employee Involvement

 Worksite Analysis

 Hazard Prevention and Control

 Safety and Health Training

Management Commitment and
Employee Involvement Go Together!

 Top management involvement

should be visible and have
authority and resources to
implement program

 Employee involvement in the

program and in decisions that
affect their safety and health
should be encouraged
Management Commitment &
Employee Involvement

 A clearly stated worksite policy should be established

and communicated with specific goals and objectives.

 All aspects of the program should have assigned

responsibility and accountability.

 Program operations need to be reviewed at least annually,

to evaluate and make revisions as needed.
 Worksite Analysis

 Identify all existing hazards and conditions

that might create new hazards

 An efficient program includes actively

analyzing the work and the worksite to
anticipate and prevent harmful occurrences
 Hazard Prevention and Control
 Triggered by a determination that a hazard or potential hazard exists.

 Where feasible, prevent hazards by effective design of

job or job site.

 Where elimination is not feasible, control hazards to

prevent unsafe and unhealthful exposure.

 Elimination or control must be accomplished in a timely

manner.
 Safety and Health Training

 Address the safety and health responsibilities of all

personnel.

 Ensure that all employees understand the hazards to

which they may be exposed and how to prevent harm
to themselves and others.

 Ensure that managers understand their safety and

health responsibilities.
 ECC LOG BOOK

 Requires most employers with

more than 10 workers to keep a
log of injuries and illnesses.

 Workers have the right to review the current log, as

well as the logs stored for the past 5 years.

 Workers also have the right to view the annually posted

summary of the injuries and illnesses
 ECC LOG BOOK
 Used to document
and classify work-
related injuries and
illnesses and severity
of each case.

 Annual summary
shows totals of
injuries and illnesses
for the year in each
category.

 Summary must be
posted in a visible
location each year.
Access to Exposure and Medical
Records:

 Exposure Records
 Medical Records
 Environmental and biological
monitoring  Questionnaires
Personal  Results of examinations

Workplace
 Laboratory tests
 Medical opinions, diagnosis,
etc.
 Material Safety Data Sheets
 First aid records
 Description of treatments
 Hazard Communication
Standard
To ensure that employers and employees know about
work hazards and how to protect themselves so that the
incidence of illnesses and injuries due to hazardous
chemicals is reduced.

Hazard Container Material Safety

Communication Labeling Data Sheet
Program

Program MSDS

Label

OSHA Office of Training and

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Education
 Occupational Exposure to Hazardous
Chemicals in the Laboratory

 Requires a Chemical Hygiene  Requires:

Plan  Standard Operating
 Capable of protecting employees Procedure
from health hazards associated  Employee information and
with hazardous chemicals in that training
laboratory
 Designation of Chemical
 Capable of keeping exposures Hygiene Officer
below the limits

Plan shall be readily available to employees and

employee representatives
 Finding Information
 What reports,
logs and
documents
should be
collected and
reviewed by the
committee?

 How often should

they be Image: nebarnix's photostream

reviewed?
How do you think you should ask for
these programs and records?
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Committee Resources
 What training do you feel you need to be a better
committee member?

Legal Assistance, contacts?

Union resources?

Other allies/expertise? Who?

TIME, TIME, TIME……..

 Next Steps: Your Homework
Assignment!
Employer compliance!
Using checklists to research what’s
going on in the workplace.
Hazard Communication
Access to Medical and Exposure Records
Bloodborne Pathogens
Occupational Exposure to Hazardous Chemicals

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