Build your case for a safety and health program:

• Assess the reasons your business needs a safety and health program.
• Choose a team of safety champions to help form your program and drive change.

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Write a safety and health policy for your workplace:

• Draft a policy that reflects your values.
• Get feedback on the draft policy.
• Revise and sign the policy.

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Spread the message about your safety and health policy:

• Share your policy with everyone in your company:
• Listen for feedback and concerns.
• Ensure that everyone understands their role in the program.

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Turn policy statements into goals for your safety and health program:

• Set specific, realistic, measurable goals for your program.
• Use both lagging and leading indicators.
• Set both short-term and long-term goals.

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Communicate your commitment to reaching your program goals:

• Brainstorm a variety of ways to communicate your program goals.
• Develop messages that focus on prevention, leading by example, and concrete actions.

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Define the resources you need to start, run, and meet the goals of your safety and health program:

• Identify resources needed to achieve program goals.
• Make sure you allocate adequate resources for workers to participate fully.

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Set a budget for managing safety and health as part of your financial plan and operations:

• Examine your current budget for managing safety and health.
• Estimate costs of resources you identified.
• Integrate safety into your ongoing budgeting process.
• Fund your program, including hazard assessment/control activities.

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Assign roles and responsibilities to achieve program goals:

• Assign roles and responsibilities for managers, supervisors, and workers.
• Make sure people have the authority they need to fulfill their roles.

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Set specific expectations for safety and health assignments and monitor performance:

• Set specific expectations for safety and health assignments.
• Monitor performance to help evaluate and improve the program.

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