(a) Compliance Official. The Village Mayor is responsible for compliance with OSHA, whose duties shall include that of monitoring compliance and that of safety officer.
(b) Mayor’s Duties. The responsibilities of the Mayor as to monitoring compliance include the following:
(1) Remaining current on Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation Public Employment Risk Reduction Program (PERRP) regulations and company responsibilities;
(2) Making sure all Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation Public Employment Risk Reduction Program (PERRP) records are properly maintained;
(3) Assisting and evaluating employees for safety committee;
(4) Monitoring activity of the safety committee;
(5) Reporting to the Department Heads regulation changes, needed policy changes, safety problems that need attention, and activities of the safety committee; and
(6) Fulfilling an overall duty to keep the Department Heads current about OSHA matters.
(c) Purpose. The purpose of the safety committee is to prevent employee accidents by:
(1) Making safety inspections to discover unsafe physical conditions or employee practices; and
(2) Reviewing results of inspections and investigations at safety committee meetings for the purpose of making specific recommendations.
(d) Members. Safety committee members are:
(1) Selected by the Mayor, Village Council and Department Heads;
(2) Required to serve as committee members for one calendar year; and
(3) Selected to represent specified areas.
(e) Safety Committee Duties. Safety committee members’ responsibilities include the following:
(1) Becoming familiar with Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation Public Employment Risk Reduction Program (PERRP) laws and regulations;
(2) Constantly monitoring assigned areas for Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation Public Employment Risk Reduction Program (PERRP) hazards;
(3) Correcting hazards found, noting them in Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation Public Employment Risk Reduction Program (PERRP) files and reporting them at the next safety meeting;
(4) Reporting to the Mayor any hazards they cannot handle, making notations in their manuals, and reporting them at the next safety meeting;
(5) Making inspections as required; and
(6) Keeping Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation Public Employment Risk Reduction Program (PERRP) manuals current.
(f) Safety Committee Meetings.
(1) Will be scheduled by the Mayor;
(2) Will include a representative from each work area and may include some invited guests; and
(3) Will be used to consider reports of status of old business, to evaluate reports made by the company nurse, to determine if accidents could have been prevented, and to consider reports on new areas needing attention.
(g) OSHA Records and Reports.
(1) Reports will be completed and maintained by the Village of Carrollton, Ohio, as required by Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation Public Employment Risk Reduction Program (PERRP), on forms 101 and 200.
(2) Every time there is an Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation Public Employment Risk Reduction Program (PERRP) accident report completed, the Mayor will send a report-of-accident investigation form to the supervisor of the employee who had the accident and will ask the supervisor to review the situation and to prevent future accidents.
(3) Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation Public Employment Risk Reduction Program (PERRP) posters are located in all work areas, which are periodically inspected to ensure their display.
(h) Safety Committee Inspections.
(1) Regularly each June, an overall inspection is conducted of the entire premises;
(2) Periodically, the Mayor will request special inspections, more limited, for a special need;
(3) Safety members are continually alert for safety hazards.
(i) Reporting and Alleviating Hazards.
(1) All safety hazards reports are made to the Mayor and Safety Committee;
(2) Corrective action is expected within fifteen days;
(3) Any problems that cannot be corrected will be referred to the personnel manager.
(j) Manuals.
(1) Every safety committee member will have access to any manual that includes Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation Public Employment Risk Reduction Program (PERRP) policies and procedures and committee meeting minutes;
(2) Manuals should be kept current. At the end of the member’s term on the committee, all materials these will be transferred to the member’s replacement.
(k) Log of Safety Hazards.
(1) The Mayor will maintain a log of safety hazards. There will be brief descriptions of each hazard, to whom it was referred for action, the date action was completed and any comments.
(2) Whenever an Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation Public Employment Risk Reduction Program (PERRP compliance officer arrives, the officer should be referred to the Mayor’s office. The Mayor will be contacted.
(l) Safety Work Rules. Safety rules are communicated to workers through supervisors, bulletin boards, employee handbooks, and other publications. They also may be stressed in regular safety meetings and during orientation programs for new employees.
(Res. 1996-10. Passed 6-10-96; Ord. 2008-22. Passed 5-12-08.)