171Goals in this section can be used with employees respon-
sible for managing and implementing workplace health
and safety programs and issues, work teams with similar
responsibilities, and individuals.
Compliance
■Ensure the handling of hazardous material in compli-
ance with federal regulations.
■Report hazardous material incidents to appropriate gov-
ernment agency within two days of identifying them.
■Maintain your own HAZMAT certification in accordance
with government requirements.
■Follow all safety-related guidelines for construction site
procedures.
■Ensure that warnings from inspectors are addressed
and problems are resolved so that the governing
organization takes no further action.
■Reduce government inspection warnings to zero for
2005.
■Eliminate any safety risks that could result in plant shut-
downs.
Improvement and Investigation
■Work as a liaison with external investigators to the sat-
isfaction of those investigators.
■Reduce workplace safety insurance fees by 10% in
2005.
■Reduce accidents requiring hospitalization by 10% per
year.
■Reduce minor accidents requiring nurse’s station
involvement by 15% per year.Workplace Health and Safety
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