Safety Compliance Management Program

There is no better way for you to ensure that your city provides a safe and healthy work environment while simultaneously meeting state and federal OSHA compliance standards. There are several reasons to be part of the MMUA Safety Compliance Team, including:

• 100% commitment on safety from all 18 members of MMUA's safety staff
• Implement MMUA standard manual system - currently being implemented statewide
• MMUA will plan, organize and conduct your monthly safety meetings on-site. (MMUA bears primary responsibility to present your monthly safety meetings.)
• Develop and maintain a standard compliance management record keeping and reporting system on-site. The records system will include required OSHA records, required DOT records, and required ADA records, with options for others at your request. The Regional Safety Coordinator will also make sure your safety manuals and safety policies remain current and up-to-date.
• Your Regional Safety Coordinator will document all safety meetings and training provided.
• Take advantage of MMUA partnerships with the League of Minnesota Cities and MNOSHA.
• Joining a safety compliance team will enhance your existing program by taking safety to a higher level.
• MMUA's target is to keep you as close to compliance as possible by increasing employee awareness and increasing their commitment to safety. Remember that safety is an ongoing task, and a constant challenge.
• All of MMUA's Safety Team members have specialized training available for your city needs.
• If there is an accident or fataility at your location, your MMUA Regional Safety Coordinator will be on sight within one or two hours. The Director of Job Training & Safety will arrive soon after to work as a team with your coordinator to complete the accident report and help you get through any difficulties. He will make sure the proper mental health professionals are on site to help your employees deal with the situation or the loss. This always needs to be a team effort.
• We have a very good working relationship with MNOSHA. Mike Willetts, MMUA's director of job training and safety, is on the MNOSHA Utility Task Force, Federal OSHA Advisory Board in Washington, D.C., and Chairman of the American Public Power Association Safety Committee in Washington, D.C.

Addtional Training Opportunities

We can offer training other than normal mandated safety compliance training, such as Awair and Right to Know. The following is a partial list of additional training opportunities available:

• Back Safety
• Ergonomics
• Office Safety
• Chlorine Safety
• Backhoe Safety
• Forklift Safety
• Winter Driving
• Team Building Training
• Basic Electricity Safety
• Drug and Alcohol Employee Awareness Training
• Safety Training for Summer Workers
• Lawnmower Safety
• Winter Survival
• Planning to Work Safe
• Workplace Violence
• Safe Work Practices
• Heat Stress & Exhaustion
• Falls
• Proper Lifting
• Tool Safety

Maintain a safety and health program conforming to the best practices and procedures.

We will work to instill the proper attitudes toward injury and illness prevention in supervisors, employees, and our MMUA staff. A safety compliance team focuses on cooperation among all of those involved. A successful safety program requires strong teamwork, and your Regional Safety Coordinator commits to facilitating that team.

MMUA will (monthly):

• Establish safety program guidelines and promote the program within your city.
• Establish your safety training needs and facilitate the training chosen by your staff on-site.
• Review all accident reports in an effort to eliminate hazardous conditions in the workplace.
• Organize and attend safety committee efforts.
• Conduct workplace hazard inspections and safety audits.
• Identify workplace hazards through a review of accident records, first reports of injury, OSHA 300 logs, safety inspections, and employee suggestions.
• Provide assistance to each department in conducting job safety analysis of work areas and job assignments. This will identify routine hazards that may be encountered by employees. A hazard list will be developed and posted so all possible hazards are made known to employees.