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This document presents an example safety and health program for a fictitious small business, “Local Dry Cleaners.”. It illustrates simple approaches that a small business can use to begin implementing the core elements of a safety and health program, as described in OSHA’s Recommended Practices for Safety and Health Programs.
Serious job-related injuries or illnesses don’t just hurt workers and their families but can hurt business in a variety of ways. Implementing a safety and health program, however, can improve small- and medium-sized businesses’ safety and health performance, save money, and improve competitiveness. Safety and health programs help businesses:
The main goal of safety and health programs is to prevent workplace injuries, illnesses, and deaths, as well as the suffering and financial hardship these events can cause for workers, their families, and employers. The recommended practices use a proactive approach to managing workplace safety and health.
OSHA believes a safety and health program must have the three basic elements of management leadership, worker participation, and a systematic approach to finding and fixing hazards to be effective. These worksheets are for starting or improving a basic safety and health program.
Safety and health policies, goals, and procedures. Functions of the safety and health program. Whom to contact with questions or concerns about the program (including contact information) How to report hazards, injuries, illnesses, and close calls/near misses. What to do in an emergency.
The On-Site Consultation Programs are run by the states with funding from OSHA. If you are in a state with an OSHA-approved state program, please check with your state agency. These sample programs provide examples of written programs on various workplace safety and health topics.
OSHA's Recommended Practices for Safety and Health Programs provide you with a straightforward, stepwise approach to setting up your safety and health program. The approach is based around seven core elements, each of which are implemented by completing several action items.
Download an example safety and health program for a fictitious small business ("Local Cleaners"). It shows simple approaches a small business can take to start implementing the core elements of a safety and health program, as described in OSHA's Recommended Practices for Safety and Health Programs.
Effective controls protect workers from workplace hazards; help avoid injuries, illnesses, and incidents; minimize or eliminate safety and health risks; and help employers provide workers with safe and healthful working conditions.
If these recommended practices appear challenging, here are some simple steps you can take to get started. Completing these steps will give you a solid base from which to take on some of the more structured actions presented in the recommended practices. Establish safety and health as a core value.