United Staff Management places a high value on the safety of its employees. United Staff Management is
committed to providing a safe workplace for all employees and has fully implemented a safety awareness
program for injury prevention to involve management, supervisors, and employees in identifying and eliminating hazards that may develop during our work processes.
United Staff Management safety program has three purposes:
1. To prevent accidents and injuries to USM employees and others.
2. To prevent damage to the vehicles and property of USM and others.
3. To prevent the financial losses that result from accidents.
RESPONSIBILITY
Everyone in each operating division must understand and share responsibility for operational
safety, The Operations Department is the part of the organization with the largest number of people and
the greatest amount of activity, and thus the greatest likelihood for injuries and accidents, especially those involving safety sensitive responsibilities.
AN ACCIDENT IS!
Accident is defined as any occurrence, incident, or happening which was not reasonably
expected to occur and which did or, under similar or slightly different circumstances, could have
resulted in injury, damages, or interruption of operations.The reason for the term “could have” is to focus attention on prevention – to make sure that all employees learn not only from the accidents that do occur but also from the incidents that might have caused injury, damages, or an interruption of operations.
PREVENTION
Employee Orientation and Training:
Safety has been and will continue to be among the top priorities for each client we service. No
employee is exempt from maintaining a safe workplace. Managers and Supervisors are expected
to act as role models and to and to enforce our safety rules. To do this the following is required:
1. A program of training must be initiated for each new employee, guided by the results of
initial tests. This training must continue until the employee is able to perform every part
of the job satisfactorily. The trainer must submit a written report to the Regional
Manager when the training is completed.
2. Employees must have at least one week of on-the-job training before they are allowed to
work a route without supervision. Following this minimum training, a written report on
the training must be submitted to the Regional Manager.
3. For Associates employed as Drivers and are under the age of 25 must get especially
thorough training. This group age has been identified as the most prone to accident group
primarily because of the lack of driving experience.
4. While new employees are on probation, their trainers and immediate supervisors must make frequent spot checks of their driving and work habits. They must document their observations and file them for use
in initial evaluations. Since over 80% of all accidents are due to the human error factor, especial emphasis should be given to make every employee is aware of such human error factors. Inadequate training, bad examples, operating without authority, using unsafe equipment, failure to use/wear protective equipment, boredom/goofing off, distractions and negative attitudes are some of the human factors that account for thousands of dollars in loss every year.