Frequently Asked Questions
How soon can I get my manual? Safety materials are e-mailed to you within 24 hours of when you order and pay for the product. Weekend or holiday orders may not be sent until the next business day.
Do I get any hard copy or CD disks from Safety Made Simple? No. In order to keep our costs down so we can offer this material at such a low price, all products are
e-mailed to the customer.
Can I make changes to the manual and the forms once I get them? Yes. The manual and all the supporting forms are Microsoft Word documents. You can edit the documents and forms, and print as many copies as you need. You can add your company logo or print the documents on your company letterhead.
Will my customer accept this manual? Of all the manuals sold so far, less than 1% of the "end user customers" have had some additional requirements. In those cases, the extra information was provided to our customer at no additional cost.
Is this program OSHA approved? OSHA (or Cal-OSHA) does not "approve" any program, per se. The program is "compliant" with OSHA. That means it contains the elements required by OSHA in a basic safety program manual.
Will having this manual keep me from getting fined by OSHA? Not necessarily! Getting a Safety Program Manual is a good first step; but you need to follow through to have an effective Safety Program. If you get a visit from OSHA, they will want you to provide documentation that you actually perform the safety procedures described in the manual, such as; holding safety meetings, distributing and enforcing safety rules, investigating accidents, etc. If you have 11 or more employees, they will want to see our OSHA Logs for the last 3 years.
How are you able to provide this product at such a reasonable cost? An internet business, by nature, has lower operating costs. In our case, we are a home based business with no office to rent; no shipping costs; and no printing costs.
Why do you emphasize that your target customer is a "Small Business"? Most companies with 50 or more employees have more complex safety requirements. They may have need of many pages of safety rules; or safety rules by department; or specific job safety procedures for each machine, etc. This product is an entry level safety program for a smaller construction contractor, manufacturing, warehousing, or other small business. There have been some larger companies that purchased our product to use it as a "foundation" on which to build a more comprehensive program manual; but our products are designed and intended for smaller employers.
Over 80% of our customers are construction trades sub-contractors or small
general contractors.
