Hazard Evaluation Mandate
An evaluation of all safety, health, and chemical hazards is required of all entities in the U.S.
Hazard Communication (HazCom)
Workplace Chemical List & HazCom Training, including Carcinogens, Mutagens, & Teratogens. For a facility’s training to be site-specific, a HazCom Workplace Chemical list must be developed and utilized as the primary tool for employee training.
Vanguard’s OSHA Compliance Modules
Vanguard has developed a cost effective method for OSHA compliance through the modules as listed below.
- Baseline (6 compliance services provided in one visit annually) for companies with less than 50 employees
- Baseline Plus Forklift Training (7 compliance services provided in one visit annually) for companies with less than 50 employees
- Comprehensive (11 compliance services provided in one visit annually) for companies with 50+ employees
Process Safety Management (PSM)
Akin to EPA’s Risk Management Plan (RMP), OSHA’s PSM is designed to prevent industrial disasters by screening 137 Highly Hazardous Substances (HHSs) against Threshold Quantities (TQs) assigned to each chemical candidate. Protocols and training are designed to prevent disasters that could harm employees, as well as the community-at-large.
Hazardous Waste Operations & Emergency Response (HAZWOPER) Training
Hazardous Waste Operations & Emergency Response (HAZWOPER) Training – 24-Hour followed by 8-Hour Annual Refresher (OSHA).
Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Monitoring & Training, Incorporating OSHA “44” Chemical Hazards
OSHA “44” chemical hazards are so hazardous that they have been given their own OSHA standard. Monitoring for these when doing IAQ ensures that all issues are considered when making determinations about air quality within a facility.
Noise Monitoring and Hearing Conservation
Noise monitoring is done in workplaces that have noises requiring hearing protection. It’s better to monitor workplace noise every three years than to suffer a workers compensation claim because an employee incurred hearing loss. The stats for noise monitoring consist of an overage of 85 dB for an 8-hour Time Weighted Average (TWA). If sound reaches that level or more, then hearing protection is a must, and a Hearing Conservation program is essential to be performed, at least, annually.
Lockout / Tagout (LOTO Machine-Specific)
Including Training & potentially Machine Guarding, as applicable. The objective is to manage hazardous energy that could otherwise cause tragic accidents or even death to employees. Hence, design of the LOTO scheme is critical. Training must be provided for “Authorized”, “Affected”, and “Other” personnel within the workplace.
Confined Space Permit & Rescue Training
A permit and proper signage are required for all confined spaces (i.e., manholes, tanks, and cramped areas) that could carry an oxygen-deficient atmosphere (below 19.5% oxygen to air). Therefore, rescue and training provide important response information to accident prevention and/or taking action that would save lives.
Respirator Fit Test & Training
Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) is a part of respirator deployment in situations like confined spaces, paint booths, and any area in which contaminants in the air pose a threat to the employees. All personnel assigned to this task must also be medically equal to such tasks. Facial hair is not permitted for the purpose of tight-fitting respirator facepiece respirators.
Bloodborne Pathogens (BBP) Training
BBP training is key to workplace employees understanding problems associated with the transmission of communicable diseases. Training encompasses an understanding of the hazards connected to bodily fluids that may contain Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, and the HIV virus.
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) & Training
An employer is required to provide all PPE to employees in the workplace at no cost. PPE generally consists of hardhats, hairnets, steel-toed boots, gloves, special glasses for eye protection, and all types of hearing protection designed for any given workplace hazard at hand, and more.
Forklift Training (i.e., Powered Industrial Trucks)
Forklifts constitute, perhaps, the most dangerous piece of equipment in the workplace. Training is required, at least, triennially, and all drivers must receive classroom and hands on training certification. All drivers must be licensed.
Crane Safety & Training
Crane operators must be certified. Certifications may be by type alone and must be issued by an accredited certifying body such as the National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators (NCCCO). Employers must evaluate their crane operators according to specified criteria and a stipulated process. Employers must ensure all documentation and training records relating to their evaluations are current.
Fall Protection / Slips, Trips, & Falls Training
These are two separate programs, although they may sound similar. Falls can easily lead to injuries that jeopardize an employee’s health, break down productivity in the workplace, and cause severe hikes in workers compensation premiums and claims.
Safety Data Sheet (SDS) Compliance by Percentage per OSHA/GHS
While UN’s Globally Harmonized System (GHS) entered the U.S. workplace in 2012, the last deadline for SDS compliance was June 1, 2016. Therefore, it is highly unlikely that any OSHA inspector would be lenient if an employer’s SDS inventory illustrated a compliance status less than 90%. Vanguard measures SDS compliance in terms of percentage, and recommends an SDS Update program accordingly.
New-Hire Orientation Training [Computer-Assisted New-Hire Training] (CAN-Hire)
OSHA requires that all newly hired employees be trained on a facility’s safety, health, and chemical hazards within the first 10 days of employment. Vanguard’s CAN-Hire addresses this burden on behalf of EHS Managers and Safety Supervisors by providing site-specific, computer-assisted training anytime during the work year that new employees are hired.
Arc Flash Safety Training (NFPA 70E & OSHA)
Training for this regulation must be done by an NFPA-certified trainer. In a fraction of a second, an electrical incident can cause permanent disabling injuries or death, and most could be prevented through compliance with NFPA 70E: Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace.