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HAZWOPER: The Site Safety and Health Plan

Understand how to describe and explain a job site’s potential hazards, along with the policies, work practices, and controls needed to keep workers safe.
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Course: On-Demand
Essential Provider KnowledgeCity  7 Lessons ·  20m  in English 

Course Description

It’s critical to know about any and all hazards you may encounter before starting work at a job site. Learn how a robust Site Safety and Health Plans not only describe on-site hazards, but explain how to work around them safely, minimizing risk for both employee and employer.

In these lessons, we’ll discuss the overall goals of a Site Safety and Health Plan. You’ll learn what responsibilities a company bears for its workers’ health, including safe work procedures, quality safety equipment, and post-incident medical surveillance. We’ll also cover how to conduct a Job Safety Analysis that considers the safety risk of every job function on a site and how to respond to any accidents. By the end of this course, you should be able to properly interpret a Site Safety and Health Plan and know how to help keep yourself and others safe.

What You'll Learn

  • Understand the reasons for creating a Site Safety and Health Plan
  • Identify which parts of the Site Safety and Health Plan are the company's responsibility
  • Conduct a Job Safety Analysis that considers the safety risk of every job function on a site
  • Review best strategies for responding to and coping with accidents
  • Interpret a Site Safety and Health Plan to keep yourself and others safe

Key Takeaways

  • A Site Safety and Health Plan describes on-site hazards and explains how to work around them safely, minimizing risk for both employee and employer.
  • Companies bear responsibilities for their workers' health, including safe work procedures, quality safety equipment, and post-incident medical surveillance.
  • A Job Safety Analysis considers the safety risk of every job function on a site.
  • It is critical to know about any and all hazards you may encounter before starting work at a job site.
  • By the end of the course, a learner should be able to properly interpret a Site Safety and Health Plan and help keep themselves and others safe.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does this course cover?

It covers the overall goals of a Site Safety and Health Plan, the company's responsibilities for workers' health (including safe work procedures, quality safety equipment, and post-incident medical surveillance), how to conduct a Job Safety Analysis, and how to respond to accidents.

What will I be able to do after completing this course?

By the end of the course, you should be able to properly interpret a Site Safety and Health Plan and know how to help keep yourself and others safe.

What is a Job Safety Analysis in this course?

A Job Safety Analysis is covered as a method that considers the safety risk of every job function on a site and how to respond to any accidents.

What skills does this course help build?

It builds skills in Construction Site Safety, Hazard Communication (HazCom), the Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response Standard (HAZWOPER), Health and Safety Plan (HASP), Workplace Safety, and HAZWOPER Certification.

What topics are included in the lessons?

Lessons include an Introduction, The Goals of the Site Safety and Health Plan, Company Responsibilities for a Site Safety and Health Plan, Job Safety Analysis, Responding to Accidents, Best Strategies for Coping with Accidents, and a Conclusion.