InstituteSafety and Health Programs and TrainingTraining & DevelopmentSafety and Health Programs and TrainingUSAHuman ResourcesEnglishAnalysisFocus AreaIn Depth (Level 3)
What can employees do to be involved?
['Safety and Health Programs and Training']

- Employees can do various actions to be involved in safety and health programs.
Examples of employee participation include:
- Participating on joint labor-management committees and other advisory or specific purpose committees.
- Conducting site inspections.
- Analyzing routine hazards in each step of a job or process and preparing safe work practices or controls to eliminate or reduce exposure.
- Developing and revising the site safety and health rules.
- Training both current and newly hired employees.
- Providing programs and presentations at safety and health meetings.
- Conducting accident/incident investigations.
- Reporting hazards.
- Fixing hazards within their control.
- Supporting fellow workers by providing feedback on risks and assisting them in eliminating hazards.
- Participating in accident/incident investigations.
- Performing a pre-use or change analysis for new equipment or processes in order to identify hazards up front before use.