Safety Management Tools – Inspections

Teaching Workers to Conduct Better Fire Safety Inspections Eliminating fire hazards is a central part of any workplace safety program. Among the most basic tasks is to ensure that: exits are free and unobstructed; there are appropriate fire extinguishers on hand; and workers are trained how to use the fire extinguishers in case of fire. These seem like simple and straightforward requirements. But in operation, they often prove to be anything but. Alarming numbers of citations get issued because employers fail to carry out these tasks; sadly, such breakdowns also lead to fatalities. The key to avoiding mistakes is to remain […]