Have You Evaluated Your Safety Manual Lately?
So you have a safety manual sitting behind your desk. But have your reviewed it lately? Is it current and satisfy the new OSHA regulations? Are all the hazards in your workplace properly addressed? Have your recently communicated your safety rules to all your employees?
You safety manual should actually be a “living document” that your employees can actually understand and follow to work safely. Yes, it may also satisfy OSHA and your insurance carrier. But the real value of it is in its ability to communicate your safety policy to the people who need to have it the most – your employees.
So let me ask you. Does your safety manual include the following?
- Confirmation of management’s commitment to safety and health
- Introduction of the Safety Team
- Employee responsibilities to work safe
- Procedures for handling safety suggestions
- Safety inspection policy statement
- Policies and procedures specific to individual departments and jobs
- Incident investigation and reporting procedures
- Temporary duty (return-to-work) policy statement
- Substance abuse policy
- Compliance and disciplinary policy
- Hazard communication policy
- Emergency preparedness policy statement
- Workers compensation claim procedures policy statement
- Employee responsibilities if they are injured on the job
- Workers compensation fraud policy
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