{"id":12526,"date":"2014-07-23T07:44:59","date_gmt":"2014-07-23T11:44:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.atlantictraining.com\/blog\/?p=12526"},"modified":"2021-06-24T03:30:35","modified_gmt":"2021-06-24T03:30:35","slug":"manage-your-outside-inspectors-excellent-advice-from-former-ex-osha-inspector","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.atlantictraining.com\/blog\/manage-your-outside-inspectors-excellent-advice-from-former-ex-osha-inspector\/","title":{"rendered":"Manage Your Outside Inspectors \u2013 Excellent Advice From Former ex-OSHA Inspector"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Every company is subject to many and various outside inspectors who regularly visit their locations. These inspectors are from the: insurance company, fire department, government safety agencies (e.g. OSHA), and even the corporate headquarters.<\/p>\n<p>These many inspectors have great power and can: levy fines, increase insurance premiums or cancel your policy, generate mandatory fix-it recommendations that can cost lots of money to implement, and even impact your performance review. As the safety manager it\u2019s your job to present your location in a favorable light, and to do what you can to reduce any adverse impact the inspection might have on your company.<\/p>\n<p>Most inspectors have a lot of latitude as to how vigorously they apply their standards. \u00a0Please remember that these inspectors are people, just like you and I. \u00a0And as people, they can be influenced (for good or for bad) based upon how you treat them.<\/p>\n<p>When I was going through the \u201c<em>Initial Compliance Course for Safety Officers<\/em>\u201d at the OSHA Training Institute I was told that if a company ever gives you a hard time and refuses an inspection, just get a search warrant and return and make \u201cthe most thorough inspection that you have ever made\u201d. \u00a0Believe me, it does not pay to make an inspector angry.<\/p><p>Having been an \u201coutside inspector\u201d for decades, I found that I would usually \u201cgive companies the benefit of the doubt\u201d and \u201cgive them a break\u201d if they treated me nice. \u00a0It\u2019s just human nature.<\/p>\n<p>Here are a few easy things you can do to influence outside inspectors in a positive way:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>if you know that they are coming in advance, put their name and title on your \u201cwelcome board\u201d in the lobby<\/li>\n<li>smile when you first see them and shake their hand<\/li>\n<li>offer them their beverage of choice at the beginning of your meeting<\/li>\n<li>good housekeeping goes a long way to\u00a0making a good first impression, make sure that your plant is spotlessly clean for their inspection \u2013 if needed, get everyone to clean up their work area while the inspector is in the front office for the opening conference<\/li>\n<li>convince the inspector\u00a0that your company and its top management cares deeply about employee safety and health, introduce them to the head person at your location\u00a0and make sure the inspector hears that directly from their lips<\/li>\n<li>if you deal with others at the inspectors\u2019 organization, praise their performance<\/li>\n<li>during the inspection <span class=\"hiddenSpellError\">assertively<\/span> point out recent safety improvements<\/li>\n<li>during the inspection try to avoid areas where you believe they will likely find problems<\/li>\n<li>thank them for\u00a0any advice or\u00a0recommendations that they make<\/li>\n<li>if you disagree with a recommendation, do not argue, but instead point out what else you have done to protect employees against that hazard<\/li>\n<li>before they leave thank them for their time and insure them that their recommendations will be promptly followed up on<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This article retrieved from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.safetyawakenings.com\/safety-awakening-how-to-sell-yourself-your-program\/\">Safetyawakenings.com <\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Related Training DVDs:<\/h2>\n<div id=\"images_hz\">\n<h3>Safety Audits Training DVD<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlantictraining.com\/shop\/safety-audits-training-dvd.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.atlantictraining.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/40-1.jpg\" alt=\"OSHA Inspector\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a> Reminds employees about the goals of a safety audit, and how all workers should become involved. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlantictraining.com\/shop\/safety-audits-training-dvd.html\"> View Product<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"images_hz\">\n<h3>Safety Meetings Supervisor Series Training DVD<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlantictraining.com\/shop\/safety-meetings-supervisor-series-training-dvd-9225.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.atlantictraining.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/large_9225_sco000-dvd-esx.jpg\" alt=\"OSHA Inspector\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a> Shows managers, supervisors and team leaders how to conduct the best safety meetings. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlantictraining.com\/shop\/safety-meetings-supervisor-series-training-dvd-9225.html\"> View Product<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"images_hz\">\n<h3>Safety Audits Safety Meeting Training DVD Kit<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlantictraining.com\/shop\/safety-audits-training-dvd.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.atlantictraining.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/large_439_safety_audits.png\" alt=\"OSHA Inspector\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a> Informs employees about the goals of a safety audit, and how all workers should become involved. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlantictraining.com\/shop\/safety-audits-training-dvd.html\"> View Product<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every company is subject to many and various outside inspectors who regularly visit their locations. 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