Exercise - How Does Your Company Size Up?

The purpose of this exercise is complying with the current HAZWOPER requirements for a health and safety program. By doing the exercise, you will recognize your company's current strengths, as well as any areas needing improvement. The exercise also provides a convenient way for you to preview the various elements of the Standard before they are discussed.
Assessing Your Company's Program
Directions: Please answer the following questions about your company's current safety and health program. Please choose your response from the three possible answers: Yes, No, or Not Sure. If you do not know the answer, click the "Not Sure" option.
Yes No Not Sure
1. Does your company have a written safety and health program? 1 2 3
2. Does your company modify the corporate safety and health program to write a site-specific S&H program? 1 2 3
3. Does your company have an Emergency Response/Contingency plan? 1 2 3
4. If your company has on-site emergency response capability, does your company write site-specific/job-specific emergency response plans? 1 2 3
5. Does your company have a security system and/or an alarm system to notify employees and the community in the event of an emergency? 1 2 3
6. Does your company have an established medical surveillance program? 1 2 3
* Pre-employment? 1 2 3
* Post-employment? 1 2 3
* Bi-annual/annual exams? 1 2 3
7. Have you had a company-paid medical exam? 1 2 3
8. Does your company use chemical-resistant clothing and/or personal protective equipment? 1 2 3
9. Does your company issue respirators for employee use? 1 2 3
10. Does your company have a written respirator program? 1 2 3
11. Does your company conduct respirator fit-tests for the wearers? 1 2 3
* Annually? 1 2 3
12. Does your company have a written personal protective equipment program? 1 2 3
13. Does your company have air testing (monitoring) equipment? 1 2 3
* Calibrating equipment? 1 2 3
14. Does your company use a consultant to conduct air monitoring? 1 2 3
* Use own staff? 1 2 3
15. Does your company have a written monitoring strategy and plan? 1 2 3
* Site-specific? 1 2 3
16. Does your company have a safety and health training program? 1 2 3
* Conducted in-house? (If yes, go to #17.) 1 2 3
* Go outside company to obtain? 1 2 3
17. Does your company's training program comply with the requirements of the OSHA Standard for Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER)? 1 2 3
Thank you for answering the questions. After finishing ALL questions, click on the 'Total up your points' button below to add the values of your response. (Example 1 + 1 + 3 + 2 + 3 = 10.)
How Did Your Company Rate? Total Points:    
26-38 Very thorough written program.
39-57 Company trying to comply.
58-78 Your company needs advice or they are not aware of their program.
Can the Midwest Consortium for Hazardous Waste Worker Training or any other NIEHS grantees help your company?