APPENDIX 8-3

DEVELOPING GENERAL WORKPLACE SAFETY AND HEALTH RULES

It is useful to make a list of the kinds of violations that are considered major or serious and a second list of other types of behavior that, while not as serious, are still not acceptable. The following suggested rules can be starting point.

Major Offenses:

• Failure to follow rules use of company equipment or materials

• Horseplay in work areas or otherwise creating unsafe conditions

• Tampering with machine safeguards or removing machine tags or locks

• Not wearing required PPE

• Provoking or engaging in an act of violence against another person on company property

• Using or being under the influence of alcohol or illegal drugs on the job

• Major traffic violations while using a company vehicle, and

• Other major violations of company rules or policies

General Offenses:

• Minor traffic violations while company vehicles

• Creating unsafe or unsanitary conditions or poor housekeeping habits

• Threatening an act of violence against another person while on company property

• Misrepresentation of facts or falsification of company records

• Unauthorized use of company property

• Other violations of company policy and rules

Link each type of offense to a structured procedure f or corrective action. Your goal is to make sure that the corrective action is appropriate to the seriousness of the violation; that employees are given the opportunity to correct their own behavior; and that the system is workable, and consequently, used and useful.

GENERAL WORKPLACE SAFETY AND HEALTH RULES