Colorado Nonprofit Association

Workplace Safety

Principles & Practices

A nonprofit should continually work to provide a safe and healthy work environment. Nonprofits must purchase workers’ compensation insurance. 

(P&P 3rd Edition, 2015, p.29)

Description

Employees play a vital role in achieving your organization’s mission. That’s why it’s important to care for your employees and ensure their safety. Through Pinnacol Assurance’s Safety Group Program, members have access to a number of resources. 

Below are resources to help your organization create a safer workplace. 

Safety Group Members

You can complete the Cost Containment Certification to complete the training requirement for the Safety Group. Visit Pinnacol.com for more information or contact LKahler@ColoradoNonprofits.org. 

Toolkit

Step 1

• Develop a Safety Policy. Your organization should adopt the Safety Policy.
  • Sample: Pinnacol Safety Policy | Spanish Version
  • Sample: Colorado Nonprofit Association Safety Policy

Step 2

• Designate a Safety Coordinator. This person will be the primary contact for safety-related matters.
  • Sample: Safety Coordinator Objectives | Spanish Version
• Form a Safety Committee. The Safety Committee is responsible for implementing, reviewing and addressing the organization’s safety program and concerns.
  • Sample: Safety Committee Objectives | Spanish Version
• Conduct a Safety Inspection. Develop and use a checklist to help inspect the organization’s workplace. Inspections should be conducted frequently.
  • Sample: General Safety Inspection Checklist 

Step 3

• Create Safety Rules. Safety Rules are designed to provide your employees with safe practices and procedures.
  • Watch: Pinnacol Pointer: Safety Rules 
  • Sample: Safety Rules | Spanish Version

Step 4 

• Create a Safety Orientation Checklist. Be sure to review this checklist with all staff and during new staff orientation.
  • Sample: Pinnacol Safety Orientation Checklist | Spanish Version
  • Sample: Colorado Nonprofit Association Checklist
  • Watch: New Hire Safety

Additional Safety Resources

• Ergonomics. Employers and employees should be aware that injuries can happen even in an office setting. Employers and employees should reduce safety risks by creating safe workstations and office environments.
  • Ergonomics, Twelve Stretches
  • Ergonomic, Workstation Setup
• Slips, Trips and Falls. The most common injury for Colorado Nonprofit Association’s Safety Group members is Slips, Trips and Falls.
  • Safety Talk, Workplace Slips, Trips and Falls
  • Slip, Trip and Falls Checklist
• Tornado Response Procedure. Colorado sees roughly 50 tornadoes each year throughout the state.
  • Tornado Response Procedure
• Additional Safety Resources. Find a number of resources directly from Pinnacol Assurance’s website.
  • Variety of Safety Resources

About the Safety Group Program

Nonprofit members of Colorado Nonprofit Association can qualify to join Pinnacol Assurance’s Safety Group Program through the Association and HUB International. Safety Group members commit to maintaining and enhancing industry-leading safety and claims management practices while also receiving a 4% discount on their workers’ compensation premium. 

Promote a Healthy Workplace: 8 Questions You Should Regularly Ask

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You’ve learned how to create a positive work environment by focusing on three areas. Now, put the third focus area, monitoring and promoting a healthy work environment, to practice. Ask yourself these eight questions to ensure the healthy of your workplace culture. 

Creating a Positive Culture within Your Nonprofit

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Our nonprofits are in a unique position to offer the work experience where we capture employees’ hearts and unleash their joy through the purpose driven work we engage in every day. This article touches on the three areas nonprofit can focus on to create health work environments. 

View North Star HR Solutions’ additional resource on questions you should ask to ensure the health of your workplace culture.