The overall effectiveness of a loss control program often requires (as does OSHA and Maine BLS) that employers have written hazard control programs and procedures in place. We have (and continue to develop) policies and programs to help our members accomplish this. We have prepared "Best Practices" documents for the following topics:
Bloodborne Pathogen Exposure Control Plan (updated 2020)
Confined Space (updated 2020)
Emergency Action Response (updated 2021)
Facility Inspection Program Development (updated 2020)
Fleet Safety (updated 2022)
Fleet Safety – School Bus (updated 2022)
Fleet Safety – Dump Trucks (updated 2022)
Hazard Communication with Global Harmonization (updated 2019)
Job Safety Analysis (updated 2020)
Ladder Safety (updated 2021)
Lockout/Tagout Programs (updated 2020)
Mission Safety and Health Statement (updated 2020)
Office Ergonomics (VDT) (updated 2020)
15 Passenger Van (updated 2021)
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) (updated 2020)
Powered Industrial Truck "Forklift" (updated 2020)
Public Works Ergonomic Program (updated 2020)
Respiratory Protection Best Practices (updated 2020)
Safety Committees (updated 2019)
Supervisor's Incident Review (updated 2019)
A Toolkit for Municipal Officials (updated 2020)
Trenching & Excavation (updated 2020)
Workplace Fire Plan and Fire Extinguisher (updated 2021)
These programs are intended to help our members (with our assistance) develop the needed programs. Each includes a step-by-step process as well as sample forms and programs. We believe that to be effective, plans need to be written by our members. This "ownership" has proven to increase the probability that your employees (at all levels) will follow the procedures you have defined.