b'SAFETY CULTURE AND THE ENTREPRENEUR OSHA UPDATE If you have not done all of these things, your company is at risk of receiving high fines following any OSHA compliance inspection.I provide this example to point out the necessitythe professional standing of any contractor. Among for you to have your safety program up to date andthese are continuing education and safety. Both up to full compliance. You need to look at yourare important programs to make you a better safety program from different perspectives. First,contractor. Safety is an ever changing area. You are you providing all the safeguards, PPE, programsmust stay up with those changes as well as any and training necessary to ensure the safety of yourtechnical changes that may confront our industry. employees? Second, are you communicating allYes, you need to be using the best materials and the requirements of your program to all of yourinstallation techniques available and you need to employees effectively? Third, are you auditingbe producing the highest quality product possible, compliance with your safety program on at leastbut all of that will not do you any good if you a daily basis and recording the audits? Fourth, areare not able to get past the pre-qual phase of the you effectively enforcing ALL components of yourbid process because of an unacceptable safety safety program objectively? And, finally, have yourecord. You need ALL of the components set out trained your employees to recognize hazards thatin the preceding paragraph to have a complete might appear on the jobsite and how they shouldand compliant safety program and to avoid respond to those hazards? significant fines in the case of an OSHA compliance If you have not done all of these things, yourinspection. company is at risk of receiving high fines followingIn the next issue I will begin to address the any OSHA compliance inspection. In the lastpreceding shopping list of safety MUST HAVES to issue of MR I began discussing the MRCA Elitemake you a safety complaint employer!Contractor Program. This program will be useful to any contractor because it will demonstrate aTake advantage of a great MRCA member benefit-complimentary commitment to several aspects that will enhancelegal advice on OSHA-related issues from MRCA Legal Counsel Gary Auman. Contact Gary at GWA@dmfdayton.com.www.mrca.orgMidwest Roofer 7'