Safety Plan Requirements
What is required to be in a safety plan? Depending on the size of your small business, the plan may be pretty small and not have a lot in it, or if you had 100-200 employees, your safety plan would be considerably more robust, depending on the scope of the work you do!
Here are some good, general things that every small business safety plan should have in it:
what to do in emergencies like:
fire (where should people go)
injuries (is there a hospital nearby)
a rally point for employees to meet if they need to evacuate
where are the fire extinguishers (and what training is required)
what to do in the case of a gas leak or a flood
what kind of hazards are in your workplace like exposure to blood-borne pathogens?
where are your first aid kits?
what are the policies in keeping your bathrooms clean and who is responsible?
what are your record-keeping policies?
who’s maintaining records and employee access?
As businesses get larger, sections begin to be added into safety plans as the scope of work increases. Some things that a business owner should think about adding to their safety plan is:
a section on ladders and safe ladder use
scaffolds and safe use and storage
forklifts and the forklift policies
if any employees wear specialized Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
respirators
hearing conservation plan for noisy environments
exposure to lead, asbestos, or silica, etc.
fall protection plan
Other general things to think about when building your own safety plan is what is required to be posted on your safety bulletin board? What is required for a safety committee? What is required for safety meetings and workplace safety inspections?
All of this can seem overwhelming for a small business owner or manager. But you don’t have to do it alone! Our Safety Plan templates cover all of this and more - all you need to do is customize the red text to fit your needs and update the table of contents in the Word document! Then you’re all set to print out your own safety plan set to your unique business.
