Why Safety is Important to an Organisation?
The Bottom Line – No one desires to get hurt, let alone in the process of earning a living, no one wants to get injured let alone killed. This should make safety a very important aspect for any enterprise. Invariably it is the duty and moral responsibility of the company to look after the employee’s protection. Beyond obligations, there are numerous benefits some tangible and some not so visible that strong Safety Culture and Safety Practices present. Some of the benefits of a safe work environment include:
- Reduced likelihood of injuries & accidents – Good safety practices and culture reduce the chances of accidents or injuries occurring in the workplace. Everyone should go back home the way they came.
- Absenteeism reduced – Believe it or not, there are workplaces were employees are afraid of coming to work because of safety. Employees want to work in a safe environment. There are more happy employees as they want to go home safe. Absenteeism drops when effective safety programs are in place.
- Improved productivity – A safe work environment with adequate safeguards promotes employee to focus on their work instead of worrying on the dangers associated with the task. A reduction of workplace injuries results in decreased lost time. A low injury frequency rate reduces onboarding of replacement staff complement as well as the associated training.
- Protects firms from legal impacts – An enterprise with poor safety practices exposes itself to legal litigation and regulatory fines in the event of serious injury, death or serious damage to the environment.
- Boosts employee morale – Enterprises that invest in building a strong safety culture and safe work practices demonstrate to their employees that they do care for their most important asset – their people. Employees automatically feel more engaged & motivated to work for a firm that cares about them.
- Enhances image & reputation – A strong safety culture based on good safety practices will strengthen the image of the company in industry and community. It follows that it will also attract good talent. Everyone wants to be part of a good story. Through this, old clients are retained, and new clients attracted.
- Reduce Workplace Stress – Stress is an invisible disease that if it occurs to any employee or to any co-worker, it can lead into depression and into concentration problems. Not that we can eliminate all causes of stress, but as an enterprise we can minimise stress from safety and the work place. Encouraging a culture of looking out for each other will ensure, stressed employees can reach out to a colleague, supervisor or management.
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