Hazards are present in many different types of jobs and are present unique challenges when attempting to reduce or eliminate the hazard altogether. The process starts with your company contacting a Certified Industrial Hygienist to identify the hazards that are present for each job role at your facility. The identification process allows the hazards to be carefully evaluated and scrutinized to determine the level of threat and likelihood of an accident or injury occurring.
Hazards are present in many different types of jobs and are present unique challenges when attempting to reduce or eliminate the hazard altogether. The process starts with your company contacting a Certified Industrial Hygienist to identify the hazards that are present for each job role at your facility. The identification process allows the hazards to be carefully evaluated and scrutinized to determine the level of threat and likelihood of an accident or injury occurring.
Once the hazards are identified and evaluated, the Certified Industrial Hygienist will work with the management team of your company to present solutions to improve the safety at the facility. The recommendations will be specific to each job role. Workers utilizing machinery are at risk to be burned, stabbed, crushed, cut or otherwise wounded by the equipment. Your facility will determine the most appropriate solutions that should be implemented. A frequently utilized system is a lockout-tagout procedure to be followed. The equipment should be properly shut down for maintenance and restarted in an appropriate manner. Employees could be seriously injured if repairing a machine and another unknowing employee were to start the equipment.
Personal Protective Equipment could also be issued to provide the employee safety devices to utilize on a daily basis. A worker that is in hot environments should be given protective clothing to ensure they are not burned from contact with hot objects. Safety Glasses can help shield the employee’s eyes from the direct heat and should be fog resistant to not impair vision from any steam. The employee should be limited in the amount of time exposed to the extreme temperatures and be given access to adequate water and continually hydrate.
Click hereto contact a Certified Industrial Hygienist to work with your company to focus on the Occupational Health of each employee at the facility. Workers are put in dangerous environments and the company has a duty to protect the employee from each hazard faced. OSHA issues mandates for steps that the company should take and the Certified Industrial Hygienist can ensure your company is in compliance with each of those regulations. A safer work environment improves the company’s bottom line with a reduction of worker compensation claims due to accident or injury. Each job role has unique challenges that must be overcome. The Certified Industrial Hygienist has the knowledge basis and training to ensure your company is protecting each employee while they perform their daily duities.
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.
