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738 Workplace Hygiene and Illness Prevention Program Management
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Verify Implementation and Operation

You should conduct an annual evaluation or audit of your hygiene and illness prevention program to ensure it is operating as intended.

It is important to perform an annual evaluation or audit of your program.

You should use an audit checklist or form as you conduct your evaluation process and document your results.

Considerations when verifying your program:

Engineering controls you could use in your policy include:

  • check core elements of your hygiene and illness prevention program have been fully implemented
  • involve your employees in the program evaluation, including
    • reviewing information
    • establishing and tracking performance indicators
    • identify opportunities to improve the program
  • verify critical processes are in place and operating as intended
    • workplace inspections
    • cleaning procedures
    • collecting and reporting data for monitoring progress and performance
  • review the results of your hygiene and illness prevention program and verify identified improvements are implemented

Knowledge Check Choose the best answer for the question.

5-8. Jose has been tasked with verifying his company's hygiene and illness prevention program is operating as intended. What tool can Jose use to help manage the verification process?