Occupational Safety and Hygiene for Disabled Employees
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Safety operations for reducing risks
The necessary operations for reducing the level of risk to the employees and other people
(for hazards that were evaluated as “high” or “medium” risk levels), should be recorded in
a table like the following example table no. 2, while noting the responsible person and the
date. The more severe the problem, it is more urgent to implement the operation.
Table no. 2
Done
Yes/No
Deadline for
implementation
Responsibility for
implementation
Recommendation for treatment / safety
measure
Instructions for choosing safety measures – general
1. Complete removal of the problem or the hazard.
2. Minimizing or restricting the amount of energy of the hazard (e.g.: moving only small
amounts of hazardous materials, making only necessary rides, driving in the dark only
when there is no other choice);
3. Engineering safety measures: Isolation of the source of the harming energy (e.g.: isolation
of the forklift driver’s chamber from noise, device preventing an uncontrolled release
of the lid of a container);
4. Separation of distancing in time and space distancing workers from the space where
they might get hurt, or distancing the hazard from the workers. (e.g.: not allowing
pedestrians to pass where vehicles are going, distancing people from load and discharge
points, not allowing drivers to enter the vehicle treatment garage, etc.);
5. Administrative measures: procedures, work instructions, preventive driving training,
traffic signs, warning signs, etc., marking paths and parking spaces, incentive programs,
follow-ups, supervision, audits, etc.;
6. Personal protection equipment (earplugs, gloves, safety goggles – should be the last
protection line rather than the only safety measure);
7. First aid, evacuation and treatment for the injured people.
If the hazard cannot be removed or protected by engineering means, think about changing
the working system or taking other safety measures in order to minimize the harm to the
employees and make sure to provide themwith proper training. It is necessary to modify the
training for the disabled employees so that they will take into account their disabilities and
