Management PrinciplesManagement Principles

Craig W. Fontaine, Ph.D.Craig W. Fontaine, Ph.D.

Workplace Safety ManagementWorkplace Safety Management

Health, Safety, and SecurityHealth, Safety, and SecurityHealth, Safety, and SecurityHealth, Safety, and Security

Health– A general state of physical, mental, and

emotional well-being. Safety

– A condition in which the physical well-being of people is protected.

Security– The protection of employees and

organizational facilities.

Typical Division of Responsibilities:Typical Division of Responsibilities:Health, Safety, and SecurityHealth, Safety, and Security

Typical Division of Responsibilities:Typical Division of Responsibilities:Health, Safety, and SecurityHealth, Safety, and Security

Legal Requirements for Safety and HealthLegal Requirements for Safety and HealthLegal Requirements for Safety and HealthLegal Requirements for Safety and Health

Workers’ Compensation– A legally-mandated insurance fund that

provides compensation to employees for work-related injuries.

Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA)– Allows eligible employees to take up to 12

weeks of leave for their serious health conditions.

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)– Employers attempting to return injured

employees to “light duty” work may undercut the essential functions of the job.

Workers’ Compensation InjuriesWorkers’ Compensation InjuriesWorkers’ Compensation InjuriesWorkers’ Compensation Injuries

Source: Based on data from Liberty Mutual Group, in “Insurer Ranks Leading Worker’s Comp Injuries,” National Underwriter, March 19, 2001, 7.

Selected Child Labor Hazardous OccupationsSelected Child Labor Hazardous OccupationsSelected Child Labor Hazardous OccupationsSelected Child Labor Hazardous Occupations

Occupational Safety and Health ActOccupational Safety and Health ActOccupational Safety and Health ActOccupational Safety and Health Act

Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970– Passed to assure safe and healthful working

conditions.– Occupational Safety and Health Administration

(OSHA) administers provisions of the Act.– OSHA Enforcement Standards regulate

equipment and working environments:• The “general duty” of employers to provide safe and

healthy working conditions.• Notification and posters are required of employers to

inform employees of OSHA’s safety and health standards.

Private Industry Injury RatePrivate Industry Injury RatePrivate Industry Injury RatePrivate Industry Injury Rate

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, 2001.

OSHA Provisions and StandardsOSHA Provisions and StandardsOSHA Provisions and StandardsOSHA Provisions and Standards

Hazard Hazard CommunicationCommunication

Hazard Hazard CommunicationCommunication

Personal Protective Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)Equipment (PPE)

Personal Protective Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)Equipment (PPE)

Blood-borne Blood-borne PathogensPathogens

Blood-borne Blood-borne PathogensPathogens

Material Data Safety Sheets (MSDS)Material Data Safety Sheets (MSDS)Lock out/tag out regulationsLock out/tag out regulations

Material Data Safety Sheets (MSDS)Material Data Safety Sheets (MSDS)Lock out/tag out regulationsLock out/tag out regulations

Protection for workers exposed to blood Protection for workers exposed to blood and other substances from AIDSand other substances from AIDS

Protection for workers exposed to blood Protection for workers exposed to blood and other substances from AIDSand other substances from AIDS

Hazard analysis, training, and provision of Hazard analysis, training, and provision of PPE to employeesPPE to employees

Hazard analysis, training, and provision of Hazard analysis, training, and provision of PPE to employeesPPE to employees

Cumulative Stress Cumulative Stress Disorders (CTDs)Disorders (CTDs)

Cumulative Stress Cumulative Stress Disorders (CTDs)Disorders (CTDs)

Protection from muscle and skeletal Protection from muscle and skeletal injuries from repetitive tasksinjuries from repetitive tasks

Protection from muscle and skeletal Protection from muscle and skeletal injuries from repetitive tasksinjuries from repetitive tasks

Work AssignmentsWork AssignmentsWork AssignmentsWork Assignments Protection for reproductive health and Protection for reproductive health and refusal to perform unsafe workrefusal to perform unsafe work

Protection for reproductive health and Protection for reproductive health and refusal to perform unsafe workrefusal to perform unsafe work

Guide to Guide to Recordability of Recordability of Cases Under the Cases Under the

Occupational Occupational Safety and Health Safety and Health

ActAct

Guide to Guide to Recordability of Recordability of Cases Under the Cases Under the

Occupational Occupational Safety and Health Safety and Health

ActAct

Source: U.S. Department of Labor Statistics, What Every Employer Needs to Know About OSHA Record Keeping (Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office).

