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All companies that implement safety programs must have a written plan. This plan is necessary to communicate to management, workers, regulators and now clients what that company is doing to protect workers, assets, and financial resources from accidents and incidents that will interrupt business. OSHA is also interested in how the company is complying with its regulations.
A company safety plan must include a policy statement, organizational chart and what resources will be devoted to the program plus a summary of the safety program. |
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Many OSHA regulations require the preparation of plans outlining the exact procedures to be followed to insure compliance. Required plans are respirators, confined space, emergency/fire, hearing conservation, lock out / tag out, hazardous communication and others. These plans must be adapted to the specific work place and work force. The plans should be periodically organized and updated as needed. |
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Training is required at some level of the organization for over 30 OSHA topics. Some training is formal, in a classroom setting, with other training performed by computer, video or on-the-job. The important criteria, since worker safety is the objective, are to have effective training and have good training records.
Anyone reviewing the company plan should have a good sense of the breath and depth of the safety program, not necessarily all the details but where the details are kept. |
