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C O L V I L L E  T R I B A L  S A F E T Y  P R O G R A M

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Introduction

Committee Members

Training Schedule

Questions & Info

Holiday Safety

S t a n d a r d s

  TRAINING

The following are training courses that have been identified as mandatory training. Standard courses are required, regardless of the job type or work environment. Additional Courses are required if applicable to the work environment. With the exception of First Aid / CPR and Fire Safety & Emergency Response each standard topic requires one hour of instruction. The supervisor’s shall schedule out the training requirements in conjunction with the Safety Training Program sponsored by the Tribal/CTEC Safety Committee, and TOSHA Training Center..

STANDARD COURSES:   (As applicable to job performance)

  1. Safety & Health Program Overview
  2. Accident Reporting
  3. Hazard Communication
  4. Ergonomics
  5. Personal Protective and Life Saving Equipment
  6. Safe Lifting
  7. Fire Protection, Prevention, Emergency Response
  8. Blood Borne Pathogens
  9. Work Place Violence 
  10. First Aid
  11. CPR and AED
  12. Housekeeping
  13. Slips, Trips & Falls
  14. Job Safety Analysis
  15. Supervisor's Guide to Accident Reporting (all managers & supervisors)
  16. Lock Out / Tag Out
  17. Respiratory Protection
  18. Fall Protection
  19. Confined Space Entryr
  20. Forklift Training
  21. Defensive Driving
  22. Office Safety
  23. Hearing Conservation
  24. OSHA 300 Log
  25. Asbestos Awareness
  26. Lead Awareness

SUPPLEMENTAL

  1. Walking & Working Surfaces
  2. Hand, Wrist & Finger Safety
  3. Eye Care Safety
  4. Ladder Safety
  5. Air Quality

At completion of each program, the employee will be issued a certificate of completion. Copies of all certificates will be sent directly to the appropriate Human Resource Department for insertion into the employees file.

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  EMPLOYEE SAFETY ORIENTATION

New employee safety orientation should begin on the first day of work. Developing safe work attitudes cannot be over emphasized and every effort should be made to instill safe work practices in new employees. The Employee Safety Training & Orientation Acknowledgement form (1.01) must be completed on each new employee. The following is listed on the form and shall be covered in the safety orientation of a new employee.

  1. Purpose of Orientation
  2. Reporting Accidents
  3. First Aide
    1. Obtaining treatment
    2. Location of facilities
    3. Location/names of first-aiders
  1. Potential Hazards on the job:
    1. Physical, Chemical, Biological and Ergonomic Hazards
    2. How to use equipment safely
    3. Care and use of personal protective equipment
    4. Reporting unsafe conditions
  1. HAZCOM " Right-To-Know"
  2. What to do in event of emergency
    1. Exit locations and evacuation routes
    2. Use of all fire fighting equipment
    3. Specific procedures (medical, chemical, fire)
  1. The Total Safety Program:
    1. Function of safety committee and meetings
    2. Introduce to safety committee representatives
    3. Introduce to Safety Officer
    4. Safety rules and their value
  1. Personal Work Habits:
    1. Proper lifting techniques
    2. Horseplay, good housekeeping, smoking policy
    3. Safe work procedures
  1. Vehicle Safety
    1. Travel log
    2. Maintenance checklists
    3. What to do in case of an accident

10. Read Safety Manual

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  STANDARDIZATION

A. Posters

Poster size shall be 18" x 24" and laminated. Posters required for each building are as follows:

  1. TOSHA Job Safety Poster
  2. Fire Extinguisher Poster
  3. Forklift Safety Poster(if applicable)
  4. Ergonomics Safety Poster
  5. Lifting Safety Poster
  6. MSDS (Color coded) Safety Poster
  7. Personal Protective Equipment Safety Poster
  8. Blood Borne Pathogens Safety Poster

B. Secondary Containment Labels (for MSDS)

Labels will be at least 1 ½" x 3 7/8" for secondary containment. The label shall have all four areas on the label:

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All areas on the label shall be completed when getting the label ready for placement on the secondary containment.

