OSHA Introduces Safety Champions Program

Participants in OSHA’s Safety Champions Program receive assistance in developing and implementing an effective safety and health program, according to the agency’s website. The Safety Champions Program incorporates management leadership, worker participation, hazard identification and assessment, hazard prevention and control, education and training, program evaluation and improvement, and communication and coordination for host employers, contractors, and staffing agencies. 

The Safety Champions Program is self-guided and includes introductory, intermediate, and advanced levels. Participants may request an assessment of their safety and health program from a “special government employee.”

Safety Champions is one of OSHA’s free cooperative programs, which offer opportunities for businesses and other organizations to work with the agency to prevent workplace fatalities, injuries, and illnesses.  

Employers interested in participating in Safety Champions can register on the OSHA website to receive more information.