03.08 A Workplace Accident and Injury Reduction (AWAIR) Program

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AWAIR For Safety Committees: 1. The safety committee will conduct meetings quarterly to review accident reports, identify hazards and address any and all safety concerns raised by employees, first-line supervision or the safety director. Area inspections are done semi-annually on buildings and grounds area. 2. The safety committee will review the AWAIR program at least annually and make recommendations concerning updates and revisions to the program to senior management and the safety coordinator. 3. Safety committee members each represent their particular work area and, therefore, should address all safety concerns brought to them by their coworkers. These concerns should be handled by initially investigating the issue with the area supervisor to determine if the concern is valid and then, as necessary and appropriate, bring the issue to the safety coordinator or the full safety committee. For Management: 1. Managers will communicate to all employees and supervisors the importance of worker safety and health throughout the organization. 2. Management shall review all safety concerns brought forward by the safety coordinator, the safety committee or first-line supervision and take appropriate action. 3. Top management shall review the AWAIR program and any recommended revisions from the safety committee at least annually, make the appropriate revisions and work with the safety coordinator, the safety committee and first-line supervision to communicate the revisions throughout the organization. 4. Management will provide the resources to improve safety and health throughout the entire organization. This includes providing employees and supervisors with the authority to identify and correct hazards, the budget to purchase new equipment or make repairs, the training necessary to wark safely and to recognize hazards, and the systems to get repairs made, materials ordered and other improvements accomplished. Management also establishes the importance of the AWAIR program, both by the priority they give workplace safety and health issues and by the example they set by initiating safety and health improvements, correcting hazards, enforcing safety rules, rewarding excellent performance in safety and health, and by following all safety rules. Safety and health programs are similar to quality improvement and other efforts organizations engage in to continually improve performance, customer service, competitiveness, organizational culture, etc. 6