A safety management system is a planned process or procedure for carrying out a certain activity in the workplace. The reason you should implement safety management systems is to ensure that when a task is carried out in your workplace,
every precaution has been taken to reduce the likelihood of there being an incident that leaves someone injured or worse. Your workplace should be an orderly place where each and every participant in the work site has been taught how to operate to the safety standards that you expect them to.
every precaution has been taken to reduce the likelihood of there being an incident that leaves someone injured or worse. Your workplace should be an orderly place where each and every participant in the work site has been taught how to operate to the safety standards that you expect them to.
A safety and health system for your business
As an employer, it is your responsibility to maintain a safe and healthy workplace. A health and safety management software system, or safety program, can help you focus your efforts on improving your work environment. Whatever you call it, your plan describes what the people in your organization do to prevent injuries and illnesses at your workplace.
Your organization will have its own unique system, reflecting your way of doing business, the hazards of your work, and how you manage the safety and health of your employees:
- If you manage a small business in a low-risk industry, your system may simply involve listening to your employees’ concerns and responding to them.
- A large business in a hazardous industry may have notebooks full of written policies and procedures and a full-time safety director.
What’s most important is that your system works for your organization. It’s up to you to decide how best to operate a safe and healthy workplace, and to put your plan into practice.
What makes a successful system?
A successful system will be part of your overall business operation, as important as the other things you do to succeed in business. Successful safety and health systems have the following in place:
- Managers committed to making the program work.
- Employees involved in the program.
- A system to identify and control hazards.
- Compliance with OSHA regulations.
- Training on safe work practices.
- Mutual respect, caring and open communication in a climate conducive to safety.
- Continuous improvement .
How can we help?
360factors, Inc. helps companies improve business performance by reducing risk and ensuring compliance. Predict360, its flagship software product, vertically integrates all risk, compliance and operational functions allowing companies of all sizes to manage regulations and requirements, policies and procedures, risks and controls, audit and inspections, and on-line training and qualifications, in a single cloud-based platform.
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