Employers Checklist

How much time does each worker spend working  

If a worker is working more than an average of 48 hours a week, should we consider reducing his or her hours or ask if the worker wishes to sign an opt-out from the working time limit  

Do we employ people who could be classified as night workers according to the definition of shiftwork  

How much working time do night workers normally work  

If night workers normally work more than 8 hours a day on average, can the hours of work be reduced or do any other exceptions or flexibilities apply  

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A CRIOP analysis consists of two parts. Part I is a standard design review of the plant s control centre. It employs checklists, covering applicable codes, standards and regulations. The following areas are checked ... 

In the case of a large-scale development it may be desirable to combine several environmental services for a full environmental impact assessment (ElA). This is the process of examining, in a comprehensive, detailed and systematic manner, the existing environment (natural, built and social) and the development that it is proposed to place within it. By integrating the two, an objective estimate can then be made of the likely effects of the development upon the environment, including benefits and negative impacts. Special techniques may be employed to help identify or quantify these impacts (e.g. the use of interaction matrices, overlays, screening tests, checklists, etc.). 

Where such internal inspection work is carried, out a safety checklist and processes for confined space entry permit system and tag-out/lock-out MUST be undertaken before any person enters the boiler. The inspection of waterside surfaces should be carried out by a suitable qualified person and will benefit from employing either an instant camera or a video camera (Horoscope or similar fiberoptic-based device) to record any parts of the boiler where corrective action is needed. 

The topics for this checklist have been taken from CCPS (1993b) and Bollinger et al. (1996). Every effort was made to ensure that this checklist is comprehensive therefore, there may be some redundancy or overlap in questions among the different sections. It should be noted that some of the items in this checklist employ a very broad concept of inherent safety, as presented by Bollinger et al. (1996). As such, they may address inherent aspects of passive, engineered or even administrative controls, rather than the narrower inherent safety conception of reducing the underlying process hazards that must be contained and controlled to safely operate a facility. 

Since current quality system models employ a systems approach, an audit checklist that is organized by subsystem may be helpful, as described in Table 5. The form would include appropriate document control information such as form... 

This texts authors personal chemical plant experiences include training needs checklists for both new salaried and new chemical process operators. These checklists include an entire array of personnel safety, process safety, and Department ofTransportation and environmental stewardship focus points. Unfortunately, unauthorized and inept changes can ruin products, equipment, reputations, and more, so MOC refresher training must be conducted more frequently. A yearly refresher course on MOC is a condition of employment. I am familiar with a course that is a locally developed, computer-based training module. 

These particular facilities may in fact be more suited to a checklist approach due to their usually identical features alternatively a one-time generic What-If approach may be employed that is representative of all the subject facilities (i.e. wellheads with similar GOR, H2S content, pressures etc.). 

Volume 1 background and legal requirements, employer responsibilities, SARA Title III, sample forms, compliance checklists, label suppliers, and training program index. Volume 2 model hazard communication program. 

By identifying the normal and additional (controllable) risk factors associated with a job, an organization can minimize a new employee s exposure to controllable risk factors and reduce their chances of an accident in their initial employment period. Eight aspects of work which can contribute safety risk for a new employee have been discussed. All of the factors are controllable, but admittedly some are more easily dealt with than others. Each of the 8 aspects needs to be considered, and policy put in place to deal with each before a new employee arrives on the job. Table 4.1 shows a job risk profile checklist which could be used to consider each of the 8 risk factors. A key question or questions are proposed for each risk factor, and the far right-hand column of Table 4.1 has a possible course of action which could be taken to eliminate or minimize the risk factor. It is important to note that the 8 factors are particularly important for safety in a new employee s initial period of employment, which is roughly their first 3 months on the job. 

To provide a further level of assurance one can undertake a formal review of those operating policies which are critical for maintaining safe operation. The outcome of the review can then be documented as evidence in the safety case. A checklist of desirable policy characteristics would be one way of demonstrating that a methodical approach had been employed in the review. 

