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Comprehensive Safety—Just Another Paperwork Drill?
Author(s) -
Pappas Steve
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
opflow
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1551-8701
pISSN - 0149-8029
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8701.1998.tb02111.x
Subject(s) - rulemaking , notice , scope (computer science) , occupational safety and health , business , hazard , risk analysis (engineering) , work (physics) , operations management , engineering , medicine , computer science , political science , law , mechanical engineering , chemistry , organic chemistry , pathology , programming language
This article describes the efforts that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is making in requiring its nonmandatory safety program guidelines be moved into the proposed rulemaking stage. Although the scope of the standard has not yet been determined, the safety and health elements contained in the notice of proposed rulemaking will include: management commitment and employee involvement; work site or workplace hazard analysis; hazard prevention and control; and, safety training. OSHA's goal is to make the development and implementation of comprehensive safety programs a requirement. An advanced notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR) is expected this year. Direct and indirect cost drivers, private sector involvement, and components of comprehensive safety programs are listed.