New-Hire Safety Orientation

New employees or current employees who are transferred from another project mnst attend a project-specific new-hire safety orientation. This program provides each employee the basic information about the Name of Company worksite safety and health rules, federal and state OSHA standards, and other applicable safety rules and regulations. Employee attendance is mandatory before working on the constrnction project. The site superintendent will record attendance nsing the New-Hire Safety Orientation Form and maintain a file documenting all workers who attend new-hire safety orientation. 

The project/jobsite safety orientation program will introduce new employees to 

Company safety and health program and policy Project/jobsite and the employee s role within it Hazard communication requirements Emergency procedures 

Location of first-aid stations, fire extinguishers, telephone, lunchroom, washroom, and parking Site-specific hazards Safety and health responsibilities Reporting of injuries and hazardous conditions Use of personal protective equipment Tool handling and storage 

Review of each safety and health rule applicable to the job Introduction to safety and health representatives Introduction to supervisor Site tour or map where appropriate 

Location of first aid stations, fire extinguishers, telephone, lunchroom, 

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A golden opportunity exists at the time of hire to indoctrinate the new worker with safety beliefs of the organization. The following items should be considered in any new employee safety orientation ... 

Whenever a new employee is hired, a general safety orientation including an overview of company safety rules, and why those rules must be followed. 

Human resources may have a form used for new hire orientation with some basic training provided. Operations may have other detailed work instructions with specific step-by-step procedures that are similar to the JHA but without the hazard or risk assessment. Quahty control has its own applications, in particular if the product must meet some specific standard mandated by its industry or regulatory agencies. Each of these examples can, over the years, include safety-related criteria that used different nomenclature, wording, and criteria. 

Safety and health orientation or training participation of all new hires or transfers in orientation and training sessions with a specific focus on company s safety work practices. 

Safety education occurs at many levels and involves different people. Much of it is conducted on the job. New employees are hired, given a company orientation, which may include some safety topics, and then they are turned over to the supervisor from the department where they will be working. The... 

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