Worker participation is an essential component of OSHA compliance, requiring workers’ involvement and participation in establishing, operating, evaluating, and improving workplace safety and health programs.
Making the workplace a safe place for employees while implementing sustainable practices is a multi-step process requiring right from top management commitment to employee involvement. It needs a strong safety and environment culture and also processes to ensure the efforts bear fruit. Most importantly, the processes should comply with regulatory requirements such as os OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970.
The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 makes employers responsible for providing a safe and healthy workplace by implementing OSHA guidelines in their organization. By being OSHA compliant, businesses can gain access to timely data that can help identify and mitigate risks and work on health and safety programs to provide a safe workplace to prevent avoidable illnesses and injuries.