Most of us know that the major focus of workplace safety is injury prevention. In order to accomplish this, the first thing any business needs to do is a hazard assessment. Actually that is what safety is about—finding hazards and fixing them. Since most of you reading this understand the basics of finding hazards, we want to focus on some basic practices to prevent workplace incidents.
As you search for hazards understand that even though you as the employer have a duty to protect employees, each worker also has a responsibility to stay safe. Make sure your employees are following the practices below:
Be safe in transit. Make sure your employees are driving safely and are operating safe vehicles.
Avoid taking short cuts. It is natural to want to get done on time, but do not short cut safety when it comes to on the job.
Know the weather. Dress and be prepared for cold weather and hot weather.
Make sure to use proper personal protective equipment (PPE) and know how to use them.
Injury reduction is a team effort! Help your company accomplish this and please feel free to contact us at Evergreen Safety Council. We would be honored to be part of your safety team.
By Eric Tofte, Director of Training Evergreen Safety Council
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