Tools and Safety Plans

Safety & Work's self-evaluation tool for small enterprises

Conduct a self-check and find out how fit your business is. Learn its strengths and how it can improve. The tool is based on the "10 keys to success" for healthy companies.

Some of the other resources on this site are not in English (but are in Spanish, French, Italian, and Dutch).

The International Social Security Association

LOHP's sample safety inspection checklist

This is a general-use safety inspection checklist. Though prepared for California, the tool is broadly applicable.

University of California, Berkeley and Labor Occupational Health Program

Environmental Health Safety Freeware

Freeware for education and training on health and safety topics that range from violence in the workplace to indoor air quality.

Donley Technology

How to Develop a Simple, Cost-effective Safety and Health Program

Seven steps help small businesses come up with a plan.

American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists Small Business Committee

Texas Accident Prevention Plan

This plan includes checklists and covers eight main topics:

• Management
• Record keeping
• Safety analysis
• Accident prevention
• Accident reporting and investigating
• Training
• Safety inspection
• Program review

Though it is specific to Texas, most information is applicable to other states.

Texas Department of Insurance

Written safety plans and toolbox talks

Writing a core safety plan for managing the safety of your small business is made simpler with these resources:

• Self-inspection checklists
• Safety training
• Hispanic and teen worker safety training materials
• Free safety consultation
• Information on topics such as landscaping, construction, indoor air quality, and nursing care ergonomic safety.

University of South Florida

Total Worker Health™ Essentials Video Series
Employers seeking evidence-based ways to improve employees’ safety and health, along with the bottom line, can watch a free online series - www.totalworkerhealthessentials.org.  The series features tips and best practices from small business leaders and occupational safety and health researchers on the development, implementation, and evaluation of workplace programs, as well as employer concerns such as ergonomics, stress, and safety.

The University of Iowa Healthier Workforce Center for Excellence