Environmental Engineering Reference
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the.clear.responsibility.to.hold.a.lower-level.manager.or.supervisor.accountable.for.
carrying.out.assigned.responsibilities?
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Do.safety.staff.members,.or.any.other.personnel.with.responsibilities.for.ensuring.
safe.operation.of.production.equipment,.have.the.authority.to.shut.down.that.equip-
ment.or.to.order.maintenance.or.parts?.Do.employees.talk.about.not.being.able.to.
get.safety.or.health.improvements.because.of.cost?.Do.employees.mention.the.need.
for. more. safety. or. health. personnel. or. expert. consultants?. Do. recognized. hazards.
go.uncorrected.because.of.a.lack.of.authority.or.resources?.Do.hazards.go.unrecog-
nized.because.greater.expertise.is.needed.to.diagnose.them?
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Safety.and.health.must.have.a.separate.and.distinct.budget.with.dollars.allocated.for.
the.various.responsibilities,.mandates,.and.requirements.placed.upon.the.occupational.
safety.and.health.initiative.in.order.to.be.considered.an.important.management.function.
Without. an. extensive. history. of. cost. related. to. occupational. safety. and. health,.
the. development. of. a. budget. for. safety. and. health. can. be. a. rather. inexact. under-
taking..Without.such.a.history.of.past.budgets.or.spending.on.occupational.safety.
and. health,. budgeting. becomes. somewhat. of. a. guesstimate.. This. is. not. to. suggest.
that.a.reasonable.and.logical.budget.cannot.be.formulated..However,.the.budget.will.
require.much.more.effort,.research,.and.justiication.
Few.seminars.or.classes.exist.regarding.budgeting.for.occupational.safety.and.
health;.the.only.topic.that.gives.the.topic.a.better.than.adequate.coverage.is.
Safety
and Health Management Planning
by. James. P.. Kohn. and. Theodore. S.. Ferry..
It seems.safe.to.say.that.most.safety.and.health.professional.have.had.little.or.no.
training. or. experience. related. to. budgeting. for. occupational. safety. and. health.
unless. they. have. had. hands-on. experience. from. having. to. develop. budgets.. This.
is.a.function.of.doing.while.you.learn.and.probably.resulted.in.some.painful.and.
time-consuming.lessons.
One.section.in.a.topic.cannot.provide.comprehensive.coverage.of.this.topic..This.
is.especially.true.because.a.budget.must.be.speciic.for.the.function.of.the.company.
and.the.resources.available..Budgets.are.usually.considered.a.roadmap.or.planning.
document.for.the.completion.of.the.assigned.tasks.and.responsibilities.based.on.the.
resources.allocated.by.the.company.and.is.never.all.that.it.should.be.or.a.safety.ad.
professional.would.want.it.to.be.
Budget Items
There.are.a.whole.host.of.budget.items.that.may.need.to.be.budgeted.for.regarding.
occupational.safety.and.health..Table 2.2.is.not.comprehensive.but.is.a.representation.
of.potential.budget.items.
