9 questions that can determine if you are exposed to uneccessary risk in your company.
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Audit Process
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- HR Audit is an online tool and should take no more than an hour to complete
- Once complete, you will receive a comprehensive document that outlines where you need to comply and where to get compliance assistance
Audit Coverage
- General Company Questions
- Hiring, Staffing, and Onboarding
- Employee Relations and General Employment Policies
- Total Compensation (Wages and Benefits) and Hours Requirement
- Recordkeeping and Compliance Requirements
- Health and Safety
Sample Audit Q & A
If you offer group health benefits programs to your employees, do you have Summary Plan Descriptions for the required plans?
The Summary Plan Description (SPD) is the primary vehicle for informing participants and beneficiaries about their rights and benefits under their employee benefit plans. Generally, an SPD must be furnished when a participant first becomes covered by a plan (within 90 days) and then at regular intervals thereafter.The plan administrator is legally obligated to provide the SPD to participants, free of charge. This obligation can fall on either the employer or plan carrier.
Reference Resources
Compliance Assistance: Provides information to assist employers and employee benefit plan practitioners in understanding and complying with the requirements of ERISA as it applies to the administration of employee pension and welfare benefit plans.
Fact Sheet: Workers' Right To Health Plan Information
Reporting and Disclosure Guide For Employee Benefit Plans (PDF) A quck reference tool for certain basic reporting and disclosure requirements under ERISA.
Have you evaluated your workplace for safety issues, including proper ergonomics, office equipment, VDT exposure, or other potential repetitive motion issues?
No. Occupational repetitive stress injuries (RSIs) comprise more than 100 different types of job-induced injuries and illnesses resulting from wear and tear on the body. RSIs are one of the fastest growing workplace injuries, and can result any time there is a mismatch between the physical requirements of the job and the physical capacity of the human body. Specific risk factors that can cause RSIs include repetitive motion, force, awkward posture, heavy lifting, or a combination of these factors.
Ergonomics, the science of adjusting the job to fit the body's needs, can prevent RSIs. Ergonomic solutions need not be expensive; in fact, the solutions are often simple. While in some cases redesigning the workplace is the best way to prevent RSIs, often many simple and inexpensive remedies will eliminate a significant portion of the problem.
Reference Resources
Safety and Health Topics | Ergonomics - OSHA
Ergonomics - Training and Assistance - OSHA