Progressive Discipline System
1. Hazardous condition identified (for example, guards difficult to see through, resulting in workers lifting guards)
2. No discipline for unsafe operation or injury until hazardous condition addressed
3. Priority given to a physical change to correct the hazardous condition (such as Plexiglas guards)
4. Policy on safe behavior established if not already existing (Plexiglas guard must remain down when working)
5. Policy enforced with violations, with or without injury, resulting in discipline
Cycle 1: Progressive Discipline System
The Progressive Discipline System was reviewed with supervisors, leads, and hourly workers. They requested that short but formal training sessions be conducted prior to a policy being ...
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