Safety and Health Management

Overview/Description
 Safety and health management concerns range from safe work practices to illness in the workplace. These concerns are not unique to the work environment. Employers have struggled with these concerns for years. Although there may not be a way to eliminate these issues, there is a way to reduce their effects. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has outlined several guidelines that an employer may use to establish a safe and productive work environment for his employees. By using the well-organized and systematic guidelines identified in this course, an employer can effectively reduce the extent and severity of work-related injuries and illnesses. These guidelines apply to general industries that are covered by OSHA standard 29 CFR 1910, 1915, 1917, and 1918. However, these guidelines do not apply to the construction industry as outlined in OSHA standard 29 CFR Part 1926. In part, this course also addresses the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's general duty clause, the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 section 5(a)(1), as set forth in OSHA's Safety and Health Management Guidelines. This SkillSoft Corporation training course has been reviewed by attorneys from the law firm of Sheehan Phinney Bass + Green, PA, of Manchester, New Hampshire and Boston, Massachusetts for accuracy under the Occupational Safety and Health Act (the "Act") and certain regulations promulgated pursuant to the Act by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration ("OSHA"), as to the matters covered and as of the date reviewed. Due to the rapidly changing nature of the law, information in this course may become outdated.

Target Audience
 Employers and employees in general industry who are involved in creating or maintaining safety and health programs

Expected Duration
3.0 hours

Lesson Objectives:

Understanding and Managing Safety and Health Concerns

  • identify the benefits of understanding and managing safety and health management concerns.
  • identify common workplace safety and management concerns.
  • identify the general guidelines for developing an effective safety and health program.
  • determine the correct general guidelines to use for developing an effective safety and health program in a given situation.

    • The Major Elements of Developing an Effective Program

  • select the benefits of understanding the major elements of developing an effective safety and health program.
  • identify the best management commitment and employee involvement actions to use in a given situation.
  • recommend the correct work site analysis actions to use in a given situation.
  • match hazard prevention and control methods with proper examples.
  • recommend hazard prevention and control measures in a given situation.
  • match elements of safety and health training with proper examples.

    • Course Number: SFTY0093