Safety and Health Programs Assessment

Select all that apply. An effective occupational safety and health program should include:

_____________ provides the motivating force and resources for organizing and controlling activities within an organization.

To ensure both management commitment and employee involvement companies should:

To identify all hazards in a workplace, companies should:

__________ involves a rigorous investigation to identify and eliminate existing hazards or potential hazards that focus on the relationship between the work and the worksite.

__________ is a supplementary method of control via clothing or equipment, and it should be the last level of control.

____________ are available upon request to employers who want help in establishing and maintaining a safe and healthful workplace.

_________  is the backbone of safety and health programs.

__________ involves designing the job itself to eliminate hazards or reduce exposure to hazards.

__________ are objects or substances that can cause harm, they can include chemicals, air contaminants, or fumes.

Employee involvement provides the means through which workers develop and express their commitment to safety and health protection.

Worksite analysis is triggered by a determination that a hazard or potential hazard exists.

Management commitment provides the motivating force and resources for organizing and controlling activities within an organization.

Safe work practices include the company’s general workplace rules and other operations-specific rules.

Business programs are the backbone of the safety and health system which involve analyzing the work site and controlling for hazards.

What do effective worker Safety and Health Programs provide? Select all that apply.

What does VPP stand for?

What level of standards must individual businesses need to have their own approved occupational safety and health programs be identical to, or at least as effective as?

To encourage employees and managers to follow necessary parts of safety and health programs how often should site inspections be conducted? 

What effect does increasing the size and complexity of the worksite have on the need for written guidance?