Safety Manual

The purpose of this Safety Manual is to define and implement standards for appropriate safety and health programs for County employees. Henrico County is responsible for ensuring that employees of the County have a safe and healthful workplace that complies with the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) and with OSHA standards. Complying with these standards is an essential strategy to eliminate/control hazards before they lead to fatalities, injuries, and illnesses.

• Chapter 1: OSHA Reporting Requirements for Fatalities and Severe Injuries
• Chapter 2: Loss Prevention and Safety
• Chapter 3: Automated External Defibrillator (AED) Management
• Chapter 4: Emergency Action Plans
  • Chapter 4a: Emergency Action Plan Template (Word docx)
• Chapter 5: Excavation and Trenching
• Chapter 6: Fleet Safety and County Motor Vehicle Policy
• Chapter 7: Tuberculosis Exposure Control Plan
• Chapter 8: Exposure Control Plan
  • Chapter 8a: Exposure Control Plan Template (Word doc)
  • Chapter 8b: Exposure Control Plan for Incidental Risk Employees (Word doc)
• Chapter 9: General Safety Guidelines
• Chapter 10: Lock Out Tag Out
  • Chapter 10a: Lock Out Tag Out Program Template (Word docx)
• Chapter 11: Electrical Safety-Related Work Practices
• Chapter 12: Hazard Communication Program
  • Chapter 12a: Hazard Communication Program Template (Word doc)
• Chapter 13: Confined Spaces
  • Chapter 13a: Permit-Required Confined Space Program Template (Word docx)
• Chapter 14: Respiratory Protection
  • Chapter 14a: Respiratory Protection Program Template (Word docx)
  • Chapter 14b: Respiratory Protection Program for the Voluntary Use of Air Purifying Respirators (Word docx)
• Chapter 15: Fall Protection- Fall Arrest Systems
  • Chapter 15a: Fall Protection Program (Word docx)
• Chapter 16: Portable Fire Extinguishers
  • Chapter 16a: Portable Fire Extinguisher Program (Word doc)
• Chapter 17: Office Safety
• Chapter 18: Powered Industrial Trucks (Forklifts)
  • Chapter 18a: Powered Industrial Truck Program (Word docx)
• Chapter 19: Hearing Conservation
  • Chapter 19a: Hearing Conservation Program (Word docx)
• Chapter 20: Safety Committee – in development  
• Chapter 21: Personal Protective Equipment
  • Chapter 21a: Hazard Assessment Guide (Word docx)
  • Chapter 21b: Machine Guarding Program (Word docx)
• Chapter 22: Powered Platforms, Manlifts, Vehicle-Mounted Work Platforms and Aerial Lifts
  • Chapter 22a: Aerial Lift Pre-Use Inspection Checklist
• Chapter 23: Hot Work (Welding, Cutting & Brazing)
  • Chapter 23a: Hot Work Permit (PDF)
  • Chapter 23b: Hot Work Permit & Safety Program (Word doc)
• Chapter 24: Compressed Gas Cylinders
• Chapter 25: Overhead High Voltage Lines
• Chapter 26: Chemical Hygiene Plan
  • Chapter 26a: Chemical Hygiene Plan (Word docx)
• Chapter 27: Respirable Crystalline Silica Dust Safety
  • Chapter 27a: Crystalline Silica Safety Program and Exposure Control Plan (Word docx)