Environmental, Health and Safety Management System

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CPS consultative services will evaluate methods to supplement/develop your current or proposed Environmental, Health and Safety management systems through our review process.

· Corporate Safety Evaluation  

· Written Safety, Environmental & Health SOP Review 

1. Hazmat Management
2. EPA-RCRA Hazardous Waste Management
3. DOT-Hazmat Ground Shipper Management
4. Class A/B/C Operator Management
5. Bloodborne Pathogens-Universal Precautions  

· Safety/Hazards   

1. Job Safety Analysis (JSA) - identify and control the hazards associated with a job or task.
2. Job Hazard Analysis (JHA) - identify hazards before they occur.  

· Incident Analysis 

1.  Investigations
2. Root Cause-5 Whys-Fishbone
3. Corrective Actions-Preventive Actions
4. Reporting-Tracking 

· Site Visits/Interviews   

· Emergency Response  

1. Safety Committees 
2. Emergency Response Teams-ERT’s  

· Written Safety Policy/Program Development & Review 

OSHA 10 & 30 HR General Industry safety functions, that will be evaluated during our consultative service.  

• Asbestos Awareness 
• Back & Eye Safety 
• Bloodborne Pathogens 
• Confined Spaces & Permit Required Confined Spaces 
• Emergency Action Plan  
• Fall Protection 
• Hazard Communication,  
• Hazardous Materials  
• Hazardous Substances & Industrial Hygiene  
• Hazards of Asbestos in the Workplace 
• Hearing Safety 
• Heat Stress 
• Hot Work 
• Incident Investigations 
• Industrial Ergonomics  
• Job Safety Analysis (JSA) 
• Lockout/Tagout  
• Materials Handling & Storage  
• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) 
• Process Safety Management 
• Record Keeping & Reporting  
• Safety and Health Programs  
• Walking & Working Surfaces  
• Workplace Violence  

There are times when outside help is useful in assessing a specific function of a company, particularly regarding a company’s safety function. Utilizing a qualified safety consultant to review your corporate safety program may be the logical choice.  

A Corporate Safety Evaluation is one tool that can be used by a company to provide a detailed overview of how successful safety is being managed. Custom evaluations may be as broad or detailed as the client wishes. Regardless, important insights will be gained through the initiation of a corporate safety evaluation.

The most important step in the Corporate Safety Evaluation process is to determine what it is the client wants to know about their company’s safety function. Are losses due to injuries and illnesses increasing? Have recent incidents suggested a problem with the implementation of the safety program? Are resources allocated to the safety function being managed effectively? Have changes in the company’s activities prompted an assessment of the safety program?

The Corporate Safety Evaluation will indicate whether the (7) Basic Core Elements are being followed. 

•Management Leadership 

Management provides the leadership, vision, and resources needed to implement an effective safety and health program. Management leadership means that business owners, managers, and supervisors:  

•Worker Participation
To be effective, any safety and health program needs the meaningful participation of workers and their representatives. Workers have much to gain from a successful program and the most to lose if the program fails. They also often know the most about potential hazards associated with their jobs. Successful programs tap into this knowledge base.  

Worker participation means that workers are involved in establishing, operating, evaluating, and improving the safety and health program. All workers at a worksite should participate, including those employed by contractors, subcontractors, and temporary staffing agencies  

•Hazard Identification and Assessment
One of the "root causes" of workplace injuries, illnesses, and incidents is the failure to identify or recognize hazards that are present, or that could have been anticipated. A critical element of any effective safety and health program is a proactive, ongoing process to identify and assess such hazards.  

•Hazard Prevention and Control
Effective controls protect workers from workplace hazards; help avoid injuries, illnesses, and incidents; minimize or eliminate safety and health risks; and help employers provide workers with safe and healthful working conditions  

•Education and Training
Education and training are important tools for informing workers and managers about workplace hazards and controls so they can work more safely and be more productive. Another role of education and training, however, is to provide workers and managers with a greater understanding of the safety and health program itself, so that they can contribute to its development and implementation.  

•Program Evaluation and Improvement
Once a safety and health program is established, it should be evaluated initially to verify that it is being implemented as intended. After that, employers should periodically, and at least annually, step back and assess what is working and what is not, and whether the program is on track to achieve its goals. Whenever these assessments identify opportunities to improve the program, employers, managers, and supervisors—in coordination with workers—should make adjustments and monitor how well the program performs as a result. Sharing the results of monitoring and evaluation within the workplace, and celebrating successes, will help drive further improvement.

•Communication and Coordination
Host Employers, Contractors, and Staffing Agencies In today's economy, an increasing number of workers are assigned by staffing agencies to work at specific host worksites under the direction and control of the host employer. Examples include seasonal workers, such as delivery drivers and warehouse workers, who may be placed in both short- and long-term assignments. In these situations, it is important for the staffing agency and the host employer to communicate and coordinate to provide and maintain a safe work environment for their workers.  

In other situations, some workers are employed by a host employer and others by a contractor or subcontractor. Examples include electrical or mechanical contractors working in a facility, a vendor installing or maintaining equipment, or long-term contractors providing building cleaning and maintenance. OSHA refers to these as "multiemployer" worksites. In these circumstances, it is important that each employer and contractor consider how its work and safety activities can affect the safety of other employers and workers at the site.  

In both temporary worker and multiemployer situations, safety is enhanced if employers establish mechanisms to coordinate their efforts and communicate effectively to afford all workers equal protection against hazards. These mechanisms include measures to ensure that all workers on site (and their representatives) can participate in preventing injuries and illnesses. Failure to take these steps may undermine safety programs. For example, if the different employers have inconsistent policies for when and where to wear personal protective equipment, workers may mistakenly believe that the equipment is not needed, leading to injury. Inconsistent safety policies may also cause workers to question the credibility of safety and health programs, resulting in less meaningful employee engagement and participation.

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