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833 Developing a Construction Safety Management System
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Reasonable Care

It's important for everyone on a project to understand the concept of "Reasonable Care." According to OSHA, reasonable care may be established by meeting the following criteria on multi-employer worksites:

  1. The controlling employer should have adequate knowledge of the hazards or violations of the creating or exposing employer.
  2. There should be evidence of an effective safety and health program in place for the project.
  1. There should be a system in place for identifying and correcting hazards for the project.
  2. There should be documentation of regular jobsite safety meetings and or safety training.
  3. If creating or exposing employers have a previous history of similar violations, documented steps should have been taken to identify and correct these situations.

Knowledge Check Choose the best answer for the question.

9-7. Which of the following is a criterion for establishing employer reasonable care on a multi-employer worksite?