Phone: 602-506-8601
Fax: 602-506-6496

Hours of operation are: 5:30 am to 5:00 pm

To contact the Safety Consultant with the specific expertise to address your department's needs, please click on the following link - Our Safety Team

The Maricopa County Risk Management - Safety Division will provide leadership through quality management, technical guidance, and consultation. We will promote, implement and drive continuous improvement in safety through the development of procedures, training programs, processes and services ensuring a safe environment for employees and the community.

We will be the leader in safety management through the implementation and sustainment of exemplary safety programs and processes.

• Commitment -We are committed to the ideal that safety is doing things right.
• Dedication -We are dedicated to supporting and contributing to a safe working environment for all employees.
• Integrity -We conduct all business in an honest and professional manner.
• Respect - We treat all employees as we expect to be treated, with dignity and respect.
• Service - We serve all employees and the community by keeping promises, providing the highest quality service and being dependable and accurate with information.

We believe that:

• Accidents and Injuries are preventable
• Safety can be managed
• Safety is an individual responsibility
• Safety is a way of life
• Nothing is more important than employee safety

The primary objective of the Maricopa County Safety & Loss Control Programs is to protect the County against losses which would significantly affect our personnel, operation, property, budget, and ability to fulfill our responsibilities to the public. Objectives of the Safety Division's programs are, on behalf of management, to direct all efforts toward reducing occupational and operational risks that can threaten the continuity of the service we provide and to maintain budget integrity. These objectives can be accomplished by:

1. Full management support of our safety policies.

2. Maintaining an effective, comprehensive safety program.

3. Identifying potential risks and hazard awareness.

4. Training employees in safe work practices.

In reviewing departmental safety performance, workers' compensation data this fiscal year, claims showed a significant increase of 23 percent over last year. (1,113 claims in FY05-06, and 1,374 claims in FY06-07, see page VI-3 of the statistics and coverage section). Although the number of claims increased, most were less severe and workers' compensation payments and reserves (see page VI-1 of the statistics and coverage section) were decreased from $4,632,215 in FY05-06 to $3,557,493 in FY06-07, a $1,074,722, or 23 percent, reduction in cost.

Working to improve workplace safety and ensure OSHA compliance, the Division:

• Received the 2007 Achievement Award from the National Association of Counties for the Commercial Drivers and Equipment Training Programs.
• Conducted a countywide, four-day Employee Safety Fair and Equipment ROADEO, with 500 employees participating in 93 Safety Classes, along with events testing operator skills and knowledge of equipment operations.

Safety is a total team effort! As Maricopa County continues to develop its future strategies in safety management systems, it is necessary that each level of management must take a greater role in safety development. Management commitment and front line supervision accountability is the key to sustaining the safety process and reducing unsafe work practices.

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Last updated: 21 July, 2008 mdb