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716 Safety Management System Evaluation
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Cause Analysis

Documentation

There are many tools for SHMS analysis. For example, reviewing documents, making observations, and conducting interviews and walkaround inspections are all important methods that can provide valuable data for analysis.

Safety Leadership

In this module, we'll look at these methods and more.

Every worksite should have, at a minimum, written accident reports and the OSHA 300 Log of injuries and illnesses as required by law. It's a good idea, especially for larger companies, to have written procedures and records of all safety and health programs. A program evaluator should compare the written program with the performance record of the program.

Knowledge Check Choose the best answer for the question.

3-1. A program evaluator should compare the written program with the _____ record of the program.