Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 40 - LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT › Part I - Workers' Compensation Administration › Subpart 1 - General Administration › Chapter 9 - Safety Requirements › Section I-907 - Classes and Components of Safety Plan

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The two classes of operating safety plans
				  and their minimum requirements shall be as follows.
1.
Class A
- The Class A
				  Safety Plan is required when the employer's Workers' Compensation premium rate
				  is over $5 premium per $100 of payroll for the major job classification or the
				  job classification with the highest amount of payroll. The minimum requirements
				  are as follows.
a. Management Policy
				  Statement. This document shall be signed by the top executive of the company
				  acknowledging management's responsibility and commitment to a safety plan and
				  their intention to comply with all applicable local, state and federal safety
				  requirements and appropriate industry standards. Management shall commit
				  resources, responsibility and accountability to all levels of management and to
				  each employee for the safety program.
b. Responsibility for safety shall be defined
				  in writing for executive and middle level operating management, supervisors,
				  safety coordinator and employees.
c. Inspections shall be made of all areas of
				  the work place at least monthly by a supervisor at the site. A written report
				  (checklist or narrative) is to be completed for each inspection, with this
				  report to be retained for a period of one year. The report will be designed to
				  cover the identification of recognized unsafe conditions, unsafe acts and any
				  other items inherent in a particular job. The form will include a space to
				  indicate any corrective action taken. The responsibility for the correction of
				  defects is to be designated by management.
d. Accident Investigation
i. An accident investigation of any job
				  related injury that requires a visit to a clinic or physician shall be
				  initiated by the injured employee's supervisor as soon as possible on the shift
				  the accident occurs. The accident investigation report will include information
				  required to determine the basic causes of the accident by asking the questions
				  who, what, where, who, when and how. Corrective action to be taken and/or
				  recommended to prevent a recurrence of a similar accident will be implemented.
				  Complex accidents may require technical assistance to ensure an accurate
				  investigation, however, the injured employee's supervisor should be included on
				  the investigation team.
ii. The
				  accident investigation report shall include information on the injured person,
				  his or her job, what happened, basic causes, corrective actions required, the
				  time frame to make corrections and who will be responsible for seeing that
				  corrections are implemented.
e. Safety Meetings
i. Safety meetings shall be held by a
				  supervisor with all of his/her employees on a monthly basis. A record will be
				  kept showing the topics discussed, date of meeting and the names of the persons
				  attending.
ii. Safety meeting
				  topics will be designed to instruct the employee on how to perform his job
				  productively, efficiently and safely. Hazard recognition and hazard control
				  procedures; selection, use and care of personal protective equipment; job
				  procedures review and good housekeeping are examples of the information
				  employees should receive at a safety meeting.
iii. A review of the recent work area
				  inspection results, the workers' compliance with safety procedures, and the
				  accident investigations that occurred since the last safety meeting should be
				  covered in the safety meeting.
f. Safety Rules. Management shall develop
				  specific safety rules that apply to the operations being performed. The rules
				  should be short, concise, simple, enforceable and stated in a positive manner.
				  The safety rules are to be followed and adhered to by all management personnel
				  and all employees. The rules shall be written with a copy provided to each
				  employee and documented.
g.
				  Training. Management shall implement a training program that will provide for
				  orientation and training of each new employee, existing employees on a new job
				  or when new equipment, processes or job procedures are initiated. The training
				  provided will consist of, but not limited to, the correct work procedures to
				  follow, correct use of personal protective equipment required and where to get
				  assistance when needed. This training should be accomplished by the employee's
				  supervisor but may be done by a training specialist or an outside consultant
				  such as a vendor or safety consultant. Training shall be provided to all
				  persons in operating supervisory positions in conducting safety meetings,
				  conducting safety inspections, accident investigation, job planning, employee
				  training methods, job analysis and leadership skills.
h. Record Keeping. In addition to OSHA logs
				  which are retained for five years (federal requirement), each firm shall
				  maintain other safety records for a period of one year from the end of the year
				  for which the records are maintained (state requirement). These will include
				  inspection reports, accident investigation reports, minutes of safety meetings,
				  training records and the LDET-WC-1071A Form.
i. First Aid. Management shall adopt and
				  implement a first aid program which will provide for a trained first aid person
				  at each job site on each shift. A first aid kit with proper supplies for the
				  job exposures will be maintained and restocked as needed. Emergency phone
				  numbers for medical services and key company personnel must also be
				  maintained.
j. Emergency
				  Preparedness Program
i. Management shall
				  develop a written emergency preparedness plan to ensure to the extent possible
				  the safety of all employees, visitors, contractors and vendors in the facility
				  at the time of emergency situations, such as but not limited to natural
				  disasters, fire, explosions, chemical spills and/or releases, bomb threats and
				  medical emergencies. Emergency shutdown and start-up procedures will be
				  developed in industries having equipment that requires several steps to
				  properly shutdown and secure. Employees shall be trained in these procedures to
				  reduce the incidences of additional injuries, property damage and possible
				  release of hazardous materials to the environment. Emergency plans shall comply
				  with all governmental regulations and state and local emergency response
				  committee requirements.
ii. All
				  employees and contractors shall be trained in the facility's emergency plan. A
				  facility training drill will be conducted at least annually to test the
				  emergency plan. The emergency plan will be reviewed annually and revised as
				  required. Employees shall be trained in the updated emergency plan. Monthly
				  inspections of all access and egress aisles and doors will be conducted to
				  determine that they are clear, unobstructed and operable. Evacuation routes
				  shall be posted in all work areas showing primary and secondary routes for
				  employees' evacuation to a safe predetermined location for a head
				  count.