Worksite hazards

Once adopted, plans should be periodically reviewed (depending on the project) and evaluated for effectiveness and cost/benefit. If the scope of work or any worksite hazards change significantly or if lessons learned indicate a review, the plans should be revised promptly... 

Existing respiratory protection or hearing conservation programs can be referenced and integrated, as appropriate, into the site-specific medical surveillance program after worksite hazards have been considered. At some sites, workers are provided a fitness-for-duty card indicating their current medical status and the medical surveillance programs in which they participate [1]. 

If worksite hazards have been minimized through engineering and administrative eontrols, a management deeision to use respirators... 

Even if OSHA or your state does not require an I2P2, OSHA encourages construction employers to institute and maintain a program that provides the systematic identification, evaluation, and prevention or control of worksite hazards and the hazards of specific jobs and tasks. The elements of an effective I2P2 include ... 

Identify, assess, and docmnent worksite hazards by soliciting input from workers, inspecting the site, and reviewing available information on hazards. 

The attempt to identify worksite hazards and address them should be an integral part of your management approach. If the hazards are not addressed in a timely... 

Another way to maintain a worksite hazard analysis is to investigate accidents and near-miss incidents so that their causes, and means for their prevention, are identified. By analyzing injury and illness trends over a period of time, patterns with common causes can be identified and prevented. 

Employers must identify the workplace hazards before they can determine how to protect their employees. In performing worksite hazard identification, employers must consider not only hazards that currently exist in the workplace, but also those hazards that could occur because of changes in operations or procedures, or because of other factors such as concurrent work activities. For this element, employers should... 

Attempt to identify worksite hazards addressing them should be an integral part of management s approach. If the hazards are not addressed in a timely fashion, they will not be identified or reported. If dollars become the main reason for not fixing or controlling hazards, you will lose the motivation of your workforce to identify or report them. 

A monthly safety meeting will be conducted on each worksite/jobsite to provide affected parties with relevant information concerning existing or potential worksite hazards, corrective actions, and/or abatement. Minutes from these meetings should be recorded and a copy sent to the corporate safety office. The following parties should attend these monthly safety meetings ... 

Supervisors learn responsibilities and underlying reasons 5 All supenrisors assist in worksite hazard analysis, ensure physical protection, reinforce training, enforce discipline, and can improve work procedures based on the training provid to them... 

Supervisors have received basic training, appear to understand and demonstrate the importance of worksite hazard analysis, physical protection, training reinforcement, discipline, and knowledge of work procedures... 

Worksite hazard identification and analysis identifies existing hazards and conditions, operations and situations that create or contribute to hazards, and areas where hazards may develop. This includes close scrutiny and tracking of injury or illness and incident records to identify patterns that may indicate causes of aggressive behavior and assaults. The objectives of worksite hazard identification and analyses are to recognize, identify, and plan to correct security hazards. Analysis uses existing records and worksite evaluations should include record review and identification of security hazards. 

Worksite hazard identification and analysis should use a systematic method to identify the areas needing in-depth scrutiny of security hazards. This analysis should do the following ... 

You must identify the workplace hazards before you can determine how to protect your employees. In performing worksite hazard identification, you must consider... 

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