Safety & Risk Management

Below are the City of Florence's current Occupational Safety and Health Manual Policies. These Occupational Safety and Health Manual Policies are designed to:

• Adhere to Oregon Occupational Safety and Health (Oregon OSHA) standards and guidelines for employee safety.
• Inform all employees of the safety program, policies, and procedures of the City.
• Provide employees with an understanding of their role in safety during their employment with the City.
• Provide employees with an understanding of management and the City’s role in safety during their employment with the City.
• Be interpreted consistent with State and Federal law.

The safety and health of our employees is very important to City of Florence. No employee will be required to do a job that they consider unsafe.  City of Florence will comply with all applicable Oregon OSHA workplace safety and health requirements and maintain occupational safety and health standards that equal or exceed those best practices.

The City has established a safety committee, consisting of management and labor representatives, whose responsibility will be identifying hazards and unsafe work practices, removing obstacles to preventing accidents, and helping evaluate our efforts to achieve an accident and injury-free workplace.

Collectively, the Safety Manual (and incorporated policies) supersede and replace any previously related or similar policies. Questions about conflicting policies will be resolved by the City Manager, or designee.

These policies are effective, March 1, 2021. The City will review these policies periodically for improvements.