Safety Tidbit 5.10 - Sobering Safety

Safety Tidbit 5.10 – Sobering Safety

Reference: https://www.worksafe.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/82705/understanding-safetyculture.pdf

This Safety Tidbit was written by my student, Ms. Veronica Heithaus – a senior in the Safety Sciences Program at the Indiana University of PA graduating Summer 2020.

Workers expect their employers to offer them a safe environment in which they can work. Research has shown that some workplaces are safer than others. Furthermore, it is a priority, for employers to care about their workers.

To provide workers with a safe and healthy workplace, employers must focus on safety that starts with management and leadership. Management and leadership ensure that work is carried out safely and effectively through the implementation of, safety policies, plans, programs, processes, procedures, and practices. Additionally, safety inspections offer workplaces; safety goals, safety education and, training, as well as, communications are vital.

Not surprisingly, workplace safety oftentimes encourages a sense of loyalty and devotion between the workers and the employer due to the safety promise of the management and leadership teams. The morale and drive of the workers increase when rules that defend their health are provided. Ultimately, they feel safe in the workplace, and therefore, can perform at their best.

Workplace safety is important because it prevents injuries and preserves the lives of the workers. A safe workplace is a place where the risks of injuries or property damage are low. Ultimately, workplace safety is a management/ leadership responsibility. Businesses that have implemented effective health and safety programs desire safer workplaces, but also, they achieve several other things:

1.     lower costs,

2.     improved employee relations and even higher trust

3.     improved efficiency and customer relations.

It is particularly important that all employers provide safe and healthy conditions in which their employees can work effectively without little risk to health. Also, employers and workers should remember that reflection, learning, and experience are the keys to recognizing potential safety hazards in the workplace. 

Hope this was helpful and thank you for reading my Safety Tidbits! Comments and questions are always welcome. ~ Bryan

P.S. If you have a new safety or health question, please let me know.