Safety & Health Program - Site Safety Plan

A Site Safety Plan is another large part of a safety and health plan. A Site Safety Plan establishes the policies and procedures that protect workers and the public from the potential hazards posed by a hazardous waste site. It also describes the planning process for health and safety during normal site operations (non-emergency situations).

The Site Safety Plan must provide the necessary actions to take to minimize accidents and injuries that may occur during normal daily activities. The Site Safety Plan must also include the steps to take when adverse conditions occur, such as extremely hot or cold weather.

OSHA states that a Site Safety Plan "must be developed before site activities proceed." Employers can then use the information from this assessment to refine the Site Safety Plan so that further site activities can proceed safely.

As with the Work Plan, companies should revise their Site Safety Plans whenever they obtain new information about site hazards. Development of a Site Safety Plan should involve both the offsite and on-site management and be reviewed by occupational and industrial health and safety experts, physicians, chemists, or other appropriate personnel.

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