OSHA InspectionsOSHA InspectionsOSHA InspectionsOSHA Inspections

On-the-Spot Inspections– Compliance officers– Marshall v. Barlow’s, Inc.

Dealing with an Inspection Citations and Violations

– Imminent danger– Serious– Other than serious– De minimis– Willful and repeated

Most Frequently Cited OSHA ViolationsMost Frequently Cited OSHA Violations(General Industry, Non-Construction)(General Industry, Non-Construction)

Most Frequently Cited OSHA ViolationsMost Frequently Cited OSHA Violations(General Industry, Non-Construction)(General Industry, Non-Construction)

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, 2001. Available at www.osha.gov.

Workplace Injuries by Employment SizeWorkplace Injuries by Employment SizeWorkplace Injuries by Employment SizeWorkplace Injuries by Employment Size

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, 2001.

Approaches to Effective Safety ManagementApproaches to Effective Safety ManagementApproaches to Effective Safety ManagementApproaches to Effective Safety Management

Other Safety IssuesOther Safety IssuesOther Safety IssuesOther Safety Issues

EmployeeMotivation

and Incentives

EmployeeMotivation

and Incentives

Safety Policiesand Discipline

Safety Policiesand Discipline

SafetyCommittees

SafetyCommittees

Safety Trainingand

Communications

Safety Trainingand

Communications

Employee and Employee and WorkplaceWorkplace

SafetySafety

Employee and Employee and WorkplaceWorkplace

SafetySafety

Phases of Accident InvestigationPhases of Accident InvestigationPhases of Accident InvestigationPhases of Accident Investigation

HealthHealthHealthHealth

SmokingSmokingat Workat Work

SmokingSmokingat Workat Work

SubstanceSubstanceAbuseAbuse

SubstanceSubstanceAbuseAbuse

Emotional/Emotional/Mental Health Mental Health

ConcernsConcerns

Emotional/Emotional/Mental Health Mental Health

ConcernsConcerns

WorkplaceWorkplaceAir QualityAir Quality

WorkplaceWorkplaceAir QualityAir Quality

WorkplaceWorkplaceHealth Health IssuesIssues

WorkplaceWorkplaceHealth Health IssuesIssues

Common Signs of Substance AbuseCommon Signs of Substance AbuseCommon Signs of Substance AbuseCommon Signs of Substance Abuse

Health Promotion LevelsHealth Promotion LevelsHealth Promotion LevelsHealth Promotion Levels

Source: Developed by Kay F. Ryan (Nebraska Methodist College) and Robert L. Mathis (University of Nebraska at Omaha). May not be reproduced without permission.

SecuritySecuritySecuritySecurity

Top Eight Security Concerns at Work:– Workplace violence– Internet/intranet security– Business interruption/disaster recovery– Fraud/white collar crime– Employee selection/screening concerns– General employee theft– Unethical business conduct– Computer hardware/software theft

Profile of a Potentially Violent EmployeeProfile of a Potentially Violent EmployeeProfile of a Potentially Violent EmployeeProfile of a Potentially Violent Employee

Workplace ViolenceWorkplace ViolenceWorkplace ViolenceWorkplace Violence

Training in Detection Training in Detection and Preventionand Prevention

Training in Detection Training in Detection and Preventionand Prevention

DomesticDomesticCausesCauses

DomesticDomesticCausesCauses

Management Management ResponsesResponses

Management Management ResponsesResponses

WorkplaceWorkplaceViolenceViolenceIssuesIssues

WorkplaceWorkplaceViolenceViolenceIssuesIssues

Security ManagementSecurity ManagementSecurity ManagementSecurity Management

SecuritySecurityAuditAudit

SecuritySecurityAuditAudit

Controlled Controlled Access Access

Controlled Controlled Access Access

ComputerComputerSecuritySecurity

ComputerComputerSecuritySecurity

WorkplaceWorkplaceSecuritySecurity

WorkplaceWorkplaceSecuritySecurity