(1)
You must establish an accident prevention program, which provides equitable
management-employee participation, in all establishments, industrial plants, or
operations.
(2) You must initiate
and maintain the accident prevention program necessary to comply with this
section. DOSH may be contacted for assistance in initiating and maintaining an
effective accident prevention program.
(3) You must tailor all accident prevention
programs to the needs of the particular operation.
(4) You must have employer and employee
representatives, as elected, delegated or appointed, to attend and actively
take part in frequent and regular safety committee meetings.
(5) You must provide in the accident
prevention programs for employer-employee safety meetings and frequent and
regular safety inspections of job sites, materials, equipment, and operating
procedures.
(6) You must maintain a
record of safety activities, such as inspections and meetings, for a period
covering the previous twelve months and must be made available, upon request,
to non-compliance personnel of the department of labor and
industries.
(7) You must ensure
employees individually comply with all safety rules and cooperate with
management in carrying out the accident prevention program.
(8) You must establish committees in each
port to make effective the preceding statement and promote on-the-job accident
prevention. These committees must consist of an equal number of port or
stevedore company and longshoremen representatives at the job level with the
industry or company safety supervisor serving as secretary and coordinator.
Some functions of the committee are to maintain the interest of the workers in
accident prevention by providing for their actual participation in the program,
to direct their attention to the real causes of accidents, and to provide a
means for making practical use of their intimate knowledge of working
conditions and practices.
(9) It is
intended that this program will produce mutually practical and effective
recommendations regarding correction of accident-producing circumstances and
conditions.
| Note: |
For first-aid requirements, see WA C 296-800-150. |
