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The complexity of implementing a safety program or dealing with regulatory compliance can be overwhelming process, especially for companies who do not have dedicated safety professionals within their organizations.
Found in 2019, Radiant Safety Group's mission is to partner with companies who want the best for their employees by bringing practical safety solutions to their workplace.
Call us today to see how our safety professionals can bring your organizations safety program to the level it deserves.
Radiant Safety Group
Steven B. Stewart, OHST is a safety professional who has been assisting companies and individuals work safely for over 25 years.
Getting his start in 1995 as an emergency response technician for a local refining company, he was able to acquire a diverse health and safety experience directly related to industrial manufacturing and construction services.
In 2000, Steven moved into a full-time safety position at the Eagle Point Refinery (Westville, NJ) which a short time later lead to a contractor safety specialist role for several local refineries here in the Northeast (Philadelphia, Marcus Hook, and Eagle Point). In addition to his role as a safety specialist, Steven continued to serve as an active member of the emergency response teams which roles included: Industrial Foam Fire Fighting, Emergency Medial Technician (EMT), Marine Oil Spill Response and Vessel Operator, Technical Rescue (High Angle and Confined Space) and Hazardous Materials Technician.
To this day, Steven is an active member of his local fire department serving line officer and administrative positions.
After his time in the refining industry, Steven began a successful career in the construction sector working for a large international specialty concrete repair company and later a local electrical contracting firm. His experiences with these two organizations allowed him to travel the nation and expand his technical expertise of the construction industry.
Throughout my career, I have found that individuals truly don’t intend on becoming injured and want to do quality work for their time in the workplace. It is Radiant Safety Groups mission to help companies find practical solutions to their work place hazards so each employee can go home safely each and every day.
OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) is based on a simple concept that employees have both a need and a right to know the hazards and identities of the chemicals they are exposed to when working. They also need to know what protective measures are available to prevent adverse effects from occurring.
Knowledge acquired under an HCS program will help employers provide safer workplaces for their employees. When employees have information about the chemicals being used, they can take steps to reduce exposures, substitute less hazardous materials, and establish proper work practices. These efforts will help prevent the occurrence of work-related illnesses and injuries caused by chemicals.
Workplace safety can be an overwhelming endeavor for most companies, especially for small and medium-sized employers who don’t have enough work to justify hiring a full-time safety professional. By developing a relationship with a consultant firm like Radiant Safety Group, we can provide the resources your company needs without being a line item in your budget that cannot be afforded. Allow us to reduce the stress of managing your safety efforts by engaging our safety professionals’ years of experience and knowhow in your company’s safety program.
Under OSHA’s recordkeeping regulation, certain employers are required to prepare and maintain records of serious occupational injuries and illnesses using the OSHA 300 Log. This information is important for employers, workers and OSHA in evaluating the safety of a workplace, understanding industry hazards, and implementing worker protections to reduce and eliminate hazards.
However, there are two classes of employers that are partially exempt from routinely keeping injury and illness records.
- Employers with ten or fewer employees at all times during the previous calendar year are exempt.
- Establishments in certain low-hazard industries are also partially exempt from routinely keeping OSHA injury and illness records.
Contact us for more information regarding this requirement, or if you are unsure if the OSHA Recordkeeping Standard applies to your business.
Culture is defined as a shared set of common values, experiences, beliefs, and characteristics. Often, companies have a culture of safety that has developed organically from within, which typically is driven by existing programs or key employees. When it is determined that an organizational safety culture has become unproductive, or lacks the drive to move forward, management teams can engage safety consultants who understand what it takes to improve workplace safety from within.
All employers under OSHA jurisdiction must report all work-related fatalities within 8 hours and in-patient hospitalizations, amputations, and losses of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. Even employers who are exempt from routinely keeping OSHA injury and illness records due to company size or industry must comply with these requirements.
Investigating a worksite incident (a fatality, injury, illness, or close call) provides employers and workers the opportunity to identify hazards in their operations and shortcomings in their safety and health programs. Most importantly, it enables employers and workers to identify and implement the corrective actions necessary to prevent future incidents.
Incident investigations that focus on identifying and correcting root causes, not on finding fault or blame, also improve workplace morale and increase productivity, by demonstrating an employer’s commitment to a safe and healthful workplace.
In conducting an incident investigation, teams must look beyond the immediate causes of an incident. It is far too easy, and often misleading, to conclude that carelessness or failure to follow a procedure alone was the cause of an incident. To do so fails to discover the underlying or root causes of the incident, and therefore fails to identify the systemic changes and measures needed to prevent future incidents. When a shortcoming is identified, it is important to ask why it existed and why it was not previously addressed.
Under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, employers are responsible for providing a safe and healthful workplace. As OSHA states in their Training Requirements in OSHA Standards (2254) manual… “No person should ever have to be injured, become ill, or die for a paycheck”.
Providing effective training in the safe way for workers to do their jobs is an investment that will pay back over and over again in fewer injuries and illnesses, better morale, lower insurance premiums and more.
Through years of experience, the professionals at Radiant Safety Group have developed a keen sense of what it takes to create a safe workplace. By engaging our team, you have taken the first step in improving safety for your employees. Whether it is a one-time training program, involvement in a safety committee, or long-term participation in your overall safety culture efforts, we are dedicated to being your workplace safety resource.