Office Safety Checklist

Safety Plan

Define your safety plan.

Define how you distribute/communicate your safety program.

Develop, with employee input if possible, an employee safety statement form.

Develop your new employee orientation program .

Ensure that your employee handbook includes your safety policy.

All job descriptions need to include a recognition of the importance of safety in performing the job responsibilities.

Communicate purpose and scope of the safety plan.

Assign and communicate responsibilities.

Emergency Procedures

Develop emergency procedures.

Develop emergency action plan (including some scenario planning).

List emergency phone numbers.

List key contact phone numbers.

Safety Procedures

Create accident investigation form and procedure.

Create serious incident report and procedure.

Develop accident reporting procedure.

Obtain worker's compensation accident report form.

Create automobile accident report form and procedure.

Develop other vehicle or property damage report form and procedure.

From insurer obtain general liability report form and develop procedure.

Obtain property damage report form and develop procedure.

Obtain or create loss and theft report form and develop procedure.

Develop modified work program form and procedure.

Other

Set up Safety Committee.

Set safety meeting guidelines.

Develop Medical and First Aid Program.

Develop Fire Protection Program.

Develop a Security Program.

Develop action plans for inspections.

Keep a record of penalties and employees involved in unsafe work practices.