Employing a full time Environmental Health and Safety Professional is not feasible for every company, but many could benefit from having an Environmental Health and Safety Consultant work with your company on a periodic basis. A Consultant is a cost efficient way to incur the benefits of their expertise without the high ongoing cost of an individual’s salary, taxes, health insurance, and benefits. An Environmental Health and Safety Consultant can assess your facility and make recommendations to improve worker safety and increase productivity.
Employing a full time Environmental Health and Safety Professional is not feasible for every company, but many could benefit from having an Environmental Health and Safety Consultant work with your company on a periodic basis. A Consultant is a cost efficient way to incur the benefits of their expertise without the high ongoing cost of an individual’s salary, taxes, health insurance, and benefits. An Environmental Health and Safety Consultant can assess your facility and make recommendations to improve worker safety and increase productivity.
The Environmental Health and Safety Consultant will need to make an onsite visit to your facility and witness firsthand how each role is performed on a day to day basis. A detailed report will be compiled as well as recommendations to improve worker safety. The recommendations could include Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) for employees performing certain duties. PPE includes hardhats, steel toe boots, respirators, full body suits and harnesses. Each component of PPE needs to be individually fit to the employee to ensure the equipment properly functions in the given role. The Environmental Health and Safety Consultant will also need to periodically check at regular intervals to ensure working order and adjust for any changes in the employee, such as fluctuations in weight. Damaged parts will be repaired or replaced to restore the PPE to proper working condition.
The corporate culture must also require the safety practices to be implemented by the employees. A respirator that has been fit to the employee is of no use if the employees choose not to wear it. Continuing education should also be conducted at regular intervals to refresh the employees on the Safety Program in place. The Environmental Health and Safety Consultant can also revisit areas of the facility at this time to make necessary updates due to changes at the facility or implement improvements that have been released. Improvements could include a new type respirator the employee can utilize that has better performance for the role.
Click here to contact an Environmental Health and Safety Consultant to start working with your company. Employees that remain health are productive and can avoid unnecessary accidents or injuries. The improved safety keeps the workers healthy and productive, which in turn improves productivity. The productivity lowers cost per unit and improves profit margins. Take the first step for your company because people are worth protecting and it is the company’s responsibility to do so.
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.
