HomeMy WebLinkAbout03. Draft Board Policy BP No. 024 - Occupational Health and SafetyCentral Contra Costa Sanitary District
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
POSITION PAPER
Board Meeting Date: May 5, 2016
Subject:
3.
U-97
ADOPT NEW BOARD POLICY (BP) NO. 024 — OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
AND SAFETY
Submitted By:
Jerry Ledbetter
Safety Officer
Initiating Dept./Div.:
Operations Department
REVIEWED AND RECOMMENDED FOR BOARD ACTION:
A. Sasaki, Deputy General Manager
Roger S. Bailey
General Manager
ISSUE: Adoption of new Board Policy (BP) requires the review and approval of the
Board of Directors.
BACKGROUND: The Administration Committee has expressed interest in establishing
an Occupational Health and Safety Policy. The policy establishes the intent and
expectations of the District to provide a safe work environment for employees and
members of the public.
California Department of Industrial Relations, Division of Occupational Safety and
Health, mandates that all industrial agencies establish an Injury and Illness Prevention
Program in accordance with California Code of Regulations, Title 8, Section 3203. The
District has long been in compliance with this requirement and all safety regulations.
The purpose of this policy is to emphasize the importance of safety in the workplace
and our commitment to a safe and healthy work environment. With the reference to
health being occupational health as opposed to the District's separate Health and
Wellness Program.
The Board Policy was previously submitted for review and approval at the
March 17, 2016 Board Meeting. It was the consensus of the Board to send the
proposed policy back to the Administration Committee for further review. The title of
the policy was changed to "Occupational Health and Safety" and a bullet addressing
occupational health hazards was added to better clarify the intent of a healthy work
environment.
A healthy work environment is one that does not pose any occupational health hazards,
which is defined as any illnesses or diseases which are derived from exposures to
hazardous chemicals, biological pathogens, noise, temperature extremes, ultraviolet
and infrared light sources, or ergonomic such as musculoskeletal disorders.
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POSITION PAPER
Board Meeting Date: May 5, 2016
Subject:
ADOPT NEW BOARD POLICY (BP) NO. 024 — OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
AND SAFETY
ALTERNATIVES/CONSIDERATIONS: The Board of Directors may choose not to
adopt the Occupational Health and Safety Policy.
FINANCIAL IMPACTS: None at this time.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION: The Administration Committee reviewed the
Occupational Health and Safety Policy on February 25 and April 20, 2016. The
Committee recommended/did not recommend Board approval.
RECOMMENDED BOARD ACTION: Adopt Board Policy (BP) No. 024 regarding an
Occupational Health and Safety effective May 5, 2016.
Attached Supporting Document(s):
1. Final Proposed BP No. 024 — Occupational Health and Safety
2. Strikeout of Proposed BP No. 024 — Occupational Health and Safety
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Number: BP 024
Authority: Board of Directors
Effective: May 5, 2015
Revised:
Reviewed:
Initiating Dept./Div.: Operations / Safety
BOARD POLICY
ATTACHMENT 1
Central Contra Costa
Sanitary District
www.centralsan.org
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY
PURPOSE
To provide a safe work environment, as free as possible, from the threat of injury and
illness due to unsafe practices or conditions for District employees and members of the
public.
POLICY
The District will:
• establish occupational health and safety as a priority in conjunction with efficiency
and productivity;
• provide appropriate safety training, procedures, tools, and personal protective
equipment for employees;
• monitor the work environment for occupational health hazards (e.g., musculoskeletal
disorders, heat illness, chemical, biological, and noise exposures, etc.);
• comply with applicable federal, state, and local occupational health and safety
regulations and, where necessary, implement best management practices to ensure
the safety of District employees and the public;
• encourage every employee to work safely and to report unsafe work conditions,
practices, or procedures; and
• provide the Board of Directors with an annual report.
[Original Retained by the Secretary of the District]
Number: BP 024
Authority: Board of Directors
1 Effective: March 17, 2016Mav 5. 2015
Revised:
Reviewed:
Initiating Dept./Div.: Operations / Safety
SAFE AND H
PURPOSE
BOARD POLICY
SAFETY
ATTACHMENT 2
Central Contra Costa
Sanitary District
www.centralsan.org
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND
1 To provide a safe and healthy work environment, as free as possible, from the threat of
injury and illness due to unsafe practices or conditions for District employees and
members of the public.
POLICY
The District will:
• establish occupational health and safety as a priority in coniunction with efficiency
and productivity:
prov+do sppropriatc safety training, procedures, and equipmont for employees;
• provide appropriate safety training, procedures. tools. and personal protective
equipment for employees:
• monitor the work environment for occupational health hazards (e.a..
musculoskeletal disorders, heat illness. chemical, biological, and noise exposures,
etc.);
• comply with applicable federal, state, and local occupational health and safety
regulations and, where necessary, implement best management practices to ensure
the safety of District employees and the public;
• comply with applicable fcdor,�,necessary, implement best management practices to ensure the safety of Vic rist
employees and the public;
Number: BP XXX
TITLE
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• encourage every employee to work safely and to report unsafe work conditions,
practices, or procedures; and
• provide the Board of Directors with an annual report.
[Original Retained by the Secretary of the District]