Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-56 - Safety standards-Longshore, stevedore and waterfront related operations › Section 296-56-60009 - Accident prevention program

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) You must establish an accident prevention
			 program, which provides equitable management-employee participation, in all
			 establishments, industrial plants, or operations.
(2) You must initiate and maintain the
			 accident prevention program necessary to comply with this section. DOSH may be
			 contacted for assistance in initiating and maintaining an effective accident
			 prevention program.
(3) You must
			 tailor all accident prevention programs to the needs of the particular
			 operation.
(4) You must have
			 employer and employee representatives, as elected, delegated or appointed, to
			 attend and actively take part in frequent and regular safety committee
			 meetings.
(5) You must provide in
			 the accident prevention programs for employer-employee safety meetings and
			 frequent and regular safety inspections of job sites, materials, equipment, and
			 operating procedures.
(6) You must
			 maintain a record of safety activities, such as inspections and meetings, for a
			 period covering the previous twelve months and must be made available, upon
			 request, to non-compliance personnel of the department of labor and
			 industries.
(7) You must ensure
			 employees individually comply with all safety rules and cooperate with
			 management in carrying out the accident prevention program.
(8) You must establish committees in each
			 port to make effective the preceding statement and promote on-the-job accident
			 prevention. These committees must consist of an equal number of port or
			 stevedore company and longshoremen representatives at the job level with the
			 industry or company safety supervisor serving as secretary and coordinator.
			 Some functions of the committee are to maintain the interest of the workers in
			 accident prevention by providing for their actual participation in the program,
			 to direct their attention to the real causes of accidents, and to provide a
			 means for making practical use of their intimate knowledge of working
			 conditions and practices.
(9) It is
			 intended that this program will produce mutually practical and effective
			 recommendations regarding correction of accident-producing circumstances and
			 conditions.
Note:
For first-aid requirements, see WA C 296-800-150.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050,
				  49.17.060. 07-03-163, §
				  296-56-60009, filed 1/24/07, effective 4/1/07. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010,[49.17].040 , and [49.17].050.
				  01-11-038, § 296-56-60009, filed 5/9/01, effective 9/1/01. Statutory
				  Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.040. 99-02-024, § 296-56-60009,
				  filed 12/30/98, effective 3/30/99. Statutory Authority: Chapter 49.17 RCW.
				  95-04-007, § 296-56-60009, filed 1/18/95, effective 3/1/95. Statutory
				  Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.040 and
				  49.17.050. 86-03-064 (Order
				  86-02), § 296-56-60009, filed 1/17/86; 85-01-022 (Order 84-24), §
				  296-56-60009, filed 12/11/84.