Your Workers Compensation Safety Inspections Are Only As Good As The People Who Do Them
Often the problems experienced by organizations with respect to the timeliness and thoroughness of their workers compensation safety inspections can be traced directly to how well the inspectors have been trained.
Consider two opposing situations. In company A the inspectors were merely given the inspection forms and told that they are expected to fill out the form once a month and return it to the “person in charge.” There was no further explanation or training.
On the other hand, in company B the inspectors were fully informed of what was expected of them. They were also exposed to initial and on-going training (as needed) in how to conduct the inspection, what to look out for, how to identify the “root causes” of the problem, how to fill out the form, and what the procedures were for rectifying the problems found.
In company A you probably would find the safety and health inspections were being performed inconsistently and irregularly. Also, assuming the inspection reports are returned to the “person in charge” promptly (which is probably not the case), they are merely filed away and little action is taken to rectify the situation. Would it be a surprise to find that both the inspectors and the employees viewed the safety and health inspection program as a “waste of time” and “just another management fad”?
In company B you probably would find just the opposite situation. The inspections are performed in a consistent and regular manner. The inspectors view this task as an important part of their job. The inspection reports are completed and returned on a timely basis. The Safety Director, along with the inspector and the Safety Committee, take the time to review the results. The appropriate action is taken as soon as possible, often immediately. Most importantly, the “safety culture,” as perceived by the inspectors and the employees, is based on the routine identification and correction of unsafe hazards and conditions.
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