Safety can be measured in many different ways to determine how healthy a work environment is for employees. Factors like air quality, workplace hazards, ergonomics, safety devices, and management of waste play a factor in that equation.
Safety can be measured in many different ways to determine how healthy a work environment is for employees. Factors like air quality, workplace hazards, ergonomics, safety devices, and management of waste play a factor in that equation. An Environmental Health and Safety Consultant can help your company with each of these categories to improve the quality of environment in the workplace.
The Environmental component of the workplace can have a large effect on the workers on a daily basis. The air quality can affect worker's health and may need an active approach to restore levels to healthy conditions through better circulation, filtration, or having employees wear individual respirators while conducting their daily duties. Noise is another component that may require an active role by the company to provide individual hearing protection to each employee to bring the noise to safe levels.
The Health and Safety component includes items such as training, physical hazards, chemical hazards and personal protective equipment. Training the employees requires a proactive approach and can be administered in different intervals to ensure the employee is current with policies and procedures of the company. Physical Hazards might include different things that the employee works with on a daily basis and the steps necessary to improve the worker's safety during that time. Chemical Hazards are different toxic chemicals that the employee interacts with during their job role. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) can vary greatly with each job position at the company and the actual work being conducted will determine the right PPE for each employee.
An Environmental Health and Safety Consultant can work with your company to determine the specific needs for the company as well as each employee for their specific role that they fulfill. The actual work is accounted for and the Consultant must come to the workplace to evaluate the needs. Each recommendation will be tailored to the situation or function being performed. Click here to contact an Environmental Health and Safety Consultant to start working with your company today. The training and expertise of the Consultant will be a valuable resource for your company and will improve the safety levels at your company in different categories. The cumulative improvement after changes have been implemented will decrease employee absences and lower accidents at the facility. The company has a duty to improve the safety of the workers. This will improve productivity and increase production at the facility which can improve any company's bottom line.
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.
