WAC 296-56-60009
Accident prevention program. (1) An
accident prevention program, which provides equitable
management-employee participation, shall be established in all
establishments, industrial plants, or operations.
(2) It shall be the responsibility of the employer to
initiate and maintain the accident prevention program
necessary to comply with this section. The division of WISHA
services may be contacted for assistance in initiating and
maintaining an effective accident prevention program.
(3) All accident prevention programs shall be tailored to
the needs of the particular operation.
(4) Employer and employee representatives, as elected,
delegated or appointed, shall attend and actively take part in
frequent and regular safety committee meetings.
(5) Accident prevention programs shall provide for
employer-employee safety meetings and frequent and regular
safety inspections of job sites, materials, equipment, and
operating procedures.
(6) A record of safety activities, such as inspections
and meetings, shall be maintained by the employer for a period
covering the previous twelve months and shall be made
available, upon request, to noncompliance personnel of the
department of labor and industries.
(7) Employees shall individually comply with all safety
rules and cooperate with management in carrying out the
accident prevention program.
(8) To make effective the preceding statement and promote
on-the-job accident prevention, committees shall be
established in each port. These committees shall 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.