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Exactly How Does a Safety Manual Protect Your Company In an Inspection?

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During an inspection, the inspector will ask for the written safety policy and all documentation of training, inspections and discipline. This documentation becomes important after the inspection, when a company can challenge or attempt to mitigate any possible penalties. Do you inspect the worksite and enforce the policy?

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November 2016 Newsletter – Tips on responding to new OSHA drug testing, injury reporting guidance

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It is entirely reasonable and legally defensible to require employees who are aware that they suffered an injury to report that injury before they leave the facility at the end of their shift, or within 8 hours of becoming aware of the injury, whichever is earlier. or a state workers’ compensation system.

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Safety Programs

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Hazard Identification and Control: Your company should perform periodic inspections and have procedures of identifying existing or potential hazards in the workplace and eliminating or controlling them. Reports of the incident will be in writing and identify the causes of the accident or near miss occurrence.

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Winter Slip, Trip, and Fall Prevention

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Your maintenance staff is your company’s first line of defense when it comes to preventing slips and falls in the workplace. In order to ensure the same accidents don’t happen again, review your yearly incident log and determine risky areas. Hazard Inspections. Discuss Procedures With Maintenance Employees.

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Winter Slip, Trip and Fall Prevention

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Your maintenance staff is your company’s first line of defense when it comes to preventing slips and falls in the workplace. In order to ensure the same accidents don’t happen again, review your yearly incident log and determine risky areas. HAZARD INSPECTIONS. DISCUSS PROCEDURES WITH MAINTENANCE EMPLOYEES.

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Everyday Employee Safety

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Incident and accident investigations: Know how to investigate near-miss incidents and accidents. The quality and level of training may become an issue in contested legal cases where a defense of unpreventable employee misconduct is raised. Be sure to inspect all tools and equipment prior to use. Other Considerations.

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PPE for Industrial Safety

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PPE is the last line of defense, and should only be used when engineering controls and administrative controls aren’t feasible. In theory, engineering controls are the most effective defense against hazards and administrative controls are the next choice. This is the last defense between a hazard and an employee injury.

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