Every company must consider the Environmental Health and Safety for their employees and the surrounding community. Employers have an obligation to provide a healthy work environment and to provide the proper equipment to protect the employees while working on the job site. An Environmental Health and Safety Consultant can work with your company to ensure that these areas have the proper focus to keep employees safe while on the job site.
Every company must consider the Environmental Health and Safety for their employees and the surrounding community. Employers have an obligation to provide a healthy work environment and to provide the proper equipment to protect the employees while working on the job site. An Environmental Health and Safety Consultant can work with your company to ensure that these areas have the proper focus to keep employees safe while on the job site.
The Environmental Health and Safety Consultant will assess the individual needs of your company to ensure that any areas that are deficient will be brought up to the mandates that have been set forth by OSHA. OSHA regulations are continually being updated and revised to further improve the health and safety of any facility. The Consultant can work with your company on an ongoing basis to ensure that the company protocols are in line with the requirements of OSHA as the updates are announced.
OSHA can issue large fines to companies that are found of out compliance of the issued mandates. Employee safety can also be put at risk if the current codes are not being followed which opens the company up to potential negligence charges. Employee safety aids company production and efficiency by having employees healthy and productive in their job roles. The Environmental Health and Safety can greatly impact the employees’ health and wellbeing on a long term basis.
The Consultant may recommend changes for immediate implementation to improve the environment which the employees work. New equipment may be required or simply a change in the process the employee takes to help improve the safety and health while working. The changes will make a marked improvement to the safety of the workplace or wellbeing of the employees in the facility.
Click hereto contact an Environmental Health and Safety Consultant to begin working with your company today. The company can expect to improve the working conditions for each job role working at the facility by maintaining an ongoing relationship with the consultant to make periodic visits to update make updates. Employees are one of the company’s highest expenses and as a valued asset, the company should take steps to safeguard their employees while performing their daily duties. A healthy environment allows the employee to be productive and maintain production at a consistent basis. Employees that are safe and working ensure there are not unnecessary delays due to employees sick or out on medical leave due to an accident or injury.
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.
