Workers Participation In Safety & Health Program
Worker participation is vital to the success of safety and health programs.
Encourage workers to report safety and health concerns. This can be accomplished through:
Establish a process for workers to report injuries, illnesses, close calls/near misses, hazards, and other safety and health concerns, and management respond to reports promptly. Include an option for anonymous reporting to reduce fear of reprisal.
Management report back to workers routinely and frequently about action taken in response to their concerns and suggestions.
Emphasize that management will use reported information only to improve workplace safety and health and that no worker will experience retaliation for bringing such information to management's attention.
Management to empower all workers to initiate or request a temporary suspension or shut down of any work activity or operation they believe to be unsafe.
Involve workers in finding solutions to reported issues.