Safety Observer Program

Figure 8.3 Sample of a safety observation program form.

Participates in the company safety improvement and safety observation programs... 

Start a safety observation program that allows everyone to recognize safe behaviors. Set an annual target. 

Inexperienced workers usually follow examples set by supervisors or experienced workers. When these people work in an unsafe manner, it has an influence on the inexperienced worker. All employees should be included in the safety observation program so that all unsafe practices can be found and corrected. 

All companies must establish and enforce rules of conduct and rules of safety for everyone involved in their operation. Because supervisors are responsible for following safety and health rules, a JSO is a valuable method for accomplishing an effective job safety observation program that can enhance all aspects of the accident/incident program, such as job safety analysis, safety inspections, and safety orientation and safety and health training programs. 

A basic, yet powerful, tool for risk management was the Safety Observation Program. This was an employee-created and driven behavior-based program in which safety observations were performed at frequent intervals during the day by all employees. The average number of observations reports was 50 a day. 

During the course of my career in safety management, I have seen companies try to improve their safety culture in a variety of ways. Some of these approaches included the Deming Philosophy, the Safety Observer Program, Total Quality Management, and Behavior-Based Safety. 

The operator should verify contractor training utilizing a variety of methods, which may include audits of the contractor s environmental, health, and safety training programs and operator observation of contractor work performance. ... 

Demographic Outcomes and Safety Registry, PKU MOMS The Maternal PKU Observational Program subregistry, PK pharmacokinetic study)... 

Criticality safety training programs continue to be a vital contributing factor in the safe operation of large fissile material. production facilities. Past programs have been productive, and the dividends. received are best illustrated by the criticality safety records. Qn-the-job observations made by criticality safety specialists indicate operations personnel aiq>reciate efforts made to explain the WHYs.of criticality safety. This appreciation shows up in their work habits and attitudes. 

The basic idea of a ISO is simple It is a special effort to see how employees do their jobs. Planned safety observation involves more effort than an occasional or incidental observation of job procedures. This chapter describes various ways of determining unsafe practices and violations of safety rules. This accident prevention method emphasizes the importance of a proper supervisor-employee relationship. Becoming more interested in the employee through observations will lead to greater cooperation in the safety and health program. 

The employee observed should be aware of the observation from time to time. Inform all employees, as part of their orientation, that planned job safety observations are a phase of the safety and health program. All employees must fully understand the reason for incidental and planned observations. 

Safety Training Observation Program. E.I. du Pont de Nemoiu-s and Company, Wfiiiiington, Delaware, 1989. 

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