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Is Your Workplace Ready for a Midyear Safety Check?
Halfway through the year is a natural point to step back and ask whether your safety program still matches what is actually happening at your workplace. New hires, new equipment, and a busy first half of the year can quietly create gaps in three areas that come up again and again in Cal/OSHA inspections: CPR and first aid readiness, forklift certification, and the everyday hazards covered under your written IIPP.
Why Midyear, Specifically
Annual reviews tend to happen once, often at the start of the year, and then get forgotten until the next cycle. A midyear check catches the gaps that opened up after that first review: the new operator who started in March, the first aid certification that lapsed in April, the inspection that got skipped during a busy season.
The Three Areas to Review
CPR and first aid readiness, covered under 8 CCR Section 3400 for general industry and 8 CCR Section 1512 for construction, depends on having trained, currently certified responders available on every shift.
Forklift and powered industrial truck certification, governed by 8 CCR Section 3668, requires documented training, evaluation, and refresher evaluations on a three-year cycle.
Everyday hazards and your written IIPP, required under 8 CCR Section 3203, depend on the program actually reflecting current conditions, with inspections happening and hazards being tracked to correction.
Running Your Own Midyear Check
A useful starting point is to walk through each of the three areas with the person responsible for it at your company, and check what you can actually confirm is true today, not what was true when the program was first written. This is the same approach behind our free checklist, built specifically around these three pillars.
Where to Get Help
If your midyear check turns up gaps, PCS Safety supports California employers with IIPP development, OSHA compliance training, and ongoing safety program management through Safety Work Hub, a platform for tracking training, inspections, and compliance documentation in one place
Frequently Asked Questions
Why review safety compliance at midyear instead of waiting for the annual review?
Gaps that open up after a January or annual review, such as a new hire who has not been trained or a certification that lapsed in the spring, can go unnoticed for months without a midyear check.
What are the three areas covered in this midyear review?
CPR and first aid readiness, forklift and powered industrial truck certification, and everyday hazards tracked through the written Injury and Illness Prevention Program.
Is there a tool to help with a midyear safety self-check?
Yes. PCS Safety’s Midyear Safety Checklist walks through all three areas in a practical, self-review format.