Guam Reporting Safety or Health Hazards Policy Notice

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This policy informs employees of the procedures to follow when reporting safety or health hazards.

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To report to OSHA, you can call their regional office directly or submit an online report through their website. Ensure you have all relevant details at hand, including the nature of the hazard or workplace violation. The Guam Reporting Safety or Health Hazards Policy Notice encourages communicating issues promptly to ensure quick evaluation and resolution. Reporting hazards to OSHA can enhance workplace safety for all employees.

Under Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standard Part 1904, all covered employers are required to record and report any work-related fatalities, injuries and illnesses of their covered employees using the OSHA Forms 300, 300A and 301.

All employers are required to notify OSHA when an employee is killed on the job or suffers a work-related hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye. A fatality must be reported within 8 hours. An in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or eye loss must be reported within 24 hours.

The Cal/OSHA Consultation Service at 1-800-963- 9424 or the Hazard Evaluation System & Information Service (HESIS) of the California Department of Public Health 510- 622-4317 (English) can be called if there is a specific question or additional information is needed on an SDS.

Employers' must:provide a workplace free from recognized hazards and comply with OSHA standards.provide training required by OSHA standards.keep records of injuries and illnesses.provide medical exams when required by OSHA standards and provide workers access to their exposure and medical records.More items...

Business owners and employers are legally responsible for health and safety management. This means they need to make sure that employees, and anyone who visits their premises, are protected from anything that may cause harm, and control any risks to injury or health that could arise in the workplace.

All employers are required to notify OSHA when an employee is killed on the job or suffers a work-related hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye. A fatality must be reported within 8 hours. An in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or eye loss must be reported within 24 hours.

The host employer holds the primary responsibility for providing site-specific hazard communication information and training on chemical hazards in the workplace to temporary employees since it uses or produces the hazardous chemicals and creates and controls the work process.

If you spot something you think might be hazardous in your workplace, report it to your employer and safety rep straight away. Your employer should then decide what harm the hazard could cause and take action to eliminate, prevent or reduce that harm.

Under the OSH law, employers have a responsibility to provide a safe workplace. This is a short summary of key employer responsibilities: Provide a workplace free from serious recognized hazards and comply with standards, rules and regulations issued under the OSH Act.

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