MNSTAR application:  Hazard prevention

D. 1 Provide details concerning the use of certified professionals, such as occupational medicine personnel, industrial hygienists and safety professionals, in identifying, preventing and controlling recognized hazards.

D. 2 Describe what services are available near or at the site, how these professionals integrate their services with each other and how communication is maintained.

D. 3 Attach a copy of your site’s safety and health rules and describe the disciplinary system used to enforce those rules. Demonstrate the rules apply to and are communicated to all employees.

D. 4 Describe any positive reinforcement system you use.

D. 5 Describe the requirements for selecting, using, maintaining and distributing personal protective equipment.

D. 6 If respirators are used, attach or list components or elements of your respiratory protection program (e.g. table of contents of a written program). The entire program will be reviewed during the onsite visit.

D. 7 Summarize and briefly describe the procedures you use for preventive maintenance of equipment. Include information about scheduling and describe how the maintenance timetable is followed.

D. 8 Describe the company’s emergency planning and preparedness program. Include information about emergency and annual evacuation drills.

D. 9 Describe how credible scenarios are chosen for emergency drills and their relationship to site-specific hazards.

D. 10 Describe how you integrate the medical program with the safety and health program.

D. 11 Describe the availability of both onsite and offsite medical services or physicians. Indicate the coverage provided by employees trained in first aid, CPR and other paramedical skills and indicate what type of training these employees have received. Address coverage for all work shifts.

D. 12 Describe how occupational health professionals are involved in routine hazard analyses, in recognizing and treating injuries and illnesses early on, in limiting severity of harm and in managing injury and illness cases.

D. 13 List the written occupational safety and health programs implemented at your site, such as a respiratory protection program, where applicable, bloodborne pathogen program, hazard communications program, process safety management program and lockout/tagout program.