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HEAT STRESS
Here’s a model briefing on heat stress that you can adapt and distribute to your workers.
HEAT STRESS
HOW TO RECOGNIZE IT AND WHAT TO DO
THE HEAT EQUATION
HIGH TEMPERATURE + HIGH HUMIDITY + PHYSICAL ACTIVITY =
HEAT ILLNESS
When the body gains heat faster than it can get rid of it, serious and potentially fatal heat illnesses may occur.
HEAT [...]
HazMat Suits for Emergency Response Team
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APPLICABLE STANDARD: OSHA, 29 CFR 1910.120(H) and (c)(5)*
EXPLANATION: In the case of a hazardous chemical spill, company policy is to have a minimum of two Emergency Response Team (ERT) members respond [...]
MODEL POLICY ON WORKPLACE VIOLENCE
Definition. Workplace violence means more than just physically assaulting a person. It means the attempted, threatened or actual conduct of a person that causes or is likely to cause injury to another person in the course of employment. It includes, among other things:
Actual physical assaults or attacks
Threats or intimidation
Harassment, abuse or bullying
Gestures of a violent [...]
Sample Safety/Health Checklist
DATE OF INSPECTION _______________________
DATE OF LAST INSPECTION _______________________
PREPARED BY _______________________
REVIEWED BY _______________________
All NO answers require comments and a completion date for corrective action.
CONDITION AND PROTECTION SATISFACTORY?
YES
NO
COMMENTS
TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT
Tools/equipment inspected regularly to ensure safe operating condition.
Unsafe/unusable equipment tagged to indicate it must not be used.
Grinders properly guarded.
Tools stored properly.
Employees properly trained in the use of tools [...]
CHECKLIST FOR ANALYZING & RESPONDING TO RETALIATION COMPLAINTS
PART A: VALIDITY OF CASE
DOES EMPLOYEE HAVE A VALID CASE? [Yes] [No]
Explanation: A whistleblower’s complaint must make four allegations in order to be valid under law. The purpose of this section of the checklist is to determine if the employee has properly made all four of these allegations.
1. Does the Employee Claim He/She Engaged in [...]
PROGRESSIVE DISCIPLINE – ZERO TOLERANCE
It must be understood that progressive discipline is a last resort for safety management. However, there are circumstances when discipline will be required to reinforce, with some employees, that management is serious about safety. The steps to be followed are:
Stage 1 of Progressive Discipline – Verbal Reminder
The supervisor must ensure that he has sufficient facts [...]
NON-RETALIATION POLICY
Workers are reminded that [company name] is committed to obeying all occupational health and safety laws. Making you feel free to come forward and report hazards is an important part of that commitment.
We have thus adopted the following policy to reassure you that you won’t be fired, demoted, reassigned, disciplined or subject to any other [...]
Emergency Preparedness crossword puzzle
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NOTICE TO OSHA
Request of Protection for Trade Secrets
This Notice is provided pursuant to Section 15 (“Confidentiality of Trade Secrets”) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (hereinafter referred to as the “Act”).
[Company name] is hereby notifying OSHA Inspector [print inspector’s name] (hereinafter referred to as “Inspector”) that it deems the materials listed below that were [...]
School Report Card
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