Many workers face different types of hazards on a daily basis. Each company has a responsibility to proactively protect their employees from hazards encountered in the workplace. Accidents or injuries can bring production to a halt, reduce the workforce while the employee is recovering and lead to costly worker compensation claims. A Certified Industrial Hygienist can help your company improve the Occupational Health present at your facility.
Many workers face different types of hazards on a daily basis. Each company has a responsibility to proactively protect their employees from hazards encountered in the workplace. Accidents or injuries can bring production to a halt, reduce the workforce while the employee is recovering and lead to costly worker compensation claims. A Certified Industrial Hygienist can help your company improve the Occupational Health present at your facility.
The Certified Industrial Hygienist will begin by assessing the hazards first hand that each job type faces. Detailed notes will be taken to list all of the found hazards. The hazards will then be carefully scrutinized to determine procedures or enhancements that can be utilized to protect the employees. The way a worker performs the job may be slightly tweaked to reduce the likelihood of the hazard occurring. Other circumstances may require the company issuing Personal Protective Equipment to put tools in place to protect the employee.
An employee utilizing a saw on a daily basis may be given another board to push the object being cut through the table saw, rather than having the employee lean over or put their hands in harm’s way. The solution is typically a long scrap piece of wood that would be inexpensive to implement. The worker is less susceptible to being seriously injured. Any recommendation made by the Certified Industrial Hygienist must be closely monitored by the management team to ensure employees are utilizing the procedures or Personal Protective Equipment every time. A corporate culture of safety will develop throughout the workforce and each worker will be safer at the facility.
Occupational Hazards exist in many different types of work and environments. A Certified Industrial Hygienist can help identify the hazards your employees face on a daily basis when they conduct an onsite visit to witness the workers first hand. Click hereto contact a Certified Industrial Hygienist to improve the Occupational Health at your facility. Companies have an obligation to proactively take steps to protect workers on the job. Accidents or injuries can impact the company in multiple ways; including workers compensation claims, loss of production and reduced work force while the employee is recovering. Successful companies take the necessary steps to safe guard the employees on the job. OSHA can fine negligent companies that do not perform the proper due diligence to protect the employees. Ensure success in the future by safeguarding the employees working in your facility today.
Communicating the Dangers with HazCom
Hazard Communication focuses on explaining the dangers present at the workplace. The employees have a right to understand the hazards present and how to remain safe on the jobsite. A Certified Industrial Hygienist can work with your company to fulfill the HazCom requirement set forth by OSHA.
The Risk from Asbestos
Asbestos poses a major health risk in many office buildings and homes due to the wide adoption and usage of asbestos as an insulator in the construction process. Asbestos can be found in the glue beneath vinyl flooring or in material applied to concrete to regulate the temperature between floors in an office building. These buildings and homes are being remodeled and modernized as an update to the space, but the demolition process can be hazardous if asbestos is present. Test for asbestos prior to starting your next remodeling project to ensure workers are safe.
Improve Safety through Industrial Hygiene Monitoring
Improving Safety is a main focus for Industrial Hygiene Monitoring at many facilities. By identifying the hazards that are present at the facility, the way employees interact with those hazards can be changed to ensure a healthier working environment. A Certified Industrial Hygienist can begin the process by making an onsite visit to your company to assess the hazards present first hand.
