WEB BASED OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH

Nowadays, many organizations serving to promote occupational safety and health (OSHA) in working place. It is because they want to reduce occupational incidents and protect against safety and health during doing activities in workplace. Moreover, it can generate new knowledge in the field of OSHA and transfer that knowledge into practice for the betterment of workers.

Web based occupational safety and health is the one way to guide the employer and employee for developing a comprehensive safety and health program.  It is recommended to practice in a workplace. Besides that, with new tool it is helps educate employer and employee on how to address the most common and significant hazards. It provides practical information to employer so they can better assess risks and choose the appropriate control measure, work practices, personal protective equipment and training to protect their employees during working hours.

So, with that system it is easier to employer and employees to find out more information and learn about OSHA through internet or intranet such as online training. Automatically, it will encourage them to reduce the number in workplace injuries and illnesses in effective ways. Also, to implement new or improve existing safety and health standard, they can develop innovative ways when dealing with occupational safety and health problem.

HR managers play main role important in organization because they should aware daily of any safety problems and ensure that up to date records are available for OSHA inspections. However, in small organizations, HR managers may be directly involved in investigations. Then, an accident will be reporting and record keeping system to monitor job related injuries and illnesses. It can refer by employees and get workers compensation claims if they are needed.  

Finally, from web based the organization can establish a many training program to increase the number and competence of occupational safety and health personnel. Have many programs that organization already to improve their employees like portal learning. The employees can learn many things that related with OSHA. It is allows employees to access information remotely 24 hours a day, 7 days a week  from any location. I think it can reduce the hours wasted on routine administrative work, and the hours that could be spent more productively. It also can enhance timely reporting because with that system it can automatically done it.

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References:

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2.                   Angle, J. (2005). In Occupational Safety and Health in the Emergency Services (pp. 203-210). New York: Thomson Delmar Learning