10 Christian Drive, Plaisance Park

E-mail: setreadygotrinidad@yahoo.com
A Quality Job. On Time. All the Time.
Phone: 1-868-234-8733 Cell: 1-868-740-1319

OSH ACT TT IMPLEMENTATION WORKSHOP

OS & H Policy

 Authorised a written statement by signed by the highest ranking Manager

 Approved by the organisation's top Management
 Outlined H & S responsibilities
 Compliance with regulations, legal and other requirements of this Act
 Documented, implemented, maintained and communicated
 Available to interested parties (employees, inspectors, auditors etc.)
 Be reviewed annually

Risk Assessment/Analysis

• Identification of hazards

• Determination of the risks associated with the identified hazards

• Indication of the level of the risks related to each hazard, and whether they are,
or are not, tolerable

• Description of the measures to monitor and control the risks

• Be reviewed annually

SAFE SYSTEMS OF WORK?

Permits/Certificates

 Safe work
 Hot work
 Confined Space
 Excavation
 Lock Out/ Tag Out
 Hazardous Contents
 Radiography/Radiation

Procedures/Rules

 Safety Inspection
 Workplace Inspections
 Test & Inspection
 Preventive Maintenance
 JHA/JSA
 Risk Assessments
 General Work Rules

Employee Participation

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 Develop a written plan of action regarding the implementation of

employee participation in PSM

 Consult with employees on the conduct and development of Risk Assessments

 Provide employees access to the results of Risk Assessments and all other
information required to be developed under this act

 Involve employees in Safety Committee Activities

 Consult with and involve employees in Safety Activities

 Consult with and involve employees in Safety and general Promotions

Training

o Identify employee training needs

o Conduct orientation training for employees

o Conduct orientation training for contractors/visitors

o Conduct refresher training for employee

o Carry out evaluation on the training

o Track employee attendance at training programmes.

o Review and revise all training on an annual basis

Safety Committee

 Composition of the committee

 Responsibilities of committee members

 Activities that the committee will be engaged in

 Operations of the committee

 Records that the committee will keep

Incident

Prevention methods and techniques

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Incident Reporting

Incident Investigation – Guidelines on how to conduct investigations

Incident Analysis – Statistics

Emergency Response

 Develop Hazard Vulnerability Analysis for the company

 Develop & implement emergency response levels

 Establish emergency alarm sound levels

 Develop and implement an incident command system

 Conduct frequent emergency drills

 Implement a communications protocol

Personal Protection Policy

o Outline Employer responsibilities

o Outline Employee responsibilities

o Assess the risks that the employees are exposed to

o Develop PPE requirements for your site

HAZMAT

 Define Hazardous Materials as it pertains to your site

 Assign responsibilities and duties of personnel working with hazardous materials

 Develop procedure on labeling hazardous materials

 Develop spill procedures

 Develop and conduct emergency drills for hazardous materials

Right to Refuse Dangerous work

 Develop and implement safe job procedures for all work

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 Outline the steps to be taken in the field if an employee has reason to believe
that the work is hazardous and life threatening

 Outline your company’s procedure to take if the employee still has reason to
believe that the work is hazardous and life threatening. Note: this procedure must
meet or surpass the requirements of this act.

 Follow the act if your company does not have a procedure

Confined Space

 Identify and evaluate all confine spaces on the site

 Develop acceptable entry conditions for these confine spaces

 Develop entry procedure for entering confine spaces

 Develop duties for the Entry Supervisor

 Develop duties for Authorised Entrants

 Develop duties for Attendants

 Define the company role in confine space entry

 Define contractor’s role in confine space entry

Fire Prevention/Protection

 Assess the company vulnerability to the risk of fire and explosion

 Develop the types of fire protection systems to be used at your site

 Follow safe work practices/procedures

 Conduct regular fire drills

 Train employees in the use of the fire protection equipment

 Assign duties to personnel in case of fire

Health

 Detail Methods Of Compliance: Include An Exposure Determination

 Detail Recordkeeping Requirements
 Detail Communication Of Hazards To Employees

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 Detail Exposure Incident Reporting Procedure

 Establish responsibility.
 Establish a corporate policy and develop rules.
 Establish health surveillance plan
 Conduct a noise/vibration survey of the facility.
 Determine appropriate noise/vibration control measures.
 Eliminate noise/vibration hazards where possible.
 Periodically audit the program.
 Develop a first aid plan to include kits, ambulance, emergency vehicle etc. and
their availability for employees

Welfare

 Detail methods of compliance: If corrosive materials are used, eyewash and body
flush facilities must be provided.

 Provides guidelines for emergency eyewash and shower equipment and

facilities.

 Provide separate washrooms for males and females.

 Establish welfare plan for the site

 Establish a cleaning plan and schedule

 Provide guidelines for drinking water on the site

Machine Guarding

o Identify and evaluate where mechanical hazards occur

o Determine which machines require machine guarding

o Determine the type of machine guarding required

o Develop operating procedures

o Develop maintenance procedures

o Develop equipment isolation procedures

Young Persons at Work

 Develop policy and procedure for employing young persons at work. Note: this
must be consistent with this act.

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E-mail: setreadygotrinidad@yahoo.com
A Quality Job. On Time. All the Time.
Phone: 1-868-234-8733 Cell: 1-868-740-1319

 Follow the act if your company does not have a procedure