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6 3. The Human Resources Director or Representative will ensure that all safety training required by regulation or identified by management, supervision or the safety committee is addressed as needed to assure a safe workplace. 4. The Human Resources Director or Representative will recommend improvements in physical plant, machinery, equipment, raw materials and personal protective equipment to management, supervision and the safety committee. For Safety Committees: 1. The safety committee will conduct meetings, assist in area inspections, review accident reports, identify hazards, and address any and all safety concerns raised by employees, first-line supervision or the safety director. 2. The safety committee representatives will review their respective AWAIR program at least annually and make recommendations concerning updates and revisions to the program to senior management and the safety director. 3. Safety committee members each represent their particular work area and, therefore, should address all safety concerns brought to them by their coworkers. These concerns should be handled by initially investigating the issue with the area supervisor to determine if the concern is valid and then, as necessary and appropriate, bring the issue to the safety director or the full safety committee. For Management/Administration: 1. Managers will communicate to all employees and supervisors the importance of worker safety and health throughout the organization. 2. Management shall review all safety concerns brought forward by the safety director, the safety committee or first-line supervision and take appropriate action. 3. Management shall review the AWAIR program and any recommended revisions from the safety committee at least annually, make the appropriate revisions and work with the safety director, the safety committee and first- line supervision to communicate the revisions throughout the organization. 4. Management also establishes the importance of the AWAIR program, both by the priority they give workplace safety and health issues and by the example they set by initiating safety and health improvements, correcting hazards, enforcing safety rules, rewarding excellent performance in safety and health, and by following all safety rules. Safety and health programs are similar to quality improvement and other efforts organizations engage in to continually improve performance, customer service, competitiveness, organizational culture, etc.