Work evolves and changes over time to become more specialized and efficient. Each change creates new safety concerns and requires a proactive approach to workplace safety. A Certified Safety Professional can work with your company to take the appropriate steps to ensure safety at your facility.
Work evolves and changes over time to become more specialized and efficient. Each change creates new safety concerns and requires a proactive approach to workplace safety. A Certified Safety Professional can work with your company to take the appropriate steps to ensure safety at your facility.
A Certified Safety Professional will visit your company to see each job position first hand. This visit will ensure the Certified Safety Professional understands the demands of each position and the challenges that will need to be overcome to protect the employees in the different job roles. A Safety Program can then be developed to outline procedures and company policies that are designed to protect the employees.
The company should start with a corporate culture focused on safety. The Safety Program should be enforced by management to ensure each employee is taking the necessary precautions. A hardhat left in the break room cannot protect an employee from falling objects above. The hardhat should be worn at all times while on the jobsite, or the employee should not be allowed on the job site. Warnings should be given to employees that do not follow the procedures designed to protect them while working. An accident or injury can delay production and a costly worker compensation claim. A safe working environment is a productive and efficient working environment.
Continuing education classes should be given by the Certified Safety Professional to the employees on a regular basis to reteach why the procedures protect them on the job and any changes to further improve safety. The Certified Safety Professional stays apprised of the different protective equipment available on the market and may recommend upgrading the current equipment if deemed necessary. Equipment continues to evolve and increase the safety for all employees at the facility.
Click hereto contact a Certified Safety Professional to work with your company to develop a Safety Program. Each section of the Safety Program will be tailored to the unique challenges of the jobsite and each position. Often times the recommendations can greatly fluctuate between the different job roles and demands of those positions. The company has an obligation to protect the employees while working and a duty to ensure every precaution is being taken. A negligent company will face costly fines from OSHA and high levels of work compensation claims. The global economy demands companies reduce these cost by investing in the safety of the employees as a preventative to accident and injury on the jobsite.
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.
