Workplace Safety Culture, It's No Small Thing

"Get product out the door, and be safe, too!" ordered Sam, Operations Manager at YoYo Express, at the end of the pre-shift meeting. Justin Time and Vera Careful stood up from their chairs and marched directly to the production floor to start their day. Outside of the conference room, the two forklift operators could see the yoyo machines were wide open, and production operators were scrambling to keep them going full-steam ahead. It was Justin and Vera's job to feed the insatiable appetite of the yoyo machines with raw material like strings, wood and plastic -- the goods that eventually became a yoyo. Read more...
 

Safety and Health in the Workplace - Physical, Mental and Social

Safety and Health in the workplace is more than just accident prevention. A good safety program needs to look at and address all aspects of working conditions. When looking at safety and health in the workplace, we refer to the conditions as occupational in nature. So to identify just what occupational safety and health is, we break it down into separate components. The three overall components to address in your successful Safety Programare physical, mental and social safety. Read more...
 

Health and Workplace Safety – 7 Steps to Develop a Comprehensive Safety Program

Health and workplace safety programs are a key component of operating a successful business. Workplace safety does not have to be complicated. There are steps that should be followed to make your programs as comprehensive and complete as possible. If you focus on what each particular job needs are you can identify what the safety training needs are for those jobs. Read more...
 

Ask Your Employees if You Have a Strong Safety Program

One of the first questions we ask management when assessing a company or organization's safety program, is "How strong is your overall safety program?".
Invariably the answer is positive. Every company wants to believe that they have a strong approach to safety, and that they are doing the right things, even if the results aren't as good as they would like. A few years ago we started asking a follow -up question, "What would your employees say, if we asked them if you have a strong safety program" ? The reality is that the only assessment that counts is the second one, the opinion of the employees. If they don't believe in the company's safety program, it doesn't make much difference whether management thinks it's strong or not. The workers are the ones who are getting hurt, and whose behavior matters, and it is behavior that leads to injuries. The question that management needs to ask is not if the company's safety program is in perfect compliance, but if that program has a positive impact on the behaviors that lead to avoidable injuries and claims. Read more...
 

Focus on Safety during National Safety Month

It's National Safety Month and a great time to put some extra focus on safety in your workplace. Most companies have some kind of safety program to ensure they are in compliance with OSHA and other regulations. But this month, take some time to think about employee engagement in your safety program. Safety can be fun – okay, that sounds cheesy – but in all seriousness, it can be. Oftentimes employees view safety as a chore or a boring training session. Why not liven it up and get employees excited and engaged in workplace safety? Read more...
 

Measures for maintain safety

The prime importance of maintaining workplace safety lies in taking prompt action, and efficiently defusing the risks involved in the process of work. For maintaining this, various measures are adopted from time to time. This includes proper training for regulating proper working conditions. This is for the welfare of both workers and employers alike. Governments of various countries have adopted laws regulating safety at workplaces. Professionals are consulted for analysing the various aspects of safety maintenance. This is because they are skilled in the job, and are aware of the inherent dangers of accidents that may occur in any industry. Read more...
 

Why Is Safety Training Important For Everyone

We tend to ignore safety training and regret not having gone through it when disaster strikes and we are caught up in it. Whether in the home or commuting to work or at our workplace we must go through safety training. We owe it to ourselves and our families. Everyone needs to learn how to work and life safely. You must learn to identify the hazards and control the risks that are associated with your life. Read more...
 

What Is a Health and Safety Poster?

A health and safety poster is a poster that explains a rule or gives advice that is designed to keep people out of harm's way in a public place such as an office, factory, school, government building or rented accommodation. They are primarily designed to warn people of a potential danger and how to protect themselves from injury. But they also play an important role in demonstrating that the owner of a business or public building is complying with health and safety legislation. This is important for landlords as well. Read more...