ACCIDENT PREVENTION PROGRAM (APP)
Spade and Archer, LLC
Element 1 - Safety Orientation: Each employee will be given a safety orientation by your creative director when first hired. The orientation will cover the following items:
1. Adescription of the accident prevention program:
We have a formal written accident prevention program as described in WISHA regulations (WAC 296-800-140).
It consists of this safety orientation and a safety committee that is described in Part 2 below.
We also have basic safety rules that all employees must follow. They are:
Never do anything that is unsafe in order to get the job done. If a job is unsafe, report it to your supervisor or safety committee representative. We will find a safer way to do that job.
Do not remove or disable any safety device! Keep guards in place at all times on operating machinery.
Never operate a piece of equipment unless you have been trained and are authorized.
Use your personal protective equipment whenever it is required.
Obey all safety warning signs.
Working under the influence of alcohol or illegal drugs or using them at work is prohibited.
Do not bring firearms or explosives onto company property.
Smoking is only permitted outside the building away from any entry or ventilation intake.
Horseplay, running and fighting are prohibited
Clean up spills immediately. Replace all tools and supplies after use. Do not allow scraps to accumulate where they will become a hazard. Good housekeeping helps prevent accidents.
2. How and when to report injuries. Where first aid facilities are located.
If you are injured or become ill on the job, report this to your creative director.
There is a first aid kit located:
In Seattle, in the cabinet of the break area
In Portland, in the cabinet to the right of the west entrance of the warehouse.
We require all creative directors to have first-aid/CPR training.
All emergency phone numbers can be found here:
3. How to report unsafe conditions and practices.
If you see something that is unsafe or someone working unsafely, immediately report it to your creative director.
4. What to do in an emergency including how to exit the workplace.
An evacuation map for the building is posted near the first aid kit in each office. It shows the location of exits, fire extinguishers, first aid kits, and where to assemble outside.
5. Fire Emergency
You will be trained on how to use a fire extinguisher as part of your orientation.
If you discover a fire: Tell another person immediately. Call or have them call 911 and a supervisor.
If the fire is small (such as a wastebasket fire) and there is minimal smoke, you may try to put it out with a fire extinguisher (only if you have been trained on how to use fire extinguishers and if you are following your employer’s fire emergency action plan).
If the fire grows or there is thick smoke, do not continue to fight the fire.
Tell other employees in the area to evacuate.
Go to the designated assembly point outside the building.
6. Earthquake Emergency
If you are inside a building, during an earthquake:
Drop under a desk or table, cover your head and hold on. Stay away from windows, heavy cabinets, bookcases or glass dividers.
When the shaking stops, supervisors are to check for damage and available evacuation routes then begin an evacuation of their area to the designated assembly location.
Evacuation should proceed as quickly as possible since there may be aftershocks.
Supervisors must account for each employee in their work group as quickly as possible.
First aid certified employees should check for injuries and help evacuate injured employees. Do not attempt to move seriously injured persons unless they are in immediate danger of further injury.
If a gas odor is in the building, tell a supervisor to turn off the gas at the main. Open windows.
Supervisors and first aid employees must not re-enter the building once evacuation is complete.
Do not approach or touch downed power lines or objects touched by downed power lines.
Do not use the phone except for emergency use.
Turn on a radio and listen for public safety instructions.
If you are outside: Stand away from buildings, trees, telephone and electric lines.
If you are on the road: Drive away from underpasses/overpasses. Stop in a safe area. Stay in the vehicle.
7. Identification of hazardous chemicals used at this location.
Safe use and emergency actions to take following an accidental exposure.
We use several chemicals, including solvents and cleaners. You will receive a separate orientation as part of our chemical hazard communication program on the hazards of these chemicals before you work with them or work in an area where they are used.
8. Use and care of required personal protective equipment (PPE).
Some tasks in our company require an employee to wear PPE to protect against injury.
You will be instructed by your creative director using the manufacturer’s instructions that are attached to this program how to use and care for these PPE.
9. On-the-job training about what you need to know to perform the job safely.
Before you are first assigned a task, your creative director will show you what to do along online training through our training website with safety instructions and required PPE.
We have established safety rules and personal protective equipment (PPE) requirements based upon a hazard assessment for each task.
Do not use equipment or attempt to do any of these tasks until you have received the required training and PPE.
10. Employee Safety Meetings
They are typically held every 4th Monday during the all staff meeting.
All employees are required to attend.
The leader of the meeting will designate a person to document attendance and the topics discussed.
