Having a comprehensive
safety program in place is a key mandate of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, which requires companies to ensure safe and healthful working conditions.
An effective safety program must comply with all OSHA laws and regulations. Safety programs must fully protect and train employees if they must work around any unavoidable workplace hazards.
Safety Program Responsibility
The safety officer's primary responsibility is to develop detailed instructions covering each of the basic elements in the company safety program.
Safety Programs Content
A thorough company safety program should include the following elements:
- Company health and safety program guidelines
- Written individual programs for the types of hazards/issues that employees will or could potentially be exposed to
- Safety committee members and responsibilities
- Routine safety and health inspections
- Safety training and meetings held at regular and specific times, such as when a department’s job duties change
- Accident and incident reporting
- Accident investigation
- General safety rules for all departments
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The Safety Library has more helpful safety program resources like these:
Preparing for Workplace Emergencies
Overall Company Safety Program
Hazard Communication Programs