Safety & Health Program

Safety and Health Program

If you want to find out how your safety and health program measures up, take a few minutes to complete the Safety and Health Program checkup, an OSHA online survey.

I. Management Leadership and Employee and Volunteer Involvement
II. Workplace Analysis
III. Hazard Prevention and Control
IV. Safety and Health Training

There are no right or wrong answers. This checkup will help identify areas where improvements can be made. Use the Workplace Safety Toolkit as a resource for making these improvements in your organization.

Clear worksite safety and health policy

Clear goals and objectives are set and communicated

Management Leadership

All employees recognize that managers in this company always follow the rules and address the safety behavior of others

Managers follow the rules and usually address the safety behavior of others

Managers follow the rules and occasionally address the safety behavior of others

Managers generally follow basic safety and health rules

Managers do not follow basic safety and health rules

All employees have ownership of safety and health and can explain their roles

Majority of employees feel they have a positive impact on identifying and resolving safety and health issues

Some employees feel that they have a positive impact on safety and health

Employees generally feel that their safety and health input will be considered by supervisors

Employee involvement in safety and health issues is not encouraged nor rewarded

All employees can explain what performance is expected of them

Majority of employees can explain what performance is expected of them

Some employees can explain what performance is expected of them

Performance expectations are generally spelled out for all employees

Specific job responsibilities and performance expectations are generally unknown or hard to find

All employees believe they have the necessary authority and resources to meet their responsibilities

Majority of employees believe they have the necessary authority and resources to meet their responsibilities

Authority and resources are spelled out for all, but there is often a reluctance to use them

Authority and resources exist, but most are controlled by supervisors

All authority and resources come from supervision and are not delegated

Employees are held accountable and all performance is addressed with appropriate consequences

Accountability systems are in place, but consequences used tend to be for negative performance only

Employees are generally held accountable, but consequences and rewards do not always follow performance

Comprehensive expert surveys are conducted regularly and result in corrective action and updated hazard inventories

Comprehensive expert surveys are conducted periodically and drive appropriate corrective action

Comprehensive expert surveys are conducted, but corrective actions sometimes lags

Every planned or new facility, process, material, or equipment is fully reviewed by a competent team, along with affected workers

Every planned or new facility, process, material, or equipment is fully reviewed by a competent team

High hazard planned or new facility, process, material or equipment are reviewed

A current hazard analysis exists for all jobs, processes, and material; it is understood by all employees; and employees have had input into the analysis for their jobs

A current hazard analysis exists for all jobs, processes, and material and it is understood by all employees

A current hazard analysis exists for all jobs, processes, or phases and is understood by many employees

All loss-producing incidents and near-misses are investigated for root cause with effective prevention

Hazard controls are fully in place, known to and supported by workforce, with concentration on engineering controls and safe work procedures

Hazard controls are fully in place with priority to engineering controls, safe work procedures, administrative controls, and personal protective equipment (in that order)

Hazard controls are fully in place, but there is some reliance on personal protective equipment

Hazard controls are generally in place, but there is heavy reliance on personal protective equipment

Hazard control is not complete, effective, and appropriate

Facility is fully equipped for emergencies; all systems and equipment are in place and regularly tested; all personnel know how to use equipment and communicate during emergencies

Facility is well equipped for emergencies with appropriate emergency phones and directions; majority of personnel know how to use equipment and communicate during emergencies

Emergency phones, directions and equipment are in place, but only emergency teams know what to do

Emergency phones, directions and equipment are in place, but employees show little awareness
There is little or no effort made to provide emergency equipment and information

Occupational health providers are regularly on-site and fully involved

Occupational health providers are involved in hazard assessment and training

Occupational health providers are consulted about significant health concerns in addition to accidents

Occupational health providers are available, but normally concentrate on employees who get hurt

Facility is committed to high quality employee hazard training, ensures all participate, and provides regular updates; in addition, employees can demonstrate proficiency in, and support of, all areas covered by training

Facility is committed to high quality employee hazard training, ensures all participate, and provides regular updates

Facility provides legally required training and makes effort to include all employees

Training is provided when the need is apparent; experienced employees are assumed to know the material

All supervisors assist in worksite hazard analysis, ensure physical protections, reinforce training, enforce discipline and can explain work procedures based on the training provided to them

Most supervisors assist in worksite hazard analysis, ensure physical protections, reinforce training, enforce discipline and can explain work procedures based on the training provided to them

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

All managers have received formal training in safety and health management responsibilities

All managers follow, and can explain, their roles in safety and health program management

Managers generally show a good understanding of their safety and health roles and usually model them

Managers are generally able to describe their safety and health roles, but often have trouble modeling them