Safety Action Plan
Safety Plan You are the safety and occupational health
professional for your city’s Health Department. You received a call from
a major food distribution warehouse that some employees are complaining
of dizziness and feeling sick. When you arrive on scene, you are in a
very large warehouse, a significant portion of which is refrigerated.
The illnesses are being reported from a refrigerated section (about 40
degrees F) where workers are blister packing food products on a
production line. The warehouse has 20 loading docks, two railroad car
lines that end directly inside the warehouse (in close proximity to the
production area), a dozen or so gas powered forklifts, and no sensors or
environmental monitors of any kind except those associated with the
refrigeration systems. The warehouse manager is cooperative, but he
points out that he is in the middle of contract negotiations with the
union. He is also very proud of the fact that they have special seals on
the loading dock doors and throughout the warehouse to keep the cold in
and the heat out. You cannot identify any discernible odors other than
the exhaust from the forklifts when they move by you. There are four
ladies waiting for you in the break room complaining of dizziness and
lightheadedness. They are all comparing and complaining about their
symptoms. There are 14 employees who work in this area of the warehouse –
12 women and 2 men. Instructions: Based on the given scenario, develop a
plan of action that includes how you would conduct the investigation,
state how you would identify possible sources of the problem, and
provide your opinion on the likely source. Discuss the standards
applicable to possible sources. Include several recommendations you
would make to the manager to help solve the problem based on your
research into documented best practices for similar situations. (You may
make assumptions about the scenario in order to propose solutions –
just be certain to state your assumptions clearly). The Case Study must
be a minimum of four pages to a maximum of six pages in length,
double-spaced, and should follow APA rules for formatting, quoting,
paraphrasing, citing, and listing of sources. Use Microsoft word to
create your response to the case study.

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