MIOSHA General Industry Safety Documentation- Are You in Compliance?

This new full day seminar will provide an overview of MIOSHA General Industry safety required written programs, inspections and permits. This course is designed to assist learners understand the basic requirements for their places of employment concerning documentation and retention under MIOSHA regulations. As an introduction to MIOSHA’s written requirements, this course will provide learners with an opportunity to determine what safety programs apply to their places of employment and determine if they need to attend one or more of the Level II General Industry Compliance courses. Programs that require written policies or documentation such as Reporting and Recording of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses, Emergency Exits, Personal Protective Equipment, Control of Hazardous Energy Sources (LOTO), Permit Required Confined Spaces (PRCS) and Hazard Communications will be discussed. Most of the above listed programs have a full day MIOSHA Training Institute (MTI) Level II course that will cover each standard in-depth. Student will be encouraged to attend appropriate Level II courses based on their self-assessments. The common inspections required in many MIOSHA General Industry Safety Standards will also be reviewed. Employers have requirements to perform inspections based on the equipment or machinery that they have in their work locations. Many of these inspections will require documentation and those requirements will also be studied in this program. Permits to operate certain pieces of equipment have required written requirements and these requirements will also be gone over. As elective for the MTI General Industry Level I certification there will be a review and assessment at the end of the program. Objectives: Identify General Industry (GI) safety standards that require a written program. Describe and discuss key elements of documentation that are essential in each required written program. Discuss GI Safety Standards that require an inspection. Review of GI Safety Standards that require Permitting from the Employer and what needs to be documented on the permits.