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  • Safety & Health Management Systems. OSHA eTool. There are four crucial questions you should be asking when it comes to safety and health programs. The detailed answers are found in the four modules of this eTool, including a module on the benefits of implementing an effective safety and health program.
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Making the Business Case for Safety and Health

Getting Started

Now that you know that investing in workplace safety and health may improve your company’s productivity and bottom line, there are many resources from OSHA and other organizations to help you get started.

The following are examples of resources that may help you improve your organization’s workplace safety and health and learn about OSHA’s compliance assistance resources.

  • OSHA's On-site Consultation Program. OSHA. Using a free consultation service largely funded by OSHA, employers can find out about potential hazards at their worksites, improve their occupational safety and health management systems, and even qualify for a one-year exemption from routine OSHA inspections.
     
  • OSHA Challenge Pilot Program. Organizations interested in OSHA’s Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP) but need help in meeting VPP requirements may participate in the OSHA Challenge Pilot Program. This program recognizes employers may be at different stages in the process of implementing a successful safety and health management system. OSHA Challenge helps employers take a proactive approach to safety and health by providing an online roadmap that guides them through the steps needed to meet VPP requirements.
     
  • Compliance Assistance Quick Start. OSHA. Use this step-by-step guide to learn about the compliance assistance resources on OSHA’s Web site.
     
  • Hazard Awareness Advisor. OSHA Expert System, (1999). Designed to help general industry employers and employees identify possible safety and health hazards in their workplace, and to direct users to OSHA standards addressing those hazards.
     
  • OSHA Publications. OSHA. A wide range of publications on safety and health topics, including:

For other resources on Making the Business Case for Safety and Health, see Additional Information.

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