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SAFETY BULLETIN / April - June 2006
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Job site orientation - by john webb, Safety Specialist
The Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) standards mandate that employers provide training to there employees whenever they are exposed to occupational hazards. For instance: if you require employees to work from scaffolding, then you must provide them with training on scaffolds. This training is to familiarize employees with the dangers with working from scaffolds in order to help prevent accidents and injuries. The best way to accomplish this is to mandate job site orientations. Job site orientations can provide valuable information that will help reduce injuries and accidents that occur on the job site. The orientation should last long enough so that each employee has a good understanding of what the site expectances are. The orientation should contain at a minimum the following:
  1. Site Specific Emergency Action Procedures – Informing all employees of the emergency action plan for the job site is necessary in order to prevent confusion in the event of an emergency. You should inform employees of where to go in case of severe weather, or in the event the evacuation is needed due to fire or other emergency.
  2. Site Specific Rules and Regulations – You should inform employees during the orientation of any site specific rules and regulations that may be different from other job sites. For example: OSHA requires that employees where safety glasses when there is an exposure to flying particles. However, you may want to mandate the use of safety glasses 100% of the time while on the project. This is the best time to inform employees of these site rules.
  3. Expectations – You should also use this time to explain any type of job site safety expectations that you may have. The expectations are good to share with everyone who works on the job site.

By taking the time to conduct a job site safety orientation, you will help to reduce accidents, injuries, and you will also help to reduce confusion in emergency situations.
 
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