Washington — All of the information and resources for OSHA’s new Safety Champions Program now can be found on one webpage.
The page contains links to a guide, tracking tool, fact sheet and social media kit, as well as ways to register and get in touch with the program’s coordinator. The agency emphasizes that registrants’ contact information will be used “solely to enable OSHA to communicate about the Safety Champions Program.”
The program, open to all private- and public-sector worksites covered by OSHA, is intended to “meet businesses where they are” to support them in developing and implementing effective safety and health programs. The main goal is to prevent workplace deaths, injuries and illnesses by “aligning safety and health programs with OSHA’s recommended practices.”
The voluntary, self-guided program includes seven core elements from those practices:
- Management leadership
- Worker participation
- Hazard identification and assessment
- Hazard prevention and control
- Education and training
- Program evaluation and improvement
- Communication and coordination for host employers, contractors and staffing agencies
It features three levels: introductory, intermediate and advanced. Participants may request a Special Government Employee for assessments and to help track their progression within the program.
