Health, Safety, and Environment program

Although the philosophy that lies behind Safety Cases is that a company or facility will develop a document designed to meet its own particular needs and requirements, most facilities will have programs that are quite similar to one another. Therefore the International Association of Drilling Contractors (lADC) has developed a Health Safety and Environment Case Guideline for Drilling Contractors. This standard, which was first issued in 2003, is not a template it... 

Crutcher, R. A., Yip, R.Y., Young, M.R., Employee assistance programs in the upstream petroleum industry A Canadian perspective. Proceedings of the First International Conference on Health, Safety, and Environment in Oil and Gas Exploration and Production, 1991, pp. 753-759. 

HSE responsibilities. Each organization is responsible for having in place clearly defined procedures to comply with health, safety, and environment regulations. Included within this procedure should be assigned roles and responsibilities for those individuals who are responsible for implementing and maintaining an effective health and safety program. 

Ultimately, the data you record need be uniform and accurate to assure the consistency and validity of the statistical data reported to OSHA. Accurate records are used for many purposes, including audits, performance measurement, program improvement, and resource allocation to critical operations. This information can also help utilities analyze their health, safety, and environment and make improvements where necessary. 

As a part of an effective Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) program, a Job Safety Analysis (JSA) has proved to be an effective accident and occupational illness prevention tool in many industries. The JSA, also known as a Job Hazard Analysis (JHA), is a safety management tool in which the risks or hazards of a specific job in the workplace are identified and measures to eliminate or control those hazards are determined and implemented. Most safety programs are considered reactive, an action in response to an incident. A JSA is considered a proactive approach to workplace safety. A JSA is a process of systematically evaluating certain jobs, identifying the hazards or potential hazard associated with each step of the job, and finding effective control measures to eliminate or reduce the risk of hazards and make the workplace as safe as possible, before those hazards have a chance to become accidents. 

In addition to JSAs, formal accident management programs are invaluable components of any comprehensive health, safety, and environment (HSE) program. Accident management serves to reduce costs of future accidents by analyzing and improving upon utility processes. A Water Research Foundation (WRF) project. Water Utility Safety and Health Review of Best Practices (Borowski and Adams 2010), found that "one of the most significant... 

Rather than editing the previous version of the manual, the Health, Safety, and Environment Committee chose to rewrite this manual and provide new information. This edition of M3 focuses on the development of a comprehensive Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) program. It can be used as general guidance for water utility personnel that have been given the responsibility of developing their utilities health and safety programs. 

Responsible Care (139), a program initiated by the CMA in 1988, is designed to make day-by-day improvements in all aspects of health, safety, and the environment. 

Collect and evaluate performance data on the health, safety, security, environment, and transportation programs of each potential, qualified carrier. 

Safety Course Description Development of knowledge and skills to reinforce the attitudes and behaviors required for safe and environmentally sound work habits. Emphasis on safety, health, and environmental issues in the performance of all Job tasks and regulatory compliance issues. The student will list components of a typical plant safety and environmental program describe the role of a process technician in relation to safety, health, and environment and identify and describe safety, health, and environmental equipment uses. 

ERA 2008. Frequently Asked Questions about Landfill Gas and How It Affects Public Health, Safety, and the Environment, Landfill Methane Outreach Program (LMOP) (http //www.epa.gov/lmop/docs/ faqs about LFG.pdf). 

DOE Order 5480.IB, Environment, Safety, and Health Program for Department of Energy Operations. ... 

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According to Section 1910.134(b) of the Occupational Safety and Health Standards in Title 29 of the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations, an acceptable respiratory program must be instigated whenever respiratory health hazards are present in the work environment. The employer must develop formal written operational procedures covering every aspect of the program, including, for example, how contaminants are controlled, how contaminant concentration is measured, and how respirators are selected, used, cleaned, inspected, repaired, and stored. 

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