Ergonomics/Manual Material Handling Program - ISNetworld RAVS Section - Canada- Alberta

This Fall Protection Program (ISNetworld® RAVS®* Section), in addition to being a complete and functioning written safety program (chapter), it also contains all the required text elements that are sought by the ISNetworld RAVS® (Review And Verification Service) reviewer. This plan has been previously submitted and has achieved a 100% approval rating for our clients.

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You are downloading a MicroSoft® Word document file to your computer that is completely editable: 

• Fall Protection Program:
• Approximate Word Count: 1,710
• Approximate Number of Pages: 6
• Page Reference Answers to RAVS Reviewer’s Questions: 3 

 You will also receive instructions for a simple two-step process to place your company name and safety person's name throughout this word document to conform it to your company. Please review, and feel free to alter or add to it as you wish with any specific company information or safety policies that you may already have.

The first two pages of the document are guidelines for conforming this safety manual section, an index for completing the RAVS® questionnaire (with all page references), and uploading the section.

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An excerpt from ISNetworld® RAVS®* Safety plan Fall Protection Program

Introduction

      Replace with Company Name requires that safety planning and practices for commonplace tasks are as thorough as for operations with unusual hazards.  Commonplace tasks make up the greater part of the daily activities of most employees and, not unexpectedly, offer more potential sources of accidents with injuries and property damage.  Every operation or work assignment begins and ends with handling of materials.  Whether the material is a sheet of paper (paper cuts are painful) or a cylinder of toxic gas, accident risks can be reduced with thorough planning.  Identifying obvious and hidden hazards should be the first step in planning work methods and job practices.  Thorough planning should include all the steps associated with good management from job conception through performance and completion of the task. 

 Ergonomics

 The purpose of an ergonomics program is to apply ergonomic principles to the workplace in an effort to reduce the number and severity of musculoskeletal disorders  (MSDs), thus decreasing workers’ compensation claims and, where possible, increase productivity, quality, and efficiency.  An ergonomically sound work environment maximizes employee comfort while minimizing the risk of undue physical stress.

       A proactive approach focuses on making changes when risks have already been identified, as well as incorporating ergonomics into the design phase of a new facility or process, into purchasing new equipment or tools, and into the contemplation of scheduling changes.  Replace with Company Name has such a program which includes the following components: