The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) launched their Safe + Sound initiative to encourage every workplace to have a safety and health program all year, but Safe + Sound Week, August 11-17, is the week to recognize successful programs and share information on how to keep America’s workers safe.
Click here to read more about the Safe + Sound year-round program.
Have a health and safety program already in place? Don’t be afraid to let the world know about your successes.
- Challenge your colleagues, suppliers, fellow brothers and sisters and partner organizations on topics ranging from fixing hazards to crisis communication. Find challenges for workers and leadership here.
- Showcase your accomplishments on social media, using the #SafeAndSoundAtWork hashtag and engage with others who do the same.
- Find resources to help further develop your health and safety program — make it better every year!
Find more resources for Safe + Sound Week here.
Toolbox Talks:
Staying Safe + Sound also means preventing conditions over the long term, such as hand-arm vibration syndrome (HAVS), which you can read about on p. 335-36 (available in English and Spanish) in the Toolbox Talks pdf, available on the SMOHIT website. Look for preventative measures for hand-arm vibration syndrome on p. 343-44.