Safety professionals identify and evaluate workplace hazards, develop and implement hazard controls, ensure compliance with workplace safety regulations, and more. This resource center is intended to help new safety professionals gain an understanding of their core job responsibilities and locate the essential materials necessary to build an effective safety program.

Key tasks for safety managers include:

• Job hazard analysis to identify workplace hazards,
• Writing safety plans and procedures,
• Training and informing employees,
• Performing inspections of procedures and equipment,
• Recording work-related injuries and illnesses,
• Maintaining other required records,
• Investigating accidents,
• Preparing for emergencies, and
• Measuring and evaluating safety performance.