ACCIDENT PREVENTION PLAN

Risk & Safety-P-001 ACCIDENT PREVENTION PLAN

Prepared by: Prithy Madhoo Rev B: 7-5-2023 Date Created: 12-29-2021

card at all times. Training certificate will be forwarded to Training Development/P&C for record keeping purposes. First aid kits will be kept unlock and shall be made from material that will protect from damage, deterioration, or contamination in the work environment. Department Management/Safety Committee members will ensure a constant supply of First aid items are available, will check first aid kit on a monthly basis and purchase first aid items through D365 (reference items in purchase Catalogue found on EGNW P:\drive). All locations will be provided with emergency eye wash units, strategically placed for easy access. These areas will be identified through “eye wash” signs. EGNW has identified that there is no potential for an employee’s body to contact corrosives, strong irritants or toxic chemicals, hence no emergency shower will required, however, the company will continue to monitor its activities and will decide if emergency showers will be needed. Store managers will ensure during installation: that eye wash stations meet ANSI Z358.1, delivers at least 0.4 gallons (1.5 litres) of water per minutes for fifteen minutes or more; located no more than ten (10) seconds (50ft) of reach; installed 33” to 45” off floor, areas are kept free of obstacles and will conduct monthly inspection of those units to ensure proper functionality. Awareness and communication on use of emergency eye wash station and location will be covered during New Hire Orientation.

7.5.1 Refer to Eye Wash Unit Procedure for further information.

R&S will help to interpret first aid requirements and will act as a liaison with the State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) for health and safety, including first aid requirements.

7.6 Good Samaritan Act

Employees who obtained first aid training as a collateral duty and not as a primary job assignment are covered by the Good Samaritan Statute (RCW 4.24.300), which states: “Any person, including but not limited to a volunteer provider of emergency or medical services, who without compensation or the expectation of compensation renders

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