Administrative programs

Administrative programs are the written documents that explain how hazards are to be controlled. Many of them you see framed in hallways of hotels and displayed in waiting rooms of business offices (building evacuation plans). New hires, during orientation and 

If a particular corporation has ten manufacturing sites, each site may have varying administrative programs, depending on plant size, equipment, and what is being manufactured. Exactly what is included in a written program depends on such varied things, as  

To seek and incorporate public input regarding our products and operations. 

To provide information on health or environmental risks and to pursue protective measures for employees, the public, and other key stakeholders. 

To work with our customers, carriers, suppliers, distributors, and contractors to foster the safe use, transport, and disposal of chemicals. 

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FDA. 1988. Residues in foods-1987. Food and Drug Administration Program. J Assoc Off Anal Chem 71(6) 156A-174A. 

Administrative Program for Regeneration of the Construction Industries, (1999), Ministry of Construction, Japan. 

Michael McDonald, Coordinator Safety and Risk Administration Program Justice/Risk Administration Department School of Community and Public Affairs 913 W. Franklin Street Richmond, VA 23284 804-828-6237... 

Administrative Programs— Are the written documents that explain how hazards are to be controlled. 

For additional comment on the critical incident technique, see Safely Management by Grimaldi and Simonds, p. 248 Accident Prevention Manual Administration Programs, 12th edition. National Safety Council, p. 101 The Critical Incident Technique as a Method of Identifying Potential Accident Causes, Chapter 17 in The Measurement of Safety Performance by William E. Tarrants.)... 

Accident Prevention Manual Administration Programs, 12th edition. Itasca, IL National Safety Council, 2001. 

Incident Investigation, Analysis, and Costs is the title of a chapter in the 12th edition of the National Safety Council s Accident Prevention Manual Administration Programs. 

Accident Investigation, 2nd edition. Itasca, IL National Safety Council, 1995. Accident Prevention Manual, Administration Programs, 12th edition. Itasca, IL National Safety Council, 2001. 

Implementation of administrative programs and procedures, in conjunction whh area design, to ensure that the occupational radiation exposure to personnel is maintained ALARA in conformance with DOE Order 5480.110lef 6-20)... 

A system that seeks to identity causal factors before their potentials are realized would serve well in attempting to avoid low-probabiUty/serious-consequence events. The National Safety Council s Accident Prevention Manual Administration Programs, 12th Edition, is good reference on the critical incident technique. Additional resources are listed in the references at the end of this chapter. 

Substantial variations exist in the elements to be scored in the three-dimensional and the single four-dimensional numerical risk scoring systems to be reviewed here. To begin the discussion, excerpts are taken from the National Safety Council s (NSC s) Accident Prevention Manual Administration Programs, Twelfth Edition, and appear here with permission. 

With respect to Emergency Preparedness, an organization is to have processes in place to prevent, prepare for, and/or respond to emergencies. This is a subject that has been much written about since 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina. A good basic reference on the subject is Chapter 18, Emergency Preparedness, in the National Safety Council s Accident Prevention Manual Administration Programs, Twelfth Edition. 

Laing, P.M. (ed.). (1997). Accident PreventionManual For Business And Industry Administration Programs. 11th edn. Itasca 111 National Safety Council. 

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