OSHA Compliance
Employers can help reduce the spiraling increase of Workers’ Compensation costs by abating workplace hazards voluntarily, and developing and improving safety programs in their workplaces. Code Red Safety is now offering on-site safety & health audits through Safety Manpower.
The benefits of having an audit conducted include:
- Reducing the potential for employee injury and illness
- Avoiding possible citations and fines from OSHA for noncompliance
- Boosting morale and efficiency
- Decreasing workers’ compensation insurance premiums
- Decreasing other operating costs
- Increasing profits
The following will be included in our on-site audit:
- Review of all documentation
- Conduct health and safety facility walk-through audits for OSHA compliance
- Evaluate current written programs for compliance with OSHA standards
- Provide guidance on regulatory issues, incident corrective actions, and common incident causes
- Development of OSHA mandated health and safety programs
- Accompany plant staff during OSHA inspections and advise on appropriate responses to OSHA citations
- Evaluation of equipment/exposures according to general industry OSHA specifications
COMPREHENSIVE OSHA COMPLIANCE AUDIT
This audit focuses on assessing the managerial structures in an organization that will ensure adequate controls are in place to minimize losses. We use various survey tools developed over many years, to review job descriptions, organizational charts, accountability systems, and safety committee or similar operating groups. The end product of this survey will include specific recommendations to reduce risk exposures and improve the management structure for safety.
We break down the OSHA Regulations section by section and review each in detail and provide recommendations for compliance. Some of which are as follows:
- General Safety and Health Provisions
- Walking Working Surfaces
- Scaffolding
- Means of Egress
- Trenching & Excavation
- Concrete
- Powered Platforms, Manlifts, and Vehicle Mounted Work Platforms
- Occupational Health and Environmental Controls
- Hazardous Materials
- Personal Protective Equipment
- Medical and First Aid
- Fire Protection
- Compressed Gas and Compressed Air
- Material Handling and Storage
- Machinery and Machine Guarding
- Hand and Portable Power Tools and Other
- Hand Held Equipment
- Welding, Cutting and Brazing
- Special Industries
- Electrical
- Toxic and Hazardous Substances