Chapter16 214815

16
Employee Safety
and Health
Human Resource
Management
14th Edition, Global
Edition
4-
Gary Dessler
Copyright 2015 Pearson

Education Ltd.
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Learning Objectives
1. Explain the supervisors role in
safety.
2. Explain the basic facts about safety
4-
law and OSHA.

3. Answer the question, What causes
accidents?

Education Ltd.
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Learning Objectives
4. List and explain five ways to
prevent accidents.
5. List five workplace health hazards
and how to deal with
4- them.
6. Discuss the prerequisites for a
security plan and how to set up a
basic security program.

Education Ltd.
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Explain the supervisors

role in safety.
4-

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Safety and the Manager

Why safety is important
o The hidden story
Managements role in safety
4-
What top management can do

The supervisors role in
safety

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IMPROVING PERFORMANCE:
HR as a Profit Center
Research shows:
o Poor safety and injuries drive up costs
o One dollar invested in injury prevention
4the employer earns
two dollars
o Easiest ways to cut costs and boost
profits is to improve ones safety
programs

Education Ltd.
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Review
Importance
Managers role
Top management 4 Supervisors role

Education Ltd.
16-7
Explain the basic facts

about safety law and
4OSHA.

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Occupational Safety Law

OSHA standards and record keeping
o What the employer must report
Inspections and citations
4-
o Inspection priorities
o The inspection
o Penalties

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Occupational Safety Law

Inspections and citations
(cont.)
o Managers inspection
guidelines
4o OSHAs free on-site
inspections
Responsibilities and rights of
employers and employees
o Employee resistance
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HR Tools for Line Managers and
Entrepreneurs
OSHA provides free on-site safety and
4health services for small
businesses
This service uses safety experts from state

agencies and provides consultations

Education Ltd.
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Review
Standards and
record keeping
Inspections and
4-
citations
Responsibilities
and rights
Education Ltd.
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Answer the question,

What causes accidents?
4-

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What Causes Accidents?

Unsafe conditions
o Other work-related safety problems
o Safety Climate
4-
Danger zones
Unsafe acts
o A second basic cause of accidents

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Review
Unsafe conditions
Danger zones
Unsafe acts
4-

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List and explain five

ways to prevent
4accidents.

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How to Prevent Accidents

Reducing unsafe conditions
o Job hazard analysis
4- reviews
o Operational safety
o Personal protective equipment

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Reducing Unsafe Acts (1)

Screening and placement
Training
o Creating a supportive environment
Motivation
4- positive
o Posters, incentives,
reinforcement
Behavior-based
Employee participation

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Employers use positive reinforcement
to improve safety
These programs provide
workers
4o Graphical performance reports
o Supervisory support
o Shapes safety-related behavior
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Fostering a Culture of Safety
o Safety-conscious cultures show they
take safety seriously
4-
Creating a Supportive Environment

o Supportive supervisors teams seem
to have better safety records

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Set safety policy and loss control goals
Behavior-Based,Safety awareness
o Employee Participation
o Safety and Health Audits and
4Inspections
Controlling Workers
Compensation Costs

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HR Practices Around the Globe
Petrol Chemical Co., in Saudi Arabia
o Has excellent safety record
4o Our employees are
championsof safety
Employees serve on safety committees

o Have monthly safety meetings
o Conduct job safety analyses
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Reducing Workers Compensation Claims
o Using claims-tracking
software
4o Helps employers understand and
Reduce workers compensation claims

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Review
Hazard analysis
Training
o Telling employees to pay

Motivation
attention isnt enough
Behavior
4 Safety reviews
Participation
Equipment
Audits
Selection
Costs

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List five workplace health

hazards and how to deal
4with them.

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Workplace Health Hazards:

Problems and Remedies (1)
Chemicals and Industrial
Hygiene
4-
Asbestos exposure at work

and air quality

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Alcoholism and Substance

Abuse
Effects of alcohol abuse
Testing
4-
Dealing with substance

abuse
Substance abuse policies

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Stress, Burnout, and

Depression
Reducing job
stress
Employers role
4-
Burnout
Employee
depression

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Workplace Health Hazards:

Problems and Remedies (2)
Solving computer-related ergonomic

problems
Repetitive motion disorders
Infectious Diseases
4-
Workplace smoking
o What you can and cannot do
o Wellness programs
Education Ltd.
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Review
Hygiene
Training
Exposure
Psychological
Disease
problems
4-
Air quality
Computer-related
Alcohol/substance
abuse
problems
Smoking

Education Ltd.
16-30
Discuss the prerequisites

for a security plan and how
4to set up a basic
security
program.

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Occupational Security
and Safety
Enterprise Risk
Management
4o Internal preventable
o Strategy risks
o External risks

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and Safety
Preventing and Dealing with Violence at
Work
o Security measures
o Employee screening
4o Supervisory training
o Violence toward women

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HRTools for Line Managers and
Entrepreneurs
When firing a high-risk employee:
Plan all aspects of the meeting
o Time
4o Location
o The people
o Agenda
Involve security enforcement
personnel
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and Safety
Setting Up a Basic Security Program

o Analyze current level of risk
o Installing mechanical
4o Natural and
o Organizational security systems

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and Safety
Basic Prerequisites for a Crime Prevention
o Comprehensive anticrime program
Company Security and
4- Employee Privacy
o Employers can take steps to investigate
security breaches

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and Safety
Business Continuity and Emergency Plans
o Early detection
4o Methods for communicating
o Plans for evacuation

Terrorism

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Review
Risk Management
Company Security,
Preventing Violence
Employee Privacy
Security Programs
Business Emergency
Crime Prevention
Terrorism
4-

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Improving Performance at
The Hotel Paris
. List 10 specific high-risk areas in a typical
hotel you believe Lisa and her team should
4-
look at now, including examples of the

safety or health hazards that they should
look for there.

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Improving Performance at
The Hotel Paris
. Write a one-page summary addressing
the topic, How improving
safety and
4health at the Hotel Paris will contribute
to us achieving our strategic goals.

Education Ltd.
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Hotel Paris
Strategy
Chapter 16
4-

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law and OSHA.

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Explain the supervisors

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Safety and the Manager

What top management can do

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Explain the basic facts

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Occupational Safety Law

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Occupational Safety Law

This service uses safety experts from state

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Answer the question,

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What Causes Accidents?

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List and explain five

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How to Prevent Accidents

o Personal protective equipment

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Reducing Unsafe Acts (1)

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Reducing Unsafe Acts (2)

Creating a Supportive Environment

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Reducing Unsafe Acts (3)

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Employees serve on safety committees

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o Telling employees to pay

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List five workplace health

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Workplace Health Hazards:

Asbestos exposure at work

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Alcoholism and Substance

Dealing with substance

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Stress, Burnout, and

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Workplace Health Hazards:

Solving computer-related ergonomic

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Discuss the prerequisites

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Setting Up a Basic Security Program

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o Plans for evacuation

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