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Title: "Packaged" Health and Safety Programs
Post by: guppy on Jun 04, 2007, 04:21
Has anyone purchased and used a "packaged" Health and Safety Program?  I am investigating and considering purchasing one for a construction company that does mostly fossil fuel plant work.  Any comments would be appreciated.
Title: Re: "Packaged" Health and Safety Programs
Post by: alphadude on Jun 04, 2007, 11:39
extremely bare bones... each unit will have to be "tweeked" a lot.  its a fair template but thats it -like all templates its full of holes
Title: Re: "Packaged" Health and Safety Programs
Post by: volfireman07 on Jun 05, 2007, 08:03
Save your money.  You can get just as much useful information from the OSHA Small Business Handbook - http://www.osha.gov/dcsp/smallbusiness/small-business.html#create  - to develop your own program.  The canned programs are very basic and require a lot of customization. 

The canned programs usually only cover the OSHA stuff.  Depending on who you are working for or your company's philosophy on safety, you may need to include some NFPA, ANSI, etc information.

You could probably do a search for modules you need on the net.  Another possibility is to use your network of friends in the business to obtain examples of programs (that have been approved) and borrow what you need from each of them to make your own.
Title: Re: "Packaged" Health and Safety Programs
Post by: neallester on Jun 05, 2007, 10:30
It usually takes about 45 - 60 minutes to create a completely customized safety program on my website (http://www.mysafetyprogram.com (http://www.mysafetyprogram.com)). The final program is state specific, includes English and Spanish safety rules, and comes as a PDF.  However, as a previous poster noted it contains mainly OSHA material.  Additional information required could be included in a Site Safety and Health Plan. The cost is $249; samples are available on the website.