| <-- I looked at that and saw that it is a members only and the title
suggests and says "Product Safety". I'm looking for general safety
for DEC: labs, offices, sites, policies, procedures, etc.
I guess I'll just have to find out what Product Safety is all about.
Thanks,
Reg.
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| Well, I've searched high and low and find nothing. At least through
this type of medium and some local sources. Does DEC have a corporate
level safety org that basically dictates how it expects it's people to
work under various environments?
I mean we had one person die in 35 years (that I know of), it should be
none, but it could've been many more. So, in essance, I'd say we have
a pretty good awareness of safety.
However, accidents happen and in a laboratory environment or a
manufacturing environment where chemicals are used, who in these
various locations spells out what has to be worn/not worn, etc.
I get a lot of answers, but they're ususally in the form of finger
pointing. I see some things written/documented, but rarely do more
than one follow a set operating procedure layout (if DEC has such an
animal). I hear a lot about, "well, OSHA says...", but nothing as to
what DEC says.
People say safety is unique to each site; I say hogwash to that! Very
thourough blanket procedures could be developed to handle the whole
corp; from there, each site and subsequently each group could have
something to go by.
It's very hard to attempt to warn people of possible hazards, such as
wearing contact lenses when present around chemicals, when there is
nothing to back one up that DEC supports. Now, I may be totally out to
lunch here and there maybe safety operating policy and procedures out
there that DEC has bought off on that everyone can use to fit into
their present orgs, BUT I've yet to see anything like this.
Reg.
FWIW: I've been my group's safety coordinator for 5 years and have had
to deal with many people in site safety orgs and have constantly run
into these problems of "whose job is it?" "whose responsibility is it?"
etc. I can only suggest what I can within my power, but I'm constantly
confronted with, "does DEC say that?" I mean, there has to be
something to protect DEC legally, at least.
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I don't think you'll get the same saftey procedures everywhere.
Different offices and plants are built differently, with different
numbers of people, and different ways of working, and each country
has its own health and saftey legislation that it has to comply
with.
We have a health and saftey manager, and also health and saftey reps in
each area who have recieved training.
Heather
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