Take Time to Review Your APP

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• Corporate Authors:
  Washington (State). Department of Labor and Industries
• Description:
  Did you know? All employers are required to have a formal, written accident prevention program (APP). The APP is sometimes referred to as a safety and health plan. Why is it important? Besides keeping your workers safe, not having an APP is one of the most cited safety violations during inspections. It must be tailor-made - Your APP must effectively address the hazards relevant to your particular company or that may be encountered by your employees. Don't assume anything - Many times employers or safety directors assume they have an APP on a shelf somewhere. It's safer to assume that if you are not consulting your APP on a regular basis that you don't have an effective one. Find and update - Make a list of hazards that are relevant today. Take time now to review your APP to see if it addresses the list you made. If you are a smaller company, hold a safety meeting to discuss your list and brainstorm other hazards. Larger companies should make sure the safety committee is regularly meeting and reviewing the APP. It's time to make a new plan - If you've discovered an out-of-date APP or worse yet, no APP, then you're in luck! Washington State Labor & Industries has information to help you design yours at www.Lni.wa.gov/safety/topics/AtoZ/APP. Toolbox talks - Now that you are armed with an effective APP, use it to train all workers to work safe and to report hazards or injuries right away. Free training materials are also available on our website. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Accidents Occupational Health Safety Staff Development
• Keywords:
  Accident Prevention Hazards Injury Prevention Safety Programs Training Truck Drivers Trucking
• Publisher:
  Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Guidance
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 10 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20059106
• Citation:
  Olympia, WA: Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, 90-160-2015, 2015 Jan; :1
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2015
• Performing Organization:
  Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Take time to review your APP
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/223422/cdc_223422_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 193.65 KB ]