Workplace Inspections


Overview/Description
Target Audience
Prerequisites
Expected Duration
Lesson Objectives
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Overview/Description
Employers have a responsibility to maintain safe working conditions for their employees and to comply with the government health and safety standards that are applicable to their establishments. They must also ensure that employees have and use personal protective equipment when required for safety and health as they do their jobs. When employees stay whole and healthy, businesses also benefit. They experience lower workers' compensation insurance costs, decreased payout for return-to-work programs, fewer faulty products, and increased productivity. One of the key ways that employers can maintain safe and compliant working conditions is to conduct regular and thorough workplace inspections. This course was developed with subject matter support provided by Winn Forensics, LLC, a professional services company focusing on corporate, business and personal safety training as well as consulting on occupational injury matters. Please note, the course materials and content were current with the laws and regulations at the time of the last expert review, however, they may not reflect the most current legal developments. Nothing herein, or in the course materials, shall be construed as professional advice as to any particular situation with respect to compliance with legal statutes or requirements.

Target Audience
All employees

Prerequisites
None

Expected Duration (hours)
0.4

Lesson Objectives

Workplace Inspections

  • identify the purpose of workplace inspections
  • identify the role and corresponding responsibilities managers have for health and safety in an organization
  • identify the role and corresponding responsibilities employees have for health and safety in an organization
  • recognize actions involved in the planning phase of a workplace inspection
  • recognize actions involved in the inspection phase of a workplace inspection
  • recognize actions involved in responding to the findings of a workplace inspection
  • Course Number:
    ehs_hsf_d10_sh_enus