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The second element of solid safety and health programs is having employee involvement. This is a thread that is in most every safety and health management program standard or specification. Employees need to be involved in most every aspect of safety and health. This means inspections, job hazard analyses, behavioral observations, etc. It means that management needs to communicate with employees, for example through bulletin boards, newsletters, and committees, and seek out workers’ input on changes or decisions that impact safety.
Line workers, for example, have a detailed knowledge of each operation and task at the workplace, and they have the most to gain from preventing or controlling exposure to hazards. And, just in general, workers are likely to go along with ideas and rules when they help develop and implement them. So, the more employees can get involved—and be given shared ownership—the better off the program will be.
Involving employees in a program that directly affects their safety and health is the right thing to do. It is also the smart thing to do. Here is why, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA):
The second element of solid safety and health programs is having employee involvement. This is a thread that is in most every safety and health management program standard or specification. Employees need to be involved in most every aspect of safety and health. This means inspections, job hazard analyses, behavioral observations, etc. It means that management needs to communicate with employees, for example through bulletin boards, newsletters, and committees, and seek out workers’ input on changes or decisions that impact safety.
Line workers, for example, have a detailed knowledge of each operation and task at the workplace, and they have the most to gain from preventing or controlling exposure to hazards. And, just in general, workers are likely to go along with ideas and rules when they help develop and implement them. So, the more employees can get involved—and be given shared ownership—the better off the program will be.
Involving employees in a program that directly affects their safety and health is the right thing to do. It is also the smart thing to do. Here is why, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA):