Safety starts with the company creating a corporate culture focused on improving the working conditions for every role at the company. Different job families present unique safety challenges to that position. A Certified Safety Professional (CSP) can work with your company to improve working conditions across all job families.
Safety starts with the company creating a corporate culture focused on improving the working conditions for every role at the company. Different job families present unique safety challenges to that position. A Certified Safety Professional (CSP) can work with your company to improve working conditions across all job families.
The Certified Safety Professional will take a firsthand account of the working conditions at your facility as each employee fulfills their daily responsibilities. The unique role of each position requires an evaluation by the CSP to determine the safety concerns. The CSP will compile a detailed report and will include specific recommendations for immediate implementation for the different job roles. Some of the recommendations may include revising company policy in regards to employee safety. A corporate culture of safety must be endorsed and taken seriously by the company for the employees to share these beliefs. Issued protective equipment does not help protect the employee if that equipment is sitting in the employee’s locker and not being utilized. The company should have an enforcement system established to ensure each employee is implementing that safety device during their daily duties.
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) may also be issued and inspected by the Certified Safety Professional. Employees face different challenges and should have protective equipment that is specific to their job role. A painter may need a respirator, while a construction crew member would need a hard hat. The CSP has the training to identify the safety challenges in each job role and recommend equipment to protect the employee.
Employees come in different shapes and sizes and some safety equipment must be fit to the individual for it to be effective. A respirator may come in different sizes or have adjustment straps to create an air tight seal. The CSP can ensure that each piece of equipment works for that specific employee, and is properly maintained and functioning. The CSP should make regularly scheduled visits to re-inspect the working order of the equipment and to ensure the employees size or shape has not changed over that period of time. An employee that has experienced weight loss or gain may require a different size than previously required.
Click hereto contact a Certified Safety Professional to start working with your company. This valuable partnership will have a drastic effect on the health and safety of your employees. Manpower continues to be one of the most expensive cost to many companies and it is critical to keep your employees safe and productive.
Occupational Health Overcomes Everyday Hazards
Many workers face different types of hazards on a daily basis. Each company has a responsibility to proactively protect their employees from hazards encountered in the workplace. Accidents or injuries can bring production to a halt, reduce the workforce while the employee is recovering and lead to costly worker compensation claims. A Certified Industrial Hygienist can help your company improve the Occupational Health present at your facility.
The Risk from Asbestos
Asbestos poses a major health risk in many office buildings and homes due to the wide adoption and usage of asbestos as an insulator in the construction process. Asbestos can be found in the glue beneath vinyl flooring or in material applied to concrete to regulate the temperature between floors in an office building. These buildings and homes are being remodeled and modernized as an update to the space, but the demolition process can be hazardous if asbestos is present. Test for asbestos prior to starting your next remodeling project to ensure workers are safe.
Communicating the Dangers with HazCom
Hazard Communication focuses on explaining the dangers present at the workplace. The employees have a right to understand the hazards present and how to remain safe on the jobsite. A Certified Industrial Hygienist can work with your company to fulfill the HazCom requirement set forth by OSHA.
