The Construction Safety Committee (CSC)
Because construction is such a hazardous industry, most employers understand the importance of a strong safety committee. This is one of the most important safety teams within the CSMS and a very important part of employee involvement.
At least annually the CSC can develop its own strategic plan with written Safety goals and objectives, and the tactics to achieve them. Monthly tracking of progress is also important. The safety goals and objective should be communicated to all employees.
Membership on your company's CSC should include both management and hourly employees. Members should be elected, appointed and/or volunteers and should serve on the committee for at least a year or other specified amount of time. OSHAcademy courses 701 Effective Safety Committee Operations and 707 Effective OSH Committee Meetings cover safety committee operations.
You can learn more about the importance of the CSC by taking course 701 Effective Safety Committee Operations.
Safety Inspections
Another important way employees are involved in safety is to participate in regular walk-around safety inspections to help identify potentially hazardous conditions, unsafe actions, and initiate corrective actions. Inspection findings should be presented to the decision-maker and copies of the findings should be sent to supervisors and the safety committee for review.
Corrective actions should be approved by the decision-maker and implemented under the direction of a designated line worksite superintendent, manager, or supervisor.
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1-7. Safety inspection findings should be presented to the _____.
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