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How Employers Can Provide Safety Training for Employees

By law, it is the responsibility of every employer to provide safety training to the employees, where it is necessary. Every workplace poses its own unique hazards. Therefore the training should include everything from general safety issues to hazard control. Similarly, the employees need to possess the skills required to be safe and prevent accidents. For providing safety training to employees, employers should first survey the workplace for safety concerns. All businesses need to provide general safety training about fire safety and other general hazard awareness. However, other instructions will have to be industry specific. Creating a safety committee or appointing a safety awareness officer should be the next step. This committee will have to be responsible for reporting hazardous work conditions, providing correct training to employees and making sure that workplace safety sheets are available in the prominent places. Employers should also check with the government regulat

Steps to Lodge a Complaint on Unsafe Working Conditions to OSHA

OSHA or the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, is a federal agency that overlooks the enforcement of safe work practices at work sites. These standards aim towards minimizing the likelihood of workplace injuries and accidents. It is mandatory to comply with the OSHA standards. If your company has unsafe working conditions, you should immediately report it to OSHA. 1.Follow the protocol. Usually, OSHA prefers it that you report all your work place safety concerns to the employer first. This will give your employer the chance to look into these matters and fix them. Many a times, the employers are not aware of the unsafe working conditions existing at the company. 2.If you find that your employer is not doing anything about your complaint or ignoring it completely, move forward with the complaint process. Go through the official website of OSHA and find out whether your workplace is covered by a federal program. 3.Make your complaint. There are a variety of ways through which

Regulations Laid Down by OSHA on the Use of Power Tools

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has laid down specific rules that have to be followed by all those who use power tools. All companies and businesses that make use of these tools are required to follow all the regulations put forward by the agency. There are many workplace risks that are entirely unavoidable. However, OSHA focuses on prevention of danger and thus states that simple equipments like goggles and gloves can make a huge difference in the safety of the employees. Workers should make use of these equipments when they are working with power tools. Also, all the employees that are going to work with power tools and machinery are supposed to undergo proper training before they start working with them. All workers using power tools should not carry the tool by its cord, as mandated by the agency. Also, the power cord should not be pulled out of its electric source by force. These cords should be kept as far away as possible from any type of sharp and heat emittin