Six Key Questions
5. Why should action be taken?
Explain why the recommendation is important. Consider the potential benefits and consequences from three perspectives:
Management has three very important safety obligations.
- Social: How will the recommendation better protect employees and demonstrate the organization's commitment to workplace safety?
- Financial: How could the recommendation help prevent injury costs, equipment damage, downtime, lost productivity, or other losses?
- Legal: What applicable OSHA standards or other requirements should management consider?
6. What are the costs and benefits?
Compare the resources required to implement the recommendation with the expected benefits.
Consider:
- What will the corrective action cost to implement and maintain?
- How effectively will it eliminate or reduce the hazard?
- What injuries, illnesses, equipment damage, or operational losses might it prevent?
- What could be the consequences of taking no action?
- Are there other feasible controls that could provide equal or better protection?
Maintenance personnel, engineers, equipment manufacturers, safety professionals, insurers, and other specialists may be able to help estimate the costs and feasibility of proposed corrective actions.
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7-8. Which perspective considers applicable OSHA standards and other requirements?
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