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Safety & Health Written Safety Programs Written programs are required for many major OSHA regulations. An effective written program ensures that a workplace-specific plan has been put together, and provides for the safety of employers, supervisors and employees within safety and health programs. Written programs establish responsibility, and create basic procedures outlining the company’s plan to comply with the regulation to which the written program applies. In creating your written program, it is important to remember that every activity or plan included in your written program is, in essence, a promise to be fulfilled. Therefore, for instance, if your written program states you will conduct training on an annual basis, and training is instead conducted every two years, your company could be open to a citation for having violated its own internal policies. Because of this, a general rule of thumb for written programs is to include only what must be included in order to achieve compliance, and avoid quantified or specific terms such as "yearly," instead using generalized terms such as "periodically." Under this plan, your company works to protect its workers, but is allowed a bit of "wiggle room." The written program does not have to be lengthy or complicated, and many employers may be able to rely on existing written programs, or the use of templates provided below in order to create their own written plans. Sample Written Program Templates Respiratory Protection Emergency Response Written Programs |
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