Accident Prevention Program
Committed to maintaining a healthy, productive work force
Our Accident Prevention Program of written programs and policies helps maintain a safe and healthful working environment. Supervisory planning, including a review of safe work procedures and the provision of protective equipment, will help to ensure a safe work place.
Included in this document are the requirements and general framework for each department’s Accident Prevention Program. All King County departments are required to ensure that facilities, equipment, supplies, practices and procedures meet or exceed applicable federal, state and local safety and health standards.
"No job is so important or urgent that we should not take time to perform it in a safe manner." - King County Executive Dow Constantine
Included here is the safety policy memo, cover page, table of contents and sections within one PDF document. Download it here.
- King County Safety Policy memo
- Table of Contents
- Section 1: Introduction
- Section 2: New Employee Safety Orientation
- Section 3: Emergency Evacuation
- Section 4: Employee Safety Training
- Section 5: Safety Inspections
- Section 6: Reporting Hazards, Hazard Control, and Working Alone
- Section 7: Safety Committees and Bulletin Boards
- Section 8: First Aid Training and First Aid Kits
- Section 9: Hazard Communication and the Globally Harmonized System
- Section 10: Personal Protective Equipment and Clothing
- Section 11: Respiratory Protection Program
- Section 12: Hearing ConservationProgram
- Section 13: Emergency Eyewash and Shower
- Section 14: Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure Control
- Section 15: Asbestos
- Section 16: Tools and Equipment
- Section 17: Electrical Hazards
- Section 18: Lockout/Tagout Control of Hazardous Energy
- Section 19: Confined Space Entry Program
- Section 20: Fall Protection
- Section 21: Traffic Control and Flagging
- Section 22: Heat-Related Illness (HRI) Prevention
- Section 23: Workplace Violence
- Section 24: Vehicle Safety;
- Section 25: Securing Loads
- Section 26: Material Handling and Personnel Lifting Equipment
- Section 27: Ergonomics and Body Mechanics
- Section 28: Air Quality
- Section 29: Reporting Work-Related Accidents, Injuries and Illnesses
- Section 29a: How to file a Workers' Compensation Claim
- Section 29b: Instructions to Supervisors
- Section 29c: Work Related Illness/Injury Supervisor Report
- Section 29d: Message for Health Care Providers
- Section 29e: Finding Ways to Work Safely as You Recover
- Section 30: Accident Statistics, Investigation and Review
- Section 31: Fire Extinguisher Inspection and Service
- Section 32: Diving Safety
- Section 33: Marine Safety
- Accident Prevention Program Cover