Workplace Safety: The Whys, the Hows and the Alternatives
How safe is your workplace? Have you taken necessary measures to ensure the safety of your employees? Does your office meet regulatory requirements? Workplace safety is essential, whether your company is big or small. Injuries and illnesses at work are not only costly, but hamper your reputation as well. Plus, if for some reason you don’t comply with the law, then you may end up in a really bad situation. So, what measures should you take? How do you keep up with the law? And, is there a way you can transfer all these responsibilities to someone else and focus on your core business operations?
What do the numbers say?
As per the stats, around 107,355 injury claims were made in the years 2014 and 2015. And, 90% of the serious claims occurred due to musculoskeletal injuries. The median compensation paid was over $10,000.
However, costs are not the only concern
If safety is neglected at workplace, then your business may suffer production losses. Your equipment may get damaged and product quality would decline. Your employees would have a low morale, which would lead them to take more leaves, and even switch, thereby increasing your turnover rate. Recruitment and the training of new employees would incur more costs, and workers’ compensation insurance may also rise.
Let’s highlight the benefits
Workplace safety not only saves you from lawsuits and unnecessary costs, it also has other benefits in the form of lower employee health costs, reduced absenteeism, increased productivity and higher employee morale.
I want a safe workplace
Come up with a plan. Do the basics: develop safe procedures and train your employees to follow them. Maintain indoor air quality. Invest in some workplace safety products like safe cable holders, cable covers and cable wraps.
I get it, but ascertaining workplace safety involves time and efforts
Absolutely, but you do have alternatives. And no, they aren’t ‘unsafe’ in any way. Since ensuring workplace safety can get complicated, especially if you can factor in legal requirements. You can hand off the task to someone else. No it’s not outsourcing. What you can do is instead of setting up your own office, you can use somebody else’s space. For instance, the Work Pod gives you access to meeting rooms, office space, private office rooms, and much more through a simple, online procedure.
How is this different, and do you have any benefits?
Actually loads. For starters, you don’t have to manage the property anymore, get furniture or deal with utility bills. They do all that for you. And more importantly, they also ensure workplace safety and take necessary measures to ensure a safe and healthy environment for all. And while at it, they take care of legal requirements as well, so you aren’t left anything with to do, other than managing your business.
Sounds good, right? It is – so think about it, and do whatever is necessary to provide your employees a safe environment to work in.
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