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Safety for Dumbies!
HOW TO create an effective and efficient safety program for
your company, reduce accidents and minimize the potential for OSHA fines
without going insane
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Introduction
Using the Safety Library
What is Safety?
Why Safety is NOT First
Selling Safety
Safety Strategies & Tactics
Creating Your Safety Manual
Safety Training Program Development
Training Program Model
Effective Safety Training
Establishing Safety Responsibilities
Evaluating Safety
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How to Use the SafetyInfo Library
The safety library is designed to provide a resource for you to use in
developing, maintaining and improving your company safety programs. There
are 4 areas you should cover for every safety program: management,
training, recordkeeping and awareness
Management - Create a Safety Manual
To determine what safety programs you need,
just look around your workplace. What type of jobs do employees do and,
most importantly, what hazards exist for each job. As an example, if
employees use power tools, you need a tool safety program, if they use
chemicals, you need a Hazard Communication program, if they use welding
equipment, you need a Hot Work program... this process will identify
hazards you need to cover..
After you have listed each program you need be sure to include the
following programs:
Accident Prevention
Accident Investigation
Audits & Inspections
Drug Free Workplace
Fire Prevention
General Safety Policy
Medical Records Access
Workplace Violence
Go to the Safety Manual section to download all the "Safety
Chapters" you need based on the hazards your employees face. Edit them to
suit your specific needs to make them applicable to your workplace.
Combine your safety programs and you now have a Safety Manual
Safety Training - Gather training material
For each of your safety programs, you need
training, material to educate not only your employees, but also managers
and supervisors. Use the TRAINING section of the library
and download the training material, such as Safety Courses, PowerPoint
files, Handouts, Overheads, Safety Briefs, etc ... use what works for
you...edit to suit your specific needs.
Recordkeeping - Document what you do
Recordkeeping extends far beyond your OSHA Log. For every one of your
safety programs you need to document that you are doing what your Safety
Manual says you do. Document all audits, inspections, and training. For
every program you should conduct an annual audit to ensure your programs
are effective. Periodic inspections of the workplace is essential to
ensure material conditions and operations are safe. Use the Forms &
Documents section of the safety library to select supporting
documentation for each safety program.
Awareness - Keep your Safety Programs Front & Center
Once you have created your Safety Manual, Training Program and Records
Program, you will benefit by keeping safety on the minds of employees,
supervisors and management. SafetyInfo library has several resource areas
to help you. Check out the Safety Training and References
area to help you with this.
Safety Manager Software - Makes your job easier!
SafetyInfo has created a great tool to assist you. Safety
Manager is a free software solution for much of what you
do. Safety Manager is a tool that assists you in management, planning,
tracking, reporting and recordkeeping, as well has helping keep you
organized as you manage safety at your company.
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