Accident recordkeeping

Safety Compliance Review Self-Audit — Accident Recordkeeping. 6... 

Primarily recordkeeping system for individual facilities. Includes information on chemicals and manufacturers and records of accidents and training. Chris Plus adds capability of storing and printing MSDS information and assists with the preparation of Tier I and Tier II reports and right-to-know requests. Doth systems contain database of 600 toxic substances and synonyms. 

Database management system for MSDS information. Modules include SARA, for assistance in creating reports for Title III, and SAFETY for accident and incident recordkeeping. 

Command post Supervision of all field operations and field teams Maintenance of communications, including emergency lines of communication Recordkeeping, including - Accident reports - Chain-of-custody records - Daily logbooks - Manifest directories and orders - Personnel training records - Site inventories... 

Safety Resources Support Table FMCSA Accident Countermeasures FMCSA Recordkeeping Requirements Sample Drug Alchohol Policy Sample DOT Forms... 

Again, to eliminate accidents and injuries at your company, you need to figure out what is causing them. To determine the leading causes over time, you need to develop a recordkeeping and incident analysis system. 

Like your recordkeeping system for vehicle accidents, you ll need to keep two sets of records for injuries and illnesses one set of records to meet the requirements of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), and one set that is for your eyes only and goes above and beyond the OSHA requirements. 

In many companies, such safety performance variables are found internally through accident reporting and safety recordkeeping. The safety manager needs to identify those measures that are key to safety performance success. The key is to be clear about the needs and what it is important to improve. Overall, there are four different types of benchmarking that a safety manager can use internal, functional, competitive, and generic (Holloway, Lewis, and Mallory 1995,129-30). 

Nearly every company needs some written programs. The above are the most common ones required by OSHA for general industry. In addition companies must post the OSHA poster, and those with 11 or more employees are also required to maintain accident records as outlined in chapter 3 under recordkeeping. 

The benefits of tracking a company s workplace safety and health accidents/ incidents provides the data to assess the effectiveness of any accident prevention initiative and allows the company to determine the cost benefits of the safety and health dollars that are being spent by the company. Thus, recordkeeping and tracking makes good business sense. 

Q. May employers attach missing information to their accident investigation or workers compensation forms to make them an acceptable substitute form for the OSHA 301 for recordkeeping purposes ... 

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