Why job safety analyses work
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Job Hazard Analyses (JSA) help companies to be aware of the hazards that may be associated with every workplace task. The concept of JSA requires active employee participation wherein employees need to present their supervisors with a comprehensive evaluation of their tasks and the hazards that may be encountered in doing those tasks. The JSA form to be filled out by employees need to contain information how to perform the task, the dangers related with each step and recommendations on how to minimize or eliminate those hazards.
Publication Name: Safety & Health
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0891-1797
Year: 1998
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Safety and human resources go hand in hand
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Human resource managers and safety professionals are required to coordinate with each other to establish an organizational culture that fosters safety. They should cooperate in formulating and implementing organizational safety and health policies that would provide a framework on how to adequately address worker safety and health issues. Safety and human resource managers also need to help in educating management and employees on how to lessen workplace injuries and illnesses to decrease workers-compensation costs.
Publication Name: Safety & Health
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0891-1797
Year: 1997
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OSHA's new powered industrial truck training rule
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration required that powered industrial truck (PIT) operators in almost all industries be given extensive training by their employers beginning Dec 1, 1999. After that date, all operators that will be hired must undergo training before they start operating PIT. Employers are given the prerogative to design their own training programs which will fit their type of industry.
Publication Name: Safety & Health
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0891-1797
Year: 1999
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