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The following references will provide you with direction on developing your OSHA program.Detailed policy consideration should be focused on safety, hazard assessment andcontrol, hazard communication, bloodborne pathogen, exposure control andmanagement, ionizing radiation safety, and emergency action plans.

Recommended Practices for Safety and Health Programs

OSHA has provided a website that helps walk you through the ins and outs of a safety andhealth program: https://www.osha.gov/shpguidelines/

Safety and Health Program Existing OSHA Standards Crosswalk

The tool can help you identify actions you are already taking to comply and use as buildingblocks for your safety and health program. A secondary purpose of the tool is the help youidentify how establishing a safety and health program will help you more effectively complywith those safety and health standards that apply to you: Safety and Health ProgramExisting OSHA Standards Crosswalk (PDF).

Safety and Health Programs in the States

Require certain employers to establish safety and health programs (by rule or statute).Provide incentives to employers who establish safety and health programs (throughworkers' compensation premium credits or discounts).Publicly recognize public employers who establish safety and health programs.Provide support to employers who seek to implement safety and health programs (withfree training and consultations).

Many states already do one or more of the following:

Download a brief summary of state-level activities (PDF) related to safety and healthprograms, or download a white paper (PDF) that provides detailed state-by-statedescriptions of these activities.

Safety and Health Program Self Evaluation

Download the program self-evaluation (PDF) and use it to determine how closely yourexisting policies, programs and practices conform to good Safety and Health Programdesign: https://www.osha.gov/shpguidelines/docs/SHP_Self-Evaluation_Tool.pdf

Safety and Health Program Implementation List

Safety and Health Program Audit Tool

Download the program audit tool (PDF) and use it to evaluate your program and how wellyour organization has implemented it, identify remaining weaknesses, and use the resultsto focus on continual improvement:https://www.osha.gov/shpguidelines/docs/SHP_Audit_Tool.pdf

Safety and Health Programs Leading Indicators

Download the program implementation checklist (PDF) and use it to track those actionitems you have completed, and serve as a reminder of what is left to do:https://www.osha.gov/shpguidelines/docs/SHP_Implementation_Checklist.pdf

Download the Leading Indicators guidance and use it to learn how to develop and trackleading indicators to improve safety and health outcomes:https://www.osha.gov/leadingindicators/docs/OSHA_Leading_Indicators.pdf

Further References

Occupational Safety and Health Administration website: www.osha.gov Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website: www.cdc.gov National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health website: www.cdc.gov/niosh

The General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Act of1970, 29 USC 654(a)(1): www.osha.gov/laws-regs/oshact/completeoshact. OSHA’s Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) standards (in general industry, 29 CFR 1910Subpart I): www.osha.gov/laws-regs/regulations/standardnumber/1910#1910_Subpart_I. OSHA’s Bloodborne Pathogens standard (29 CFR 1910.1030): www.osha.gov/laws-regs/regulations/standardnumber/1910/1910.1030. The OSHA COVID-19 webpage provides additional information about OSHA standards andrequirements: www.osha.gov/SLTC/covid-19/standards.html. Below are several recommended websites to access the most current and accurateinformation:

OSHA Educational MaterialsOSHA has many types of educational materials to assist employers and workers in findingand preventing workplace hazards. All OSHA publications are free atwww.osha.gov/publications and www.osha.gov/ebooks . OSHA Regional Offices by State: https://www.osha.gov/contactus/bystateThese states and territories operate their own OSHA-approved job safety and health plansand cover state and local government employees as well as private sector employees.