Topics covered by TAPPISAFE
The topics that have been developed for this training program are based on requirements from OSHA for awareness level training for our mills - but we didn't stop there - our advisory committee of seven paper companies and numerous others conducted a thorough review of needs, incorporating best practices from other industries and areas for improvement.
General Safety
- Housekeeping
- Erognomics/Back Safety
- Vehicle Safety
- Personal Protective Equipment
- Hearing Conversation
- Hazard Communication
- Process Safety Management
- Bloodborne Pathogens
- Temperature Extremes
- Pre-job Briefing
- Basic Electrical Work Practices
- Lockout/Tagout
- Line Breaking
- Hot Work
- Confined Space Entry
- Hand and Power Tools
- Elevated Work
- Heavy Equipment Safety
TAPPISAFE is awareness level training to meet OSHA requirements. TAPPI is not intended to, nor should it, replace other advanced safety training such as OSHA.













