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The Importance of Employee Safety
The Importance of Employee Safety

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Over the years, organizations have learned many important lessons and have seen how ongoing, well-planned employee safety impacts productivity and quality of work.

Why is employee safety important?

A safe and healthy workplace protects workers from injury and illness. It can also lower injury/illness costs, reduce absenteeism and turnover, increase productivity and quality, and raise employee morale. In other words, safety is good for business.

By protecting your workers, you reduce absences, ensuring that your workplace is more efficient and productive. Research shows that workers are more productive in workplaces committed to health and safety. Reducing downtime caused by illness and accidents means less disruption – and saves your business money.

Safety of workers (also known as occupational health and safety) refers to the provision of a safe working environment, equipment, policies, and procedures to ensure workers' health and safety. Off late, workplace safety has become one of the main concerns for many employers.

Every team and organization is different, but some general steps can be taken in any industry to benefit all employees. The critical first step is to implement a framework that supports and promotes safety in the workplace.

Physical and Psychological Safety.

When it comes to workplace safety, importance is given to physical safety hazards and how to mitigate them. But due to the widespread isolation and loneliness of the pandemic, it is equally important to talk more about how to support workers' mental and emotional wellbeing, which impacts their physical safety and the productivity and caliber of their work.

Three E’s in Safety - Education, Enforcement, and Evaluation

Education

Education is a significant part of your strategy that will ensure you promote a safe environment and workplace. It involves teaching about safety rules and creates awareness of the benefits and goals of safety in your community and workplace.

Enforcement

Enforcement is a crucial component of work and environmental safety as it reinforces the safety rules that serve to protect you. The primary role of enforcement is to reduce incidents, save lives, and facilitate a hazard-free and efficient work environment.

Evaluation

The evaluation benefits include setting reasonable expectations about what your EHS program can do, determining if the safety program is creating the desired results, and identifying changes that will improve your EHS program.

Benefits of safety:

· Improved health and wellbeing.

· Greater productivity.

· Higher performance.

· Increased job satisfaction.

· Greater work participation and increased social inclusion.

· Increased individual, team, and organisational resilience.

· Lower absenteeism rates.

· Less workplace injury and workers' compensation claims.

Workplace Safety Tips:

· Reduce Workplace Stress. 

· Use Tools and Machines Properly. 

· Use Mechanical Aids When Possible.

· Wear Protective Equipment.

· Be Aware of Your Surroundings.

· Correct Posture Protects Your Back.

· Be Alert and Awake

· Use labels and signs. 

· Encourage stretch breaks.

How to motivate employees to create a Safety Culture

Safety guidelines and practices established in a work environment are practical only when the employees are equally invested. Creating a safe work environment includes participation from employees at all levels working together to be aware of and follow these standards. To motivate the employees to create a safe culture, follow these steps.

  • Prioritise safety in the organisation's culture.
  • Leadership teams should play an integral role in implementing safety policies.
  • Adopt positive reinforcements to remind employees of their contribution.
  • Allow employees to take ownership of the safety process.
  • Consider employee feedback to evaluate the safety program

A safe work environment has several impactful benefits, including increased work capacity and quality and improved well-being and corporate culture. Workers will be more engaged with their job and their co-workers. By focusing on the safety programs, you can constantly empower and engage employees to improve workplace safety and productivity.

- By Rajesh M K, Associate Director, Real Estate Management Services, Colliers India 


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