Comprehensive safety program

Have the right fire prevention (comprehensive safety) program in place and... 

By developing and implementing a comprehensive safety program, compliance, and therefore your safety fitness rating, should take care of itself... 

Work with your employees to develop a comprehensive safety program... 

Other internationally recognized system guidelines to comprehensive safety programs, such as OHSAS 18001 and the ISO series, have already been mentioned in this book. 

JHAs are an essential part of a comprehensive safety program. However, the JHA is often overlooked as a particularly beneficial training tool, and without it the potential for injuries and fatalities is elevated. A JHA is not just about identifying hazards and risks. It is a transformative process that illuminates how specific aspects of a job are performed, allowing workers to rate risks associated with each task and prioritize correc-... 

As one can see from the above discussion, there can be many causes of unsafe conditions, but, usually unsafe conditions are not the sole cause of an injury. It is believed by many that unsafe behavior accounts for 80 to 90 percent of all injuries. Some contend that OSHA s focus on things, such as machine guards, handrails, and protective equipment, will prevent only 20 percent of all injuries. However, safe behavior is mostly management s responsibility, not OSHA s. Therefore, management must focus more on a comprehensive safety program just abiding by OSHA regulations is not the answer. 

Safety professionals agree that any safety effort is better than no effort. However, if an employer seeks to become a world-class organization, improve workplace efficiencies, and maintain a better bottom line, a comprehensive safety program is needed. Some enqiloyers may feel that they have a safe workplace and a sound safety program because they have issued hard hats and glasses and have warned enqiloyees to be safe. What does a safe worlqilace entail Is the warehouse free of risk How is the compliance performance at the site compared to the requirements of OSHA To some, being safe means no one has been seriously hurt lately. 

To have a comprehensive safety program that assesses all existing and known potential hazards and prevents or controls these hazards. ... 

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