PAP.5.9.030 Supervisor Responsibilities

(a) The supervisor's responsibility is to be knowledgeable of and comply with standards established by this Safety Policy. Supervisors are responsible for being aware of the hazards associated within their area of authority. They are responsible for assuring that employees under their authority are not subjected to conditions that could result in personal injury or illness or to destruction/damage to materials required for use in performing their duties. A supervisor that identifies or is made aware of a safety hazard has the responsibility to see that the hazard is corrected so that injury or illness to personnel/visitors or damage to material does not occur. These hazardous conditions shall be reported to the Safety Officer. When the supervisor is unable to determine if a situation is a safety risk or needs information on the correction of a safety hazard, he/she shall request guidance from the Safety Officer. All employees who supervise others are responsible for maintaining a safe work environment by ensuring that:

(1) Employees comply with orientation and training requirements trained in safety, fire and fire hazard prevention, and emergency evacuation procedures. Supervisors must also ensure that job-specific safety training is identified and provided to employees;

(2) An incident report and workers compensation report are filed when an accident or work- related health problem or injury occurs in their area of responsibility;

(3) Notification is provided to the Safety Officer about threats to safety or other hazards;

(4) Equipment and property within the area of responsibility are maintained in a safe condition;

(5) Employees are required to follow safe work practices at all times;

(6) If an employee violates safe work practices or procedures, the unsafe behavior is halted, the employee is informed of the infraction(s), and the correct method of work is reinforced.