Every business has a bottom line goal, but the strategy to reach mass profit differs. However, one tactic can benefit all companies’ profitability and sales – workplace safety. Right now, you may be abiding by workplace safety standards to avoid penalties from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), thus maintaining profit by eliminating such unplanned fees. […]
Across America, workplace accidents amounted to an estimated $14 billion in costs associated with worker’s compensation (source: Liberty Mutual Workplace Safety Index). Many more millions are thought to be lost to the additional negative side effects of slips, trips, and falls in the workplace. Such losses could include reduced productivity, decreased job satisfaction, employee turnover, […]
According to statistics gathered by the Liberty Mutual Research Institute, slip and fall accidents cost American businesses an estimated $13 billion in 2010. Such accidents fall in to 1 of 2 categories: Fall on same level, or fall to lower level. Alarmingly, costs associated with these two categories of workplace accidents experienced significant growth since […]
With June in full swing and July rapidly approaching, facilities are wise to begin planning for the inclement weather that regularly hits the southern, Atlantic coastal, and northeastern regions of the United States during the summer and fall. Businesses along the Gulf Coast and South Florida coastline must use take particularly strong precautions, as the […]
Safety risk assessments are corporate evaluations of potentially harmful factors in a business establishment. Companies use assessments to measure the risks to be able to implement precautions to prevent injury and illness in the workplace. Because employers are legally bound to protect those within their premises, regular appraisals are required to maintain continued efficiency and […]
