This booklet has been written to assist you. Requirements for participation are based on comprehensive management systems with employees actively involved in anticipating, recognizing, evaluating and controlling the potential safety and health hazards at the site. You may also qualify for the Merit designation, created for firms with a strong commitment to safety and health that need a stepping stone to achieve STAR performance. This guide is for you to use as a workbook in evaluating your current worksite safety and health program. From these notes, you can develop a comprehensive description of your program that covers all major elements and sub-elements.
Most users find a team approach to preparing the application works best.
With a team approach, the pages can be divided among the team members according to the part of the application each is to complete. The key elements of an effective safety and health management system management leadership and employee involvement, worksite analysis, hazard prevention and control, and training are the focus of this workbook. As you provide the information asked for in the workbook, you will be providing an overview of your company s safety and health activities. For contractors whose employees worked 500 or more hours on your site in any calendar quarter, provide one combined set of data on the charts below reflecting the contractor employee hours worked at your site. A. Management leadership A. 1 Attach a copy of the site s safety and health policy.