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Management provides the resources for program implementation and maintenance, including a sufficient budget,
technical information, assigned responsibility, adequate expertise and authority, line accountability, and program evaluation procedures.
The following are typical core elements: management leadership and employee participation; hazard identification and assessment; hazard prevention
and control; information and training; and evaluation of program effectiveness. An evaluation looks at the systems that have been created
to carry out the program. It asks if they are working effectively. All systems that contribute to the safety and health program should be
reviewed. Document reviews, employee interviews, and reviews of site conditions are useful evaluation tools
that will be the basis for an evaluation report. The following references detail the implementation,
maintenance, and evaluation of an effective safety and health program.
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Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP). OSHA. In the VPP, management, labor, and OSHA establish a cooperative
relationship at a workplace that has implemented a strong program. This site is designed to recognize and promote
effective safety and health management.
- Program Evaluation Profile (PEP). OSHA,
(1996). Provides an example auditing tool to assist in the evaluation of a safety and health program.
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Draft Proposed Safety and Health Program Rule: 29 CFR 1900.1, Docket No. S&H-0027. OSHA.
This rule requiring employers to establish a workplace safety and health program to ensure compliance with OSHA
standards was withdrawn on 8/15/2002, but the information contained therein may be useful in developing comprehensive
safety and health programs.
- Does It Really Work? How
to Evaluate Safety and Health Changes in the Workplace. US Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), National Institute
for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Publication No. 2004-135, (2004, March).
- Mini Case
Study - "Maine Top 200" – OSHA Shifts its Focus From Regulations To Outcomes. US
Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH), (2000, May 2).
Discusses a voluntary program in which a company would learn to do self-inspections and take responsibility
for planning and implementing a health and safety program.
- Injury
& Illness Prevention Model Program for Employers with Intermittent Employees. California
Department of Industrial Relations, (1996, October). A Spanish version is also available.
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