Many small businesses have processes that are not unique, such as cold storage lockers or water treatment facilities. Where employer associations have a number of members with such facilities, a generic PHA, evolved from a checklist or what—if questions, could be developed and used by each employer effectively to reflect his/her particular process this would simplify compliance for them. 

Requires system experience. Checklists can be utilised in the process to identify hazards they can also be used to check that designs comply with certain standards and codes of practice or that protective measures are correctly employed. They are, however, reliant on the knowledge and experience of those persons compiling the lists. 

The DPP will be used to brief the divers and any other persons involved in the diving operation and a copy of the plan should be available to any interested party. Checklists are commonly used as part of a DPP to ensure that all aspects of the duties of the employer, contractor, diving supervisor and divers have been covered. 

The checklist in the OSHA Inspection Manual (see Chapter 24) is probably the best comprehensive tool that can be used to evaluate the process for compliance. Use of the checklist is probably the best way of assuring that initial and subsequent implementation of PSM has been accomplished. The process of assessing each provision of the rule with the checklist will yield findings regarding the adequacy of implementation. Each of the formal audit findings must be promptly responded to by the employer and correction of deficiencies must be documented. 

You might like to carry out a risk assessment on a situation you are familiar with at work, using the standard form of Fig. 8.1, or your employer s standard forms. Alternatively, you might like to complete the visual display unit (VDU) workstation risk assessment checklist given in the next section. 

Using a checklist such as that shown below or the more extensive checklist shown in the HSE book VDUs, An Easy Guide to the Regulations is one way to assess workstation risks. You do not have to, but many employers find it a convenient method. 

Turning to the basics of the format of presentation, in an endeavour to provide a text that can be useful for on-the-job reference, the general mechanism employed is the checklist. Wherever possible, the text has been formatted into bullets, which are intended to provide a structured approach to the common practical situations, by helping the engineer both to plan his approach and to check that he is addressing all essential facets. 

This safety compliance checklist assists employers and supervisors in determining that procedures and equipment are available and personnel are trained in the control of hazardous energy sources. This checklist only addresses the minimum required standards. Where appropriate, it may be supplemented with local site- or shop-unique requirements. Relevant references are noted after each question. 

The audit employs a checklist in which each element is given a weighting factor depending on its importance. Records, observations, interviews, and questionnaires are used to evaluate performance for each element. A number of audit systems are available. Many of these ready-made audit systems are based on indicators leading organizations have determined can be used to measure an acceptable level of performance in prevention. 

This Field Work Review and Hazard Analysis system is encompassed within two pages. It was provided by a safety professional employed by a specialty construction contractor that has several crews active in various places at the same time. Note that the names of employees on a job are to be recorded as having been briefed on the work to be done. The checklist included in the form pertains to occupational, public, and environmental risks. 

An Employer s Guide to the Manual Tasks—Code of Practice 2010, Queensland Government, Australia. This is a 13-page document, updated in 2011, that includes comments on managing manual tasks and Checklists and Control Options. Available at http //www.deir.qld.gov.au/workplace/resources/ pdfs/manualtask guide.pdf. 

The HSE publications Workplace Transport Safety. Guidance for Employers HSG136, and Managing Vehicle Safety at the Workplace INDG199, provide useful checklists of relevant safety requirements that should be in place when vehicles are used in a workplace. 

The measurement of WBV is very difficult and may only be measured accurately by a specialist competent person. If the risk assessment has been made and the recommended control actions are in place, there is no need to measure the exposure of employees to vibration. However, the HSE have suggested that employers can use the following checklist to estimate whether exposure to WBV is high ... 

OSHA has created the ergonomic assessment tool in Table 16.2 for video display terminal (VDT) workstations. This checklist is from the now-rescinded OSHA Ergonomics Safety Standard from 2000. Although the standard may not be currently in effect and enforced by OSHA, it still provides employers with a good... 

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