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Scope and Application
Major Elements
References: OSHA's Voluntary Safety and Health Program Management Guidelines, published in the Federal Register on Thursday, January 26, 1989 (54 FR 3904). Additional Source of Information: Discussion/Overheads - 647 KB PDF 
Student Handouts - 122 KB PDF
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has concluded that effective management of worker safety and health protection is a decisive factor in reducing the extent and the severity of work-related injuries and illnesses. Effective management addresses all work-related hazards, including those potential hazards which could result from a change in worksite conditions or practices. It addresses hazards whether or not they are regulated by government standards. OSHA has reached this conclusion in the course of its evaluation of worksites in its enforcement program, its State-operated consultation program, and its Voluntary Protection Programs (VPPs). These evaluations have revealed a basic relationship between effective management of worker safety and health protection and a low incidence and severity of employee injuries. Such management also correlated with the elimination or adequate control of employee exposure to toxic substances and other unhealthful conditions. OSHA's experience in the VPPs has also indicated that effective management of safety and health protection improves employee morale and productivity, as well as significantly reducing workers' compensation costs and other less obvious costs of work-related injuries and illnesses. OSHA issued voluntary safety and health program management guidelines for use by Register on Thursday, January 26, 1989 (54 FR 3904). The language in these guidelines is general so that it may be broadly applied in general industry, shipyards, marine terminals, and longshoring activities regardless of the size, nature, or complexity of operations. Construction activities are not addressed by these guidelines because they are already covered by Subpart C of the Construction standards, 29 CFR Part 1926. The guidelines consist of program elements which represent a distillation of applied safety and health management practices that are used by employers who are successful in protecting the safety and health of their employees. These program elements are advocated by many safety and health professionals and consultants. They were strongly endorsed by individuals, corporations, professional associations, and labor representatives who responded to the OSHA request for comments and information regarding these guidelines. The overhead masters that follow outline these guidelines. For a more detailed discussion and application of these guidelines, please refer to OSHA's Framework for a Comprehensive Health and Safety Program in Nursing Homes. Discussion/Overheads - 647 KB PDF
Student Handouts - 122 KB PDF
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