Safety 101 for New Safety Professionals: What To Tackle First To Stay Safe and Compliant at Work
Safety 101 for New Safety Professionals Webinar Recording
You’ve just been assigned to a position in your company’s safety department – or maybe you are¬ the safety department – and you’re feeling overwhelmed. You know that a lot of people are counting on you, and that it’s an important job, but you just don’t know where to start.
A good program can reduce costs, minimize or even largely eliminate accidents, assure compliance with applicable OSHA regulations, help maintain a stable workforce, and contribute to the company’s public image and employee morale. And it’s easier to get rolling than you might think.
Join us for a webinar specifically tailored for you, the new safety professional. Whether your safety program is brand-new or fully developed, you’ll learn how to drive ongoing program success and make sure all of the key components are in place.
You and your colleagues will learn:
- The critical components of every successful program: management commitment, training, accountability, recordkeeping, metrics, and more
- First steps: How to get a good understanding of your current program and its strengths and weaknesses
- How to get a strong, engaged safety team together, from the shop floor right up to senior management
- Why it’s vital to observe day-to-day operations – and what you should take away from this exercise
- How to gain buy-in and a commitment to safety at all levels of your organization
- The importance of collecting and reviewing historical records, including accident reports, workers’ comp cases (both open and closed), OSHA logs, near-miss reports, training records, EHS records, agency inspections/violations, and more
- Why it’s important to consider your customers a key part of your safety program – and what this entails in practice
- Next steps for success that you can put into practice right away
This webinar was recorded on Friday, February 24, 2012
Safety 101 for New Safety Professionals: What To Tackle First To Stay Safe and Compliant at Work
About Your Speaker:
Bill Taylor, CSP is the Principal Safety Scientist with the EI Group, Inc. located in North Carolina. He has over 34 years of safety experience and is a former director of safety and health programs in both private industry and municipal government, with diverse safety and health managerial experience, including a concentration in ergonomics. A consultant since 1988, Taylor has assisted a variety of clients in manufacturing, services, construction, and the public sector by conducting simulated OSHA inspections, safety and OSHA compliance training, and developing policies and safety management systems. He has visited a large variety of plants and facilities throughout the U.S and abroad.
Taylor is an authorized OSHA Outreach instructor and has been teaching Outreach courses since 1989. He has been a professional member of ASSE since 1980 and is past president of ASSE’s North Carolina Chapter. He is also past president of the North Carolina Association of Local Government Employee Safety Officials, and chairman of a regional safety council. His specialties include safety management systems, OSHA standards training, and compliance audits. Taylor has written and published award-winning articles on ergonomics, confined spaces, and training and is the author of Effective Environmental, Health and Safety Management Using the Team Approach (2005, John Wiley & Sons).