C. First Aid Kits

To protect the liability of the Tribe and comply with first aid needs, all first aid kits regardless of size or location shall be stocked with first aid supplies only. Items such as cold medication, aspirins, etc., shall not be purchased or stored in any first aid kit(s) or sponsored by any department/entity.

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  INSPECTIONS

Inspections will be performed at the request of the entity, management, safety committee or TOSHA. Should a written complaint be made to TOSHA, the Safety Inspection Committee will not do an inspection.

When requested to complete an inspection the following shall occur: 1)The inspection team shall select no less than five (5) people from the inspection committee, lead person will be Bill Mollenberg, the inspection team leader; 2) Select the Inspection types to perform based on the work environment; 3) Set a date to do the inspection and identify who will be our host at the site. The following are the inspection types the team will choose from for an inspection:

1. CKL-00 Safety & Health Program Assessment

2. CKL-1 Walking Surfaces

3. CKL-2 Office Hazards

4. CKL-3 Building Exteriors

5. CKL-4 Facility Housekeeping

6. CKL-5 Fire Protection

7. CKL-6 Washroom and Locker Room

8. CKL-7 Ladders, Scaffolds, & Powered Platforms

9. CKL-8 Written Hazard Communication Program

10. CKL-9 Personal Protective Equipment

11. CKL-10 Electrical Safety

12. CKL-11 Lock Out / Tag Out

13. CKL-12 Forklift Safety Audit

14. CKL-13 Loading Dock Safety

15. CKL-14 Gas Welding and Cutting

16. CKL-15 Portable Hand and Pedestal Tools

17. CKL-16 Equipment Guarding and Safety Devices

18. CKL-17 Tractor Mowing Operations

After an inspection is completed, the inspection team leader will follow-up via weekly telephone conferences on the sites progress. One month from the inspection date, a second follow-up inspection will be completed to verify the corrective action plan. Should a site be non responsive to development of a corrective action plan, the Inspection Committee will file a written complaint with the TOSHA safety compliance officerafter the second visit. The following are the current Inspection Committee Representatives:

Kathy Desautel, CTEC Admin. 3229
Susie Marchand, CTEC Admin. 3224 
Wes Seyler, CCT Water/Waste 2139
Bill Mollenberg, CCT EMS 2437
Steve Stanger, CIPP Safety Officer 7568
Del Ostenberg, Mt. Tolman  3110
Pat Gabriel, CTSC Safety Officer  2536
Val Drywater, CCT Public Works 2811
Walt Arnold, CCT Public Works 2828
Environmental Health Mgr. (Vacant)  
Claude Cox CTEC Risk Manager 3219

               
                                              
              
                      
        
                 
           
           
            

          

Selection of an inspection team will be based on reducing conflict of interest, the expertise required and availability of personnel.

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  ELECTIONS

Elections will be completed in January of each year. Positions to fill are as follows:

  1. Chairman
  2. Vice-Chairman
  3. Secretary
  4. Safety Inspection Committee

A memo will be issued after the election to introduce the new board and committee members.

SAFETY & HEALTH SPECIALISTS                                             
 

    1.   Darren Cawston              3110

    2.   Kathy Desautel                3229

          Kathy was elected as the Chairperson of the Safety Committee, so you can read her personal profile under

             "Committee Members" of the Safety Website.

    3.   Lena Finley                      2682

    4.   Pat Gabriel                       2536

    5.   Wilda Nugent                   7091

    6.   Wes Seyler                       2139

          Wes was elected as the Vice-Chairperson of the Safety Committee, so you can read his personal profile under

             "Committee Members" of the Safety Website.

    7.   Steve Stanger                   7568

    8.   Mae Stensgar                   2683

    9.   Al Weipah                        2722

          My name is Alton "Weep" Weipah.  I have lived most of my life on the Colville Reservation.  During my

             younger years I went to school in California and was in the United States Army.  I have worked for the

             Government for 20 years in various departments and have been with the Tribe for almost ten years.  At this

             time I am employed with the Employment and Training Department as a Job Development Specialist and

             have earned certification as a Safety and Health Specialist.

   10.  Mark Watson (CIPV) 


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