At Leong Business Solutions, we are safety consultants dedicated to helping businesses satisfy OSHA regulations and maintain a safe, compliant, and healthy work environment for their employees. We can provide the same level of service at a fraction of the time and cost of hiring a full-time safety manager. As an independent consultant, our goal is to keep OSHA at bay by providing expert guidance and support to ensure your workplace meets all safety standards.
We provide the expertise to small to mid-sized businesses with hands-on workplace risk assessment, evaluations, mitigation, written plans, action plans, and safety protocols.
It starts with a phone call to get to know your business, your situation and your special needs. We would love to have the opportunity to chat and meet you personally to take a look at your fleet management, HR plans, or workplace locations for an assessment and evaluation.
Depending on your needs, we can provide our assistance from reviewing your present programs, advise you on developing your own programs or we can do it for you. Below are some of the important plans and programs that OSHA takes seriously.
A. Heat Illness Prevention Plan (HIPP) NEW! Effective July 23,2024, OSHA enacted the indoor Heat illness Prevention Plan that applies to workplaces where the indoor temperature reaches 82 degrees Fahrenheit.
B. Hazard Communication Standard. This standard is designed to ensure that employers and employees know about hazardous chemicals in the workplace and how to protect themselves. Employers with employees who may be exposed to hazardous chemicals in the workplace must prepare and implement a written Hazard Communication Program, a Safety Data Sheet Plan (SDSP), and train employees to comply with the requirements of the standard.
C. Emergency Action Plan Standard. A plan is mandatory when required by an OSHA standard. An Emergency Action Plan describes the actions employees should take to ensure their safety in a fire or other emergency situation. The emergency action plan must be in writing, kept in the workplace and available to employees for review.
D. Fire Safety Plan. OSHA recommends that all employers have a Fire Prevention Plan. A plan is mandatory when required by an OSHA standard. The employer is responsible for training workers about fire safety, potential fire hazards, and what to do if there is a fire or fire related emergency.
E. Exit Routes. All employers must comply with OSHA's requirements for exit routes in the workplace. Buildings must be equipped with exit routes that meet OSHA standards.
F. Workplace Violence Prevention Plan (WVPP). California has passed SB 553 requiring that employers create and implement a Workplace Violence Prevention Plan by July 1, 2024. The new law applies to practically all California employers, large and small .
G. Injury Illness Prevention Plan (IIPP). As of 1991, a written, effective Injury and Illness Prevention Program (IIPP) is required for every California employer. This guide describes the employers’ responsibilities in establishing, implementing, and maintaining an IIPP, as well as making the written IIPP available to their employees.
H. Heat Illness and Injury Prevention Plan (HIIP). Although Heat Illnesses such as heat stroke and heat exhaustion standards have been around in the workplace whether indoors or outdoors, OSHA has since 2024 been implementing new procedures and plans that will become a part of the workplace mandates with an awareness for acclimatization, PPE, cooling areas, and a proactive stance on monitoring the temperatures and thresholds of compliance.
In addition to the OSHA requirements covered in Steps 1, a number of other OSHA standards may apply to your workplace such as machine guarding, lockout/tagout, electrical hazards, personal protective equipment (PPE), respirators, noise, confined spaces, blood or other potentially infectious materials and powered industrial trucks.
Meeting with stakeholders, management and the insurance team to analyze the organizational needs and focus on mitigating then assessing through progress reports.
Informed employees on the various safety training programs is vital to a safe and healthy workplace. Not only can we identify workplace hazards, develop the various safety programs, but we can help train your employees to understand and identity these potential hazards.
We can assist you in the following areas:
1. Reporting Fatalities and Severe Injuries. All employers, regardless of size or industry, must report to OSHA all work-related fatalities within 8 hours. All employers must also report to OSHA all work-related inpatient hospitalizations, all amputations, and all loses of an eye within 24 hours.
2. Recordkeeping. OSHA requires certain employers to keep records of workplace injuries and illnesses (29 CFR 1904).
3. Electronic Submission of Injury and Illness Data. An OSHA rule requires certain employers to electronically submit certain injury and illness data through OSHA's Injury Tracking Application (ITA).
4. OSHA Poster. All employers must post the OSHA Poster (or state plan equivalent) in a prominent location in the workplace.
5. Access to Employee Exposure and Medical Records. An OSHA standard (29 CFR 1910.1020) requires employers to provide employees, their designated representatives, and OSHA with access to employee exposure and medical records. Employers generally must maintain employee exposure records for 30 years and medical records for the duration of the employee's employment plus 30 years.
We understand that management plays a pivotal role in the success of any business. This is why it is crucial to get managements insight, direction and approval before, during and after any program or process is implemented. Equally important are measuring improvements through regular benchmarks, objectives, and goals audited by safety officers, management, and carriers.
