While each organization has different needs for specific elements in their health and safety programs, these basic components should be considered in each case:
- Individual responsibility
- Joint Health and Safety Committee
- Health and safety rules
- Employee orientation
- Supervisor training
- Workplace inspection
- Reporting and investigating accidents
- Emergency procedures
- Medical and first aid
- Health and safety promotion
Workplace-specific programs:
- Bloodborne Pathogens
- Confined Space
- Contractors
- Employee Assistance Programs
- Ergonomics
- Fall Arrest Awareness
- Fire Awareness & Prevention
- General Electrical Safety
- Handling Mercury
- Hazardous Materials (MSDS/WHMIS)
- Hearing Conservation
- Heat Stress
- Hot Work
- Lockout/Tagout
- Machine Guarding
- Material Handling
- Office Safety
- Pedestrian/Forklift Awareness
- Personal Protective Equipment
- Slips, Trips, & Falls
- Use of Elevating Equipment
- Workplace Housekeeping
- Workplace Violence & Harassment
