Workplace Health and Safety Basics

Every industry, company and workplace is required to meet minimum occupational health and safety requirements. The basic requirements are the same regardless of the type of work or service you perform and whether you have one employee or thousands.

Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) requirements are typically created and written in such a way that they can be applicable to any type of workplace and work type.

The minimum OH&S requirements are:

• That every company/employer needs to be compliant with all applicable health and safety rules and regulations.

• Every company/employer needs to protect their employees' health  and safety at a workplace.

• Every company/employer has to ensure that their employees understand and follow all applicable health and safety rules and regulations.

The company/employer has a legal responsibility to take all reasonable and practical steps to protect their employees.

If this sounds like an over-simplified view it is because occupational laws, rules, regulations and requirements can be confusing and interpreted differently depending on the specific workplace.

Very often, the employer does not fully understand the applicable occupational health and safety rules and regulations and can find themselves facing legal action.

Carsam Consulting can provide solutions and options to fit your specific needs and budget.  

These include:

Professional Management Services:

Carsam Consulting can provide you with a short or long-term professional results-oriented safety manager to alleviate the burden of managing all or part of your safety requirements. We can provide safety training, mentorship and coaching for your managers, supervisors, workers and safety team.

Design, Development & Implementation: 

Carsam Consulting can design, develop,implement and audit individual safety program elements such as a confined space safe work procedure or an entire Safety Management System (SMS). The documents and audits will be in accordance with all applicable occupational health and safety regulations and your specific business needs. 

Workplace Safety Service: 

Carsam Consulting can provide a short or long-term professional results-oriented safety advisor to assist you with all or part of your workplace safety. We can also bridge the gap if you have reduced your safety personnel due to today's economy. We can provide safety training, mentorship and coaching for your managers, supervisors, workers and safety team.