Companies can be pulled in many different directions, seemingly at once. Production concerns, while staying current with the marketplace, and innovating new products or manufacturing methods to remain efficient can be difficult to manage. Safety necessitates its own driving force to continue to improve safety for all employees.
Companies can be pulled in many different directions, seemingly at once. Production concerns, while staying current with the marketplace, and innovating new products or manufacturing methods to remain efficient can be difficult to manage. Safety necessitates its own driving force to continue to improve safety for all employees.
A Safety Consultant can work with your company to ensure that safety is advancing in your company in addition to all of the other areas. Not every company has the ability to hire a full time Safety Manager to continue to improve safety. If your company is fortunate enough to employ a Safety Manager, they too can benefit from the outside perspective of a Safety Consultant that works with many different industries to get a comprehensive understanding of the different challenges faced in today’s working environments.
The Safety Consultant will visit your facility to see how each job role is performed and the challenges that each position faces. Detailed notes will be taken and refined into a comprehensive report presented to the company’s management team. Recommendations for areas of improvement will also be included in the report. The recommendations are implementable changes that can start making a difference to improve safety for all workers at the facility. The Safety Consultant should then make regular visits to the facility to adjust for any changes in production and inspect the safety equipment. A harness that has been issued to a worker should be rechecked for the fit and ensure nothing has been damaged during the worker’s daily activities.
Click hereto contact Safety Consultant to visit your facility either begin a Safety Program for your company or update the existing Safety Program. Each safety precaution taken now will help prevent accidents or injuries moving forward. Safety Programs detail procedures and equipment to be utilized while on the jobsite. The management team must ensure safety equipment is used every time the worker faces that particular hazard. An employee that violates the Safety Program should be reprimanded accordingly to ensure the entire workforce understands the importance of following company safety policies.
Continuing Education is a requirement in many industries. This can be spread out over several sessions to ensure productivity does not drop due to a loss in production time. The Safety Consultant can devise a Continuing Education program and proctor the class for the employees. A company that plans for success also takes the necessary steps to focus on Safety Programs now and into the future.
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.
