CHAPTER 1 JOINT HEALTH & SAFETY COMMITTEES

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1 Table of Contents Preface / iii Acknowledgments / v Introduction / I-1 More About Best Practices / I-9 CHAPTER 1 JOINT HEALTH & SAFETY COMMITTEES 1.1 Organization (goals, objectives, targets, terms of reference, etc.) / Best Practice: Networking for an H&S Resource / Best Practice: Committee Organization Terms of Reference / Best Practice: Committee Organization Roles and Functions / Best Practice: Committee Organization Role in Safety Management System / Best Practice: Committee Organization Team Charter / Best Practice: Committee Organization Role as an OH&S Resource / Best Practice: Multi-Worksite JHS Committee Organization / Best Practice: Livening Up the OH&S Committee / Best Practice: Committee Effectiveness Evaluation / T Organization Tools / T.1 Tool: How to Develop Effective Terms of Reference / T.2 Tool: How to Prepare Agendas for Effective Meetings / T.3 Tool: How to Design Successful Recommendations / 1.1T Tool: The Role of Ontario Certified JHS Committee Members / Committee Structures / Best Practice: Multi-Worksite JHS Committee Structure and Organization / 1-30 CON-1 (BP Health and Safety)(2015 Rel. 1)

2 1.2.2 Best Practice: Integrated Joint OHS Committee Structure and Organization / Best Practice: Local JHS Committee Structure and Organization / Communication and Networking / Best Practice: Networking for Success / Best Practice: Networking for an H&S Resource / Best Practice: Communicating to Involve Workers / Best Practice: Annual Conferences and Joint OHS Committee Recognition / Best Practice: Open Meetings / T Communication and Networking Tools / T.1 Tool: Raising Awareness of Safety and the Committee / T.2 Tool: Sample Employee Perception Questionnaire / T Training Tools / T.1 Tool: Joint OHS Committee New Member Orientation / T.2 Tool: Certified Member Workplace-Specific Hazard Training / Committee Meetings / Planning for and Measuring Committee Meeting Success / Committee Functioning / Identifying Barriers to Effective Committee Functioning / T Problem Solving Tools / T.1 Tool: Problem Solving and Decision Making / T.2 CHAPTER 2 OH&S PROGRAM ELEMENTS Tool: Identifying Barriers to Committee Functioning members perceptions survey / Accident Investigation / Best Practice: Systematic Approach to Accident Investigation / T.1 Investigation and Prevention / Accountability / Best Practice: Shared Responsibility / T Accountability Tools / T.1 Tool: Internal Responsibility System (IRS) / 2-8 CON-2

3 2.3 Behaviour-based Systems (BBS) / Best Practice: Behaviour Modification to Improve Housekeeping / Best Practice: Customizing a Behaviour-based System (BBS) for Success / Best Practice: Behaviour-based Safety (BBS) and Employee Empowerment / Communications/Safety Promotion / Best Practice: Community Outreach Safety Promotion / Best Practice: Safety Promotion Safety Sign Campaign / Best Practice: Safety Themes / T Communications/Safety Promotion Tools / T.1 Tool: Using Posters as an Effective Aid in OH&S Programs / Engaging Safety Meets / Ergonomics / Best Practice: A Proactive Ergonomics Program / Best Practice: Transitional Work Program / Best Practice: Cooperative Venture / T Ergonomics Tools / T.1 Tool: Functional Abilities Evaluations / T.2 Tool: Video Display Terminals (VDTs) / T.3 MSD Prevention in the Workplace - an Action Plan / Hazard Reporting / Best Practice: Hazard Reporting Tagging Safety Concerns / T Hazard Reporting Tools / T.1 Tool: Hazard Reporting and Follow-up / T Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Tools / T.1 Tool: Designing PPE Programs / Suggestions Schemes and Incentives / Best Practice: Safety Incentives and Safety Suggestion Tag Program / T Suggestions, Schemes and Incentives Tools / T.1 Creating Effective Safety Incentive Programs an Action Checklist / Training and Problem Solving / Best Practice: Training for Managers and Supervisors / Best Practice: Mobile Training / 2-44 CON-3 (BP Health and Safety)(2015 Rel. 1)

