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QUALITY, HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT POLICY
Health &Safety
How we attain the progress of health and safety in the facilities maintenance:
ACCORD contracting establishment is greatly concerned with the safety and health at work
Hazard Identification: Perform facility inspections, safety assessments, and on-site audits of work areas to assure that safe work conditions exist and that safe work practices are being followed. Work area and on-the-job safety observations are followed up with corrective action recommendations.
Participate in property loss control audits with insurance carriers.
Work on safety and health issues, such as the Occupational Health and Safety office, Office of Disability Services, Office of Risk Management, Department of Environmental Health and Safety, an Fleet Management.
Training &Education: Provide regularly-scheduled environmental, safety and health training for workers throughout facility management. Develop and update training materials based on industry standards and needs assessments.
Consultant Services: Respond to safety and health concerns and provide on-site evaluations. Research safety and health related issues and offer resolution for corrective actions.
Participate on the Material and Equipment Review Board to pro-actively evaluate tools, equipment and supplies to reduce workplace hazards and standardize equipment.
Safety Programs and Standard Operating Procedures (S.O.P.'s) : Develop, standardize and maintain safety programs and procedures, such as employee right-to-know, respiratory protection, lockout/tag out and confined spaces. Develop and implement job specific Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's) for related Facility Management operations
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Risk Management: Proactively reduce risk by rating outside contractors on their safety programs and performance. Provide contractor safety program ratings to the Purchasing Department for evaluation of contractors.
Coordinate the workers' compensation return-to-work program to ensure continued access to productive jobs for injured employees and continued productivity. Ensure
that hazardous waste generated by Facility Management operations are properly handled, transported and stored for disposal, re-use or recycling.
Accident Investigation and Identification of Corrective Actions: Review near miss incidents, unsafe condition reports, and personal injury reports for corrective actions to prevent
re-occurrences. Work with supervisors to implement corrective actions to reduce the likelihood of a reoccurrence.
Initiatives: Reduce workers compensation costs by creating greater safety awareness through the implementation of a safety incentive program.
Implement an objective contractor safety performance and program rating system
Provide employee safety and health training on an on-going basis for all facility management work units.
Update safety programs and training materials to stay current with industry standards and changes in facility management operations.
Health, Safety & Environment Book
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Achievements
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Recommendations for improvement
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Recommendations for process or product technical improvement
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Tool box training conducted
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Major and outstanding problems
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Action taken for severe incidents
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Follow up on the last review
Uniforms and Safety
ACCORD contracting establishment ensures that:
The needs for PPE are assessed by a person who is competent to judge whether other methods of risk control can offer better protection of safety and health than the provision of PPE.
Professional advice is obtained, where necessary, to identify the most suitable types of PPE for the tasks to be carried out.
Training is provided to supervisors and employees to enable them to ensure the proper selection, fil, use, cleaning and maintenance of PPE.
Supervision and enforcement of the PPE policy is undertaken.
Evaluation of the effectiveness of the PPE program is carried out on a regular basis.