Policies and objectives are established and communicated to all employees

Top management is visibly involved in safety and health

Employees are involved in identifying and solving safety and health problems

All safety and health responsibilities are clearly assigned

Adequate authority and resources are provided to those with responsibility

Managers, supervisors and employees are held accountable

Program operations are reviewed at least annually to evaluate success in meeting goals and objectives and to prepare new objectives

A baseline comprehensive survey of hazards has been done or updated within the last three years

Change analysis is done for every change of facility, equipment, process or material

Job hazard analysis is done on an ongoing basis

Self-inspections are conducted regularly by adequately trained supervisors in their work areas

Broad, regular site inspections are conducted periodically by adequate trained personnel

Employees know how and whom to notify about hazards, without fear of reprisal and receive timely and appropriate responses

Accidents and near-miss incidents are investigated to identify all contributing causes and to prevent future occurrences

Reviews are done of injury and illness experience over a period of time long enough for patterns of potentially common causes to appear.

Reviews are done of injury and illness experience over a period of time long enough for patterns of potentially common causes to appear

All identified hazards are prevented or controlled in the best feasible manner

Safe work procedures based on job hazard analyses have been established

Supervision reinforces safe work through positive feedback and training

Enforcement of safe work procedures and safety and health rules is accomplished fairly and efficiently through a disciplinary system that all employees understand

New or repeat hazards are identified and corrected in a timely manner

The facility and equipment are regularly maintained to prevent hazardous breakdowns

Arrangements have been made for occupational health specialists to provide medical services, including assistance in health problem identification

First aid and CPR-trained employees are available on every shift

Preparations have been made for all types of emergencies

Exits, evacuation routes and emergency telephone numbers are prominently displayed

Employees can explain how and why they do the job safely and healthfully

Employees use all required PPE properly

Employees can explain why PPE is used, how to use it and maintain it and what the limits of its protection are

Supervisors can explain safety rules and procedures for hazard control, how they teach this to employees and how they enforce it

Managers can explain their safety and health responsibilities