RETAILOBSERVER.COM APRIL 2018
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S E R V I C E D E P A R T M E N T
IF OSHA COMES KNOCKING,
ARE YOU READY TO ANSWER?
N
o matter if you're a large corporation or a small mom-'n-
pop outfit running out of your garage, you are all equal
in the eyes of OSHA when it comes to responsibility for
providing a safe workplace for your employees. Even if you
have only one employee, your requirement is to follow proper
OSHA guidelines 100%.
We would like to take a moment and share with all of you
some key factors you need to be aware of and the importance
of implementing them into your everyday procedures in order
to protect your employees, yourself and your company.
First and foremost, you should always contact your local
OSHA representative and get current on the specific
requirements that pertain to your field and industry. Each
industry has its own 'onboarding' requirements so you must
familiarize yourself with the processes for new hires; it all
starts on day one. You are also responsible for training and
documenting said training of all your employees on OSHA
requirements for your field. For this reason you need to provide
any and all necessary information and equipment to allow
employees to perform their job per these requirements.
Compliance success will be much easier if all parties know all
of the rules. You are, in fact, obligated to constantly update
F R I E N D S , T H E R E ' S A C O M M O N LY M I S U N D E R S T O O D S H E R I F F I N Y O U R
T O W N , A N D T H E B A D G E R E A D S O S H A . M O S T P E O P L E D O N O T R E A L I Z E
T H A T O S H A I S A N O F F I C I A L G O V E R N M E N T O F F I C E T H A T D O E S I N D E E D
H A V E F U L L A U T O N O M Y T O S H U T Y O U R C O M P A N Y D O W N I F Y O U A R E
N O T I N C O M P L I A N C E W I T H Y O U R I N D U S T R Y ' S O S H A R E Q U I R E M E N T S .
