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you can prevent recurring incidents. include such items as safety glasses, proper
footwear, gloves, and hearing protection, etc.
Accident Investigation 3. On a periodic basis, review accident and inspec-
tion reports to evaluate the use or need for any
1. Have a supervisor (of the employee) investigate additional personal protective equipment devic-
all injuries requiring medical treatment along es.
with any “near misses” to make sure they don’t
happen again. Motivation
2. Maintain accident statistics about injuries that
occur in your winery operation and review them 1. Demonstrate safety is a priority at your winery
regularly in management staff meetings. An by holding regular meetings with your workers
accident occurring within your facility should and supervisors to talk about any safety con-
be considered a significant winery operational cerns. Keep minutes of each of these meetings
deficiency and you should appropriately take with what was talked about and who attended.
corrective measures for each one. 2. Have an “alternative duty” transitional work
3. Focus on fact finding, not fault finding to avoid program in place to encourage injured workers
attributing accident causes to employee care- to remain on the job in restricted capacity.
lessness or possible fraud on accident inves- 3. Consider having a constructive policy in place to
tigation reports. Identify the underlying root address workers who have had two more inju-
cause(s) for each accident. ries or property damage accidents during any
4. Have a first aid treatment procedure in place to twelve-month period of time.
help effectively reduce the severity of work-re- 4. Establish ideas and plans to motivate all workers
lated injuries. You should include: to follow existing safety policies/procedures in
a) A properly stocked first aid kit. The an effort to achieve specific safety goals through
American Red Cross recommends: https:// such methods as personal recognition, bonuses,
www.redcross.org/get-help/how-to-pre- awards, etc.
pare-for-emergencies/anatomy-of-a-first-
aid-kit.html Mechanical Safeguards
b) Eye wash station(s). Grainger has an article
describing where eye wash stations should 1. Survey any high accident areas, materials, pro-
be placed: https://www.grainger.com/con- cesses or buildings annually if you are having
tent/qt-emergency-shower-eye-wash-stn- occurrences to specifically evaluate the adequa-
req-120 cy of your equipment safeguards and/or OSHA
c) Employees trained / certified in first aid. machinery guarding compliance.
First aid training is often available through 2. Identify and provide appropriate signage where
local organizations such as the Red Cross, guarding is required. Develop procedures when
local fire departments, EMS, etc. Check your guards are required to be removed for service
local area listings. or maintenance.
3. If protected by interlocks or safety switch,
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) inspect these systems regularly to verify that
they have not been disabled or bypassed.
1. Conduct a hazard assessment of your winery
operations to determine any personal protec- General Operating Conditions
tive needs and requirements for your workers.
Make sure appropriate PPE is readily available 1. Maintain good housekeeping practices in all of
to all workers, they are trained in its use and your working areas so as to reduce slip, trip and
they follow all established requirements. fall hazards.
2. Hold your supervisory personnel responsible for 2. Prohibit the climbing on racks in any storage or
enforcing the use of PPE devices. This would warehousing operations. Provide and encourage
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