Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001A Hazard:

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1): The employer did not initiate and maintain accident prevention programs as necessary to comply with this part: (a) On or about August 23, 2018, at the worksite, a safety and health program had not been initiated and maintained which addressed the following basic elements: Management Leadership - Management leadership means that business owners, managers, and supervisors: - Make worker safety and health a core organizational value. - Are fully committed to eliminating hazards, protecting workers, and continuously improving workplace safety and health. - Provide sufficient resources to implement and maintain the safety and health program. - Visibly demonstrate and communicate their safety and health commitment to workers and others. - Set an example through their own actions. Worker Participation - All workers at a worksite should participate, including those employed by contractors, subcontractors, and temporary staffing agencies. In an effective safety and health program, all workers: - Are encouraged to participate in the program and feel comfortable providing input and reporting safety or health concerns. - Have access to information they need to participate effectively in the program. - Have opportunities to participate in all phases of program design and implementation. - Do not experience retaliation when they raise safety and health concerns; report injuries, illnesses, and hazards; participate in the program; or exercise safety and health rights. Hazard Identification and Assessment - To identify and assess hazards, employers and workers: - Collect and review information about the hazards present or likely to be present in the workplace. - Conduct initial and periodic workplace inspections of the workplace to identify new or recurring hazards. - Investigate injuries, illnesses, incidents, and close calls/near misses to determine the underlying hazards, their causes, and safety and health program shortcomings. - Group similar incidents and identify trends in injuries, illnesses, and hazards reported. - Consider hazards associated with emergency or non-routine situations. - Determine the severity and likelihood of incidents that could result for each hazard identified, and use this information to prioritize corrective actions. Hazard Prevention and Control - To effectively control and prevent hazards, employers should: - Involve workers, who often have the best understanding of the conditions that create hazards and insights into how they can be controlled. - Identify and evaluate options for controlling hazards, using a "hierarchy of controls." - Use a hazard control plan to guide the selection and implementation of controls, and implement controls according to the plan. - Develop plans with measures to protect workers during emergencies and non-routine activities. - Evaluate the effectiveness of existing controls to determine whether they continue to provide protection, or whether different controls may be more effective. - Review new technologies for their potential to be more protective, more reliable, or less costly. Education and Training - Education and training provides employers, managers, supervisors, and workers with: - Knowledge and skills needed to do their work safely and avoid creating hazards that could place themselves or others at risk. - Awareness and understanding of workplace hazards and how to identify, report, and control them. - Specialized training, when their work involves unique hazards. Program Evaluation and Improvement - Program evaluation and improvement includes: - Establishing, reporting, and tracking goals and targets that indicate whether the program is making progress. - Evaluating the program initially and periodically thereafter to identify shortcomings and opportunities for improvement. - Providing ways for workers to participate in program evaluation and improvement. Communication and Coordination for Host Employers, Contractors, and Staffing Agencies - Effective communication and coordination among such employers means that, before coming on site, contractors and staffing agencies and their workers are aware of: - The types of hazards that may be present. - The procedures or measures they need to use to avoid or control their exposure to these hazards. - How to contact the host employer to report an injury, illness, or incident or if they have a safety concern. It also means that host employers and their workers are aware of: - The types of hazards that may arise from the work being done on site by workers employed by contractors or staffing agencies. - The procedures or measures needed to avoid or control exposure to these hazards. - How to contact the contract or staffing firm if they have a safety concern. - What to do in case of an emergency.