4 2.9.3 New and Young Workers: Training that works / T Training and Problem Solving Tools / T.1 Tool: Training for Managers and Supervisors / T.2 Tool: Assessing Competency Training Needs (Ontario) / T.3 Tool: Reviewing WHMIS Training / T.4 Tool: Template Guide for OH&S Procedures / T.5 Tool: Tracking OH&S Legislation / T.6 Tool: Computer-Based Training (CBT) / T.7 Tool: Assessing Hazards and Determining Training Needs / Working Alone / Best Practice: Electronic Buddy System / T Working Alone Tools / T.1 Tool: Developing Safety Plans for Workers Who W- ork Alone / T.2 Tool: Safe Procedures for Workers Driving Alone / Workplace Inspections / Best Practice: Workplace Inspections Rating System / Best Practice: Workplace Inspection Checklists and Audits / Best Practice: Tracking Workplace Inspection Results at Various Levels / T Workplace Inspections Tools / T.1 Tool: Conducting Effective Workplace Inspections / T.2 Tool: Housekeeping Inspections / T.3 Tool: Inspection Template / T Hazardous Materials Tools / T T.2 Tool: The Regulation of Workplace Hazardous Materials U.S. and Canada / 2-88 Principles for Effective Return to Work Programs / Purchasing/Procurement / Best Practices: OHS Pre-purchase Hazard Assessment / OHS Policy Statements / T Job Hazard Analysis / 2-95 CON-4

5 2.14T.1 OHS Policy Statements - Template for / Violence Prevention / T.1 Tool: Violence Prevention - a Checklist / Emergency Response / Cross Trained Emergency Response Team / Effective Return to Work Programs / Seven Principles for Successful Return to Work / 104 CHAPTER 3 OH&S STRUCTURES 3.1 Integration into the Production System / Best Practice: Integrating Safety into Production / Safety Management Systems / Best Practice: OH&S System and Teamwork Approaches / Best Practice: Risk Management and Teamwork / Best Practice: Safety Management System: Leadership / Team Approaches / Best Practice: Team Approaches in a Flattened Organization / Best Practice: Team Approaches to Promote Safety Awareness / Best Practice: Safety Partnerships / Best Practice: Safety Teams / Safety Culture / Best Practice: Understanding OH&S and the Functional Relationships / Best Practice: Building a Safety Community Culture / Best Practice: Celebrating Safety Success / Manager Training and Safety Culture / A Culture of Trust / T Culture Tools / T.1 Tool: What Constitutes a Good Safety Culture? / T.2 Sample Safety Culture Assessment Tool / T.3 Identifying and Correcting Root Causes at this Workplace / 3-38 CHAPTER 4 ORGANIZATIONAL POLICIES 4.1 Communication / 4-1 CON-5 (BP Health and Safety)(2015 Rel. 1)

6 4.1.1 Best Practice: Selling Safety to Senior Management / Networking / Best Practice: Networking in the Construction Industry / OH&S Policy / Best Practice: Guiding Principles / Best Practice: Assessing Safety Culture Addressing Concerns / 4-8 CHAPTER 5 SAFE WORK PRACTICES AND SPECIFIC HAZARDS 5.1 Chemicals / T.1 Tool: Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) / 5-l 5.1T.2 Tool: Ontario s Designated Substances Assessments / Driving Safety / Best Practice: Driving Alone in the Course of Work / T Driving Safety Tools / T.1 Tool: Safe Driving of Personal Cars on Company B- usiness / Eye Protection / Best Practice: Eye Protection Procedure Joint OH&S Committee Involvement / T Fall Prevention Tools / T.1 Tool: Preventing Falls in the Workplace / T Hand Tools / T.1 Tool: Hand Tool Safety / T Ladders Tools / T.1 Tool: Safe Use of Portable Ladders / T Lift Truck Tools / T.1 Tool: Training Requirements for Forklift Truck Operators / T.2 Tool: Assessing Your Lift Truck Safety Program / T.3 Tool: Fork Lift Truck Safety Seat Belts / Machine Safety / Best Practice: Safe Start-up of New/Altered Equipment / T Machine Safety Tools / T.1 Tool: Machine Guarding / T.2 Tool: Lockout Procedures / T Noise Tools / T.1 Tool: Noise in the Workplace /5-40 CON-6

7 5.10T Model Ladder Safety Procedure / 5-44 CHAPTER 6 MONITORING AND EVALUATION 6.1 Audits / Best Practice: Voluntary Audit through the U.S. Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) / Joint Health and Safety (JHS) / Best Practice: Measuring JHS Committee Effectiveness / T JHS Committee Tools / T.1 Tool: Preparing Annual Reports on JHS Committee Activities / Performance Measures / Best Practice: Performance Measures to Achieve Safety Targets / Best Practice: Safety Index / Best Practice: Identifying and Applying Key Performance Measures / Research Based Leading Indicators / T.1 Developing Key OHS Performance Measures / Targets / Best Practice: Zero Objective / 6-18 Index / I-1 CON-7 (BP Health and Safety)(2015 Rel. 1)