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workbook)
NOTES: Comments and questions
by Shutske and/or Schermann are in red throughout these pages.
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Introduction to Safety and Our Safety Program
Agriculture is one of the most hazardous
occupations in the United States, and
leads all other industries in work-related fatalities. A majority
of all agricultural
accidents involve some type of machinery or equipment. On
pork operations,
however, most occur during animal/human interaction.
People don’t often think about
what they might lose if they are injured, or
how an injury might affect their life and the lives of those
around them. If
you’re injured on the job, you can lose time and income
while recovering.
Medical and rehabilitation bills can pile up. You can lose
the ability to function
– temporarily or permanently – as you did before
the accident. And no matter
what your role is to your operation, injuries to workers put
tremendous
physical and financial strains on the business. Worst of all,
accidents can cost
people their lives.
Your operation’s safety program
is in place to provide an environment that
encourages safety awareness and compliance in all employees.
It is designed
to help minimize accidents, both human and material, by taking
a proactive
approach to safety. A proactive approach requires the identification
of unsafe
or hazardous conditions in every area of the operation, today
and in the future
The safety program also strives to:
- provide a uniform safety management
policy consistent with the
requirements of OSHA and the operation’s insurance
carriers;
- define specific responsibilities
for effective enforcement of all safety
policies, procedures and programs;
- provide a means for ongoing development
and updating of safety
education and training; and
- provide a means for the participation
of all employees in an
ongoing safety program.
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