Safety Committee Training

As the person responsible for your company's safety efforts, you may often feel overwhelmed with the number of safety issues that need to be addressed. Forming a safety committee is an excellent approach to tackling multiple safety issues and provides a way for management and employees to efficiently work together to find solutions to safety issues in the workplace.

Establishing an effective safety committee requires more than simply assigning members and scheduling meetings. To work well, a safety committee must have clear goals, action strategies, and sufficient resources and committed well-trained members. 

The Blueprints for Safety® Effective Safety Committee Program is a step-by-step approach to creating a safety committee for your company. The outcomes of your safety committee program will be as follow:

• Understand the functions of the safety committee

• Examine safety issues and create solutions effectively in a committee setting

• Train safety committee members to have a commitment and understanding of the safety committee process

• Identify hazards

• Prevent and reduce injuries

• Reduce workers' compensation claims

• Create a safe, healthy workplace

• Boost employee morale

• Establish employee/employer teamwork

• Encourage employee participation in safety efforts

By creating and maintaining a safety committee, you can solve safety issues in the workplace, control the costs associated with accidents and increase everyone's awareness of safety.