OSHA Releases New
Quick Start Module
[Posted 8/15/07]
The
U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and
Health Administration (OSHA) today released a new
Health Care Industry Quick Start module for its
web-based Compliance Assistance Quick Start. The new
module, which provides step-by-step guidance on how
to identify OSHA requirements, is directed primarily
at small employers in the healthcare field.
The
module is made up of eight steps that include OSHA
requirements that apply to many healthcare
employers; developing a comprehensive safety and
health program; training employees; and
recordkeeping, reporting and posting requirements.
It also includes a collection of forms,
publications, resources, and sample programs from
the Quick Start steps, plus additional compliance
assistance resources.
“This new Compliance Assistance Quick Start module
is another example of how OSHA is making valuable
information easily accessible to employers and
employees so they can build and sustain a safe and
healthful work environment,” said Assistant
Secretary of Labor for OSHA Edwin G. Foulke Jr. “It
is important that we make every effort to help put
educational materials into the hands of
stakeholders.”
OSHA strives to assure the safety and health of
America's working men and women by setting and
enforcing standards; providing training, outreach,
and education; establishing partnerships; and
encouraging continual process improvement in
workplace safety and health.
Related Links:
OSHA Health Care Industry Quick Start
www.osha.gov
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