Chapter 2 – Employee Participation
For a PSM program to be successful, it must involve managers, hourly employees, contract workers , etc.
This goes along with the saying that “Two Heads Are Better Than One.” Plus a facilities engineers and operators have a wealth of knowledge of what can go wrong with a process.
Employers shall develop a written plan to identify the individual responsible for the management of the program, how employees can be informed about it, and how suggestions can be submitted for improvement.
It is extremely important that contractor employees be included in the development of the PSM program. Previous incidents determined that the contractor was the root cause of the accident. In addition, the contractors can provide valuable information of what can go wrong with a process.
The employer must consult with employees on the development of the facilities or plants PSM program.
This communication of the information about the PSM program to employees can be accomplished by:
In addition, information on the PSM program must be easily accessible to the employees.