OSHA Intro
Government organization created to protect workers from workplace hazards.
What is the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)?
What is the most common on-the-job injury?
Slips, Trips and Falls.
Loss Control acronym
What is LC?
What is PPE?
Personal Protective Equipment.
What is Vensure Employer Solutions?
Vensure Employer Solutions is a PEO (professional employer organization)
Date of which OSHA formally came into existence.
What is April 28, 1971?
How far can the furthest fire extinguisher be from any given point in a workplace (general industry)?
75ft per OSHA 1910.157(d)(2)
How can you contact your Loss Control Specialist?
Loss Control can be contacted by phone or email.
The PPE used to protect eyes.
What are Safety glasses or goggles?
How does Vensure help with reducing risk in the workplace?
Vensure assigns each client a Loss Control Specialist who helps reduce risk and helps with compliance.
President responsible for signing the OSH Act in 1970.
Who is President Richard Nixon?
This term refers to measures and policies implemented to reduce the likelihood of employee injuries caused by repetitive motion or overexertion.
What is Ergonomics?
This process involves regular inspections, reviewing programs, and adjusting safety procedures and protocols to ensure they are effective and up to date.
What is a site assessment?
This type of (PPE) helps protect workers' feet from heavy objects or punctures on the ground.
What are safety boots or steel-toe boots?
How can Vensure help prevent injury and illness?
Vensure provides safety programs to help with compliance, injury, and illness prevention.
An annual posting of the summary of injuries and illnesses.
What are OSHA 300A logs?
This document is essential for communicating potential hazards of chemicals used in the workplace, including handling and emergency procedures.
What is a Safety Data Sheet? (SDS)
This team provides resources, recommendations, conducts safety assessments of worksites, and enhances employee safety.
What is Loss Control?
Use PPE in accordance with training received, other instructions, inspect daily, and maintain in a clean and reliable condition.
What are employee responsibilities?
Who does Vensure serve?
Vensure serves any business from 1 employee to 200+ employees!
The goal of OSHA to assure safe and healthful working conditions for employees by setting and enforcing standards and by providing training, outreach, education and assistance.
What is OSHA's Mission?
This type of hazard involves injuries caused by improper lifting, such as straining muscles or causing back injuries.
What is a manual material handling or lifting hazard?
In the event of a fire, an emergency plan that includes escape routes, exits, and designated meeting points is critical for employee safety and is known as this.
The Emergency Action Plan (EAP)
Assess workplace for hazards, Provide PPE, determine when to use, Provide PPE training for employees and instruction in proper use.
What are employer responsibilities?
What is a PEO stand for?
Professional Employer